In North West England, plans to develop a major new Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) between Manchester and Liverpool have taken a further step forward. A second round of public consultation has been launched on …
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Friday Reads – 31 October 2025
• HS2 Faces 4 Year Delay: Video (RailFocus) • Cowley Branch rail line to reopen to passengers after 60 years in £120m project (BBC) • Chancellor Reeves guarantees Leeds Trams ‘spades in the ground’ timeframe …
Continue readingA weighty dilemma: What to do about heavy trucks pummeling roads & bridges? (CityLab)
Heavy tractor trailers strain highway bridges and deliver noise and pollution to urban communities. But cities… also depend on trucking. Since the late 2010s, it’s been clear that the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a key arterial for freight and …
Continue readingÚltima Milla (Last Mile) project to start transporting goods on the Metro (MetroDeMadrid)
The incorporation of Metro de Madrid into the logistics industry with the Última Milla (Last Mile) project, which enables goods to be transported on underground trains, was announced by the regional president who has advanced …
Continue readingNYC to convert empty newsstands to London style ‘tea huts’ for Deliveristas (Streetsblog)
It’s one small hub for a few humans, but what’s needed is a giant leap for humankind. The city has begun construction on the first federally funded “Deliverista Hub,” transforming a long-abandoned City Hall news …
Continue readingNYC ‘Blue Highways’ Moves Forward With New Freight Dock in South Bronx
A new floating freight facility will open at the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in a matter of weeks. That’s one small step for boats. The city’s “blue highway” dreams of maritime freight transportation took …
Continue readingCargo thieves are attacking the US supply chain at alarming rates (CNBC)
America’s supply chain is under attack. From coast to coast, organized criminal groups are hitting trucks on the road, breaking into warehouses and pilfering expensive items from train cars, according to industry experts and law …
Continue readingThe rise of the heavy-lift cargo drone (TheEngineer)
Unmanned heavy-lift cargo drones could reshape the world of air freight. Jon Excell talks to Dronamics, one of the firms at the forefront of this aviation frontier. Disruptive innovations often have the most unlikely origin stories. In the case …
Continue readingSwitzerland, where the Post still takes the train (Mediarail)
Swiss Post has long relied on rail transport for the delivery of letters and parcels. Switzerland has become a virtual exception, while in other European countries, “small parcels” and mail no longer travel by train …
Continue readingScotRail introducing parcel lockers at its stations (RailUK)
ScotRail is enhancing its passenger experience and operational efficiency with the installation of parcel lockers in its stations. Provided by Quadient, the state-of-the-art lockers simplify parcel delivery and collection, providing passengers with a convenient, 24/7 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 3 January 2024
• Bow Goods Yard Freight & Logistics Masterplan Approved (Rail Technology) • HS2 arrives at Paddington, in Lego Model Form (London Rail) • Tyne & Wear Metro running after flyover propped up (BBC) • Is …
Continue readingCargo shuttles on the Thames: enabling van-free urban delivery (ZagDaily)
Cargo bikes are becoming a norm in London, enabling last mile delivery without emissions, while taking vans off the road. Sustainable logistics provider Delivery Mates alone delivered 2.5 million parcels by cargo bike in London last year, …
Continue readingStudy finds online shopping worsens air quality in minority & low-income communities (Nature)
Regulators, environmental advocates, and community groups in the United States are concerned about air pollution associated with the proliferating e-commerce and warehousing industries. Nationwide datasets of warehouse locations, traffic, and satellite observations of the traffic-related …
Continue reading35 cities to introduce zero-emission freight zones (CitiesToday)
Clean transport group Clean Cities, has identified 35 cities which have committed to phase-in zero-emission zones for freight ahead of the introduction of the very first zero-emission zones in Europe in 2025. The majority of the cities are …
Continue readingUtilisation of trams for urban freight transport & logistics (UrbanTransport)
As part of the LogIKTram research project, it was determined how future urban freight transport can be shifted by tram or regional train. At the final event of the LogIKTram research project in Karlsruhe in …
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