Railway hits record levels 
Container rail traffic in the Port of Barcelona grew by 46% in H1/2021, recording a total throughput of 161,735 teu. With this significant increase, railway's share reached a record level of 16.1%, which is mainly due to the commitment that large retailers and industrial... mehr
Newly leased wagons to transport LPG
Orlen Unipetrol Doprava has leased 81 brand new LPG Safety ++ tank cars from wagon owner Ermewa. The last tranche of the delivery recently arrived at the Czech petrochemical company in Litvinov and is now in use for LPG transport in eastern Europe. The new LPG Safety++,... mehr
Rio de Janeiro per Blockzug 
Im Nachgang zur Übernahme eines Terminals in der Nähe der Grossstadt Barra Mansa hat ICTSI eine eigene Bahntochter für den Schienengüterverkehr gegründet. mehr
Im grünen Korridor
Für die neue Generation der LNG-Lkw ist nunmehr eine Produktions- und Tankstelle im italienischen Sadobre vorhanden. mehr
Die Bieter sind gebeten
Wann steigt der grosse Deal, ist die Frage? Die Rede ist vom Verkauf von Gefco, dem Logistikkonzern mit besonderer Automotive-Expertise, durch seine Anteilseigner. Der Verkaufspreis soll bei 2,2 Mrd. EUR liegen. mehr
USA: big merger in road haulage sector
Knight-Swift Transportation has acquired 100% of Dothan (Alabama)-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier AAA Cooper Transportation and an affiliated entity for the price of USD 1.35 billion. AAA Cooper will continue to operate independently, while benefitting from the many... mehr
Polish carrier introduces intermodal line
PKP Cargo International is using a new direct railway line connecting the Turkish port of Halkali on the European side of Istanbul and the recently opened terminal in Kolin (Czechia). The companies of the PKP Cargo International Group are providing transport for Mars... mehr
Large truck order in Russia
Daimler Kamaz Rus, a joint Venture between Daimler Trucks and its Russian partner Kamaz, has received a large order from Partner Group. The Russian construction company already owns 71 Mercedes-Benz trucks and now adds 100 brand new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4142B to update its fleet... mehr
Four eTraxx for European cross-border operations
PCC Intermodal has ordered four electric locomotives from Alstom. The locomotives will help the company to develop new transport projects and will also be used for the intermodal services in the Baltic-Adriatic corridor. The contract covers the production of the locomotives,... mehr
ADY adds Prima to its locomotive fleet
Manufacturer Alstom has delivered the first seven Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY). They will operate on the main freight transit line, which has recently been converted from 3 kV DC to 25 kV AC. The Prima T8 AZ8A locomotives will be running... mehr