GEODIS has partnered with Phantom Auto, a company specialising in long-range remote operation software for unmanned vehicles, to develop a fork truck that can be controlled from thousands of miles away.
The Warsaw-based VAN cargo has organised, within the EU-backed EMMA Extension project, an inland waterway shipment of containerised freight from Gdańsk to Chełmno and back.
The German rail freight hauliers have built a coalition with over 230 forwarders to shift more cargo from roads to railways, with the aim of saving the environment some 50mt of CO2 emissions by 2030.
A reefer train carrying fresh fruits and vegetables was sent from Valencia to Copenhagen via Cologne to test a route that is expected to become a regular weekly connection.
The train set - carrying electronics, auto parts, and epidemic-prevention supplies - will cross Duisburg on its way and arrive at the final destination after 21-22 days.
Shenzhen Senior Technology Material will erect a production line, its first outside China, at the Svista industrial estate, with supplies going by rail via the Eskilstuna Intermodal Terminal.
By combining rail and sea transport, DB Cargo Eurasia is testing an alternative route from China to Finland to the current setup that sees trains passing the Buslovskaya-Vainikkala border between Russia and Finland.
