Topic: Internet of Things

Europorte and Kerlink’s monitoring solution to ‘revolutionise’ freight

Europorte, France’s leading privately-owned rail freight operator and Kerlink, a global provider of solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), have announced the development…
Smart containers: anti-war, anti-drug, and money-saving?

Cargo theft from containers has always been a headache for rail professionals. However, logistics security has been improving in the past years mainly due to…
Nexxiot steps in the UAE with strategic partnership

Swiss company Nexxiot partnered with the Dubai based Seed Group to expand its services in the Arabian peninsula, the Middle East and Northern Africa. Their…
Dutch Intermodal Telematics offers digital solutions to Hitachi

Intermodal Telematics (IMT), a Netherlands based telematics company, entered a long-term agreement with Hitachi Rail. Their partnership will focus on developing digital solutions for rail…
Artificial intelligence for greener rail: is this the future?

For the biggest part, rail freight is already the greenest mode of transportation. It is also the flagship for EU green goals like the Fit…
Sensors can solve weight distribution issues in rail freight wagons

Lithuanian company Viezo is working on sensors for the weight monitoring of freight wagons. Loading wagons too heavy on one side can lead to derailments,…
Nexxiot delivers digital monitoring package to Cargo Wagon fleet

Nexxiot, the Zurich-based digital technology specialist, has struck a deal with Cargo Wagon, the Slovakian leasing company. The deal will see the Cargo Wagon fleet…
‘Don’t get smart in a stupid way’, says rail innovator

His company won the tender for the provision of 2,000 Internet of Things (IoT) sensors to Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail, and these sensors will be…