NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail expects to increase the payload of its log wagons by 20% to 50% though the use of a new cradle base which will enable three bunks to be carried per wagon, or a total of 36 tonnes.
KiwiRail is aiming to grow its forestry traffic in the lower North Island by using older stock which is becoming available as new flat wagons and CNR Dalian locomotives enter service. Discussions are also under way regarding the establishment of an inland log hub at Waingawa near Masterton.
SWEDEN: Load securing specialist ExTe and leasing firm AAE are jointly marketing a wagon which they say is a technically simple but economically attractive way of maximising vehicle usage in the forest products industry. The wagon offers the flexibility to carry the most common loads for the forest industry. The ...
LITHUANIAN: National railway LTG Group has joined the International Union of Railways’ Open Rail Freight EDI User System which enables freight operators to exchange CIM consignment notes. LTG Cargo said it is the first railway company in the Baltic States to choose Orfeus, which is ...
