Swiss Federal Railways, SBB Cargo, commercial vehicle association ASTAG, public transport association VöV and shippers’ association VAP signed a joint position paper on September 20 setting out a vision for more a sustainable trans-Alpine transit freight industry.
Operations on a 90 km freight line between Haicheng and Xiulian in China’s Liaoning province began on September 9.
United Wagon Co’s TikhvinSpetsMash plant is to supply 50 Type 13-6852-02 timber wagons to Sberbank Leasing during October. They will be used by Lesresurs-RusForest in the Irkutsk region.
ČD Cargo, Innofreight and Wood & Paper have organised a demonstration delivery of wood to the Hněvice paper mill using Smart GigaWood wagon superstructures. These were first used in Sweden and later adapted for use in central Europe. There are 10 pairs of stanchions to allow loading of up to 129 m3 of pulpwood, and the design facilitates faster loading and unloading.
Genesee & Wyoming’s UK/Europe region companies have worked with design and marketing agency Fellowship to launch a revised website structured around the Freightliner rail, Pentalver road and GWRR terminals businesses.
Russian Railways plans to reduce Japan – European delivery times via the trans-Siberian route to 14 days, CEO Oleg Belozerov told the Russia-Japan business dialogue at the Fifth Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 5.