Deugro invests in long loading deck rail car 
Deugro in the USA has entered into an exclusive usage agreement for a 16-axle railcar. With the addition of this strategic asset, the forwarder is among a small team of operators managing this type of specialist railcar across all of North America. The long-term agreement... mehr
GMI completes industrial development at Fradley Park
GMI Construction Group has announced the completion and handover of a new 40,600 sqm warehouse/industrial development for its long standing customer Evans Property Group at the Fradley Park development in Lichfield (UK). The unit, which took eight months to build, features... mehr
Renault Trucks banks on electric trucks
With 54,098 invoiced vehicles in 2019, Renault Trucks maintained its market share in Europe (8.5%) and held its number one position on the French market with a share of 27.9%. On an international level, volumes amounted to 4,933 invoiced trucks, an increase of 10%. In... mehr
Covid-19: truck driving bans suspended
The restrictions for trucks from 7.5 t (weekend bans) on the Brenner Pass and across Austria have been put on hold, effective immediately. This special measure is valid until 3 April for the time being. The aim is to ensure that supplies continue to reach the population... mehr
Zero orders in second month
After Boeing in January, Airbus has not received any new orders for the entire month of February, which means that the number of gross orders remains on its January level of 274 (net 296). By contrast, the number of deliveries in February grew to 55, compared to the 33 in the... mehr
Tritax Symmetry picks new development director
UK-based Tritax Symmetry has appointed Alex Reynolds as a development director. Reynolds moves to Tritax Symmetry’s Northampton office from Severn Trent, where he led on their commercial development activities. Prior to that, he was a development manager at Segro for seven... mehr
Large investments for industrial development
In 2019, Genesee & Wyoming (G&W), together with its customers in the USA, invested USD 1.1 billion in new projects for industrial development. With these investments, the railway owner generated more than 1,250 new jobs in communities served by its US freight railroads.... mehr
Port of Dunkirk stresses multimodality
More multimodal transports in Dunkirk: In total, the share of alternative modes to road in 2019 amounted to 65% of land-based traffic to and from the French port. Inland shipping increased by 200,000 t, driven by the resumption of grain exports in the second half of 2019,... mehr
Palletways cooperates with Ziegler France
As from the end of March 2020, Palletways will cooperate with Ziegler France, one of the country’s prominent logistics services providers. The international logistics specialists runs a comprehensive network of more than 60 branches across France, including two hubs – one in... mehr
Cincinnati CBP Agriculture bars prohibited fruit
US customs and border protection agriculture specialists in Cincinnati have confiscated 1,927 kg of fresh strophanthus fruit since early February. The fresh fruit arrived in multiple shipments from Laos and was destined to numerous locations throughout the United States.... mehr