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.
The two countries want to add more volume to the already existing container services (from Klaipėda to Odessa and Kiev), set up one for the transportation of trailers (Klaipėda-Odessa), and rail-connect Kyiv, Minsk, Vilnius and Riga together.
The Turkish terminal operator, managing 22 facilities worldwide, has ordered 27 Kalmar machines - 12 heavy terminal tractors, 11 reachstackers, and four empty container handlers.
The Lübeck Port Authority (LPA), the terminal operator Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft mbH (LHG), and the Port of Helsinki have received a €3.4m-big grant from the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for greening their operations.
The new machinery, offering 154t of lifting capacity and a maximum outreach of 54 m, will be shipped fully-assembled from Liebherr's plant in the Port of Rostock in March.
The Norwegian Höegh Autoliners' new link connects the Swedish seaport to Australia and New Zealand via South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, and Madagascar.
