100 m long steel tracks delivered by rail 
DB Cargo UK and British Steel have launched a major campaign to transport 100 m long rail tracks to Belgium. The first consignment from British Steel’s site at Scunthorpe (UK) arrived in Muizen, northeast of Brussels (Belgium), after a three-day journey. The enormous pieces... more
More intermodal traffic on the Brenner axis
Consorzio ZAI, which operates the Quadrante Europa freight transport centre in Verona (Italy), and German intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr are joining forces to jointly promote rail transport between Munich (Germany) and Verona along the Brenner axis. The two partners... more
25 all-electric trucks for hinterland transports
Maersk is pursuing the decarbonisation of its road haulage services and has ordered 25 e-trucks from Volvo for hinterland transports in Germany. The vehicles will be powered by green electricity from renewable sources. The company plans to become carbon neutral by 2040. The... more
BGL – postpone CO2 toll plans to 2025
Germany’s small and medium-sized transport and logistics companies are stunned by the federal cabinet’s plans to double the truck toll on 1 December 2023. The German national association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management (Bundesverband... more
Intermodal China – Central Asia service launched
The first block train consisting of 25 containers with electrical products left for Turkmenistan from the Lanzhou in Gansu province (China) on 5 June 2023. The cargo is scheduled to arrive at its destination after a 15-day journey. The train runs along the... more
Astre Iberica introduces new service
The European logistics network is expanding its portfolio and introducing a pallet service for smaller consignments in Spain and Portugal. In addition to partial and full loads, Astre can now handle loads of one pallet up to eight pallets in the entire Iberian Peninsula.... more
Eco-friendly car transports
ARS Altmann in Germany has put its first fully electric standard "Scania P 25" car transporter into operation in a further step to improve its eco-balance. With the e-truck, the automotive logistics company can transport up to eight PkW - without excess length or... more
Funding to promote autonomous trucking
Fernride has secured USD 31 million in Series A funding to accelerate the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics. The German autonomous, electric trucking specialist has already integrated automated trucks into the productive operations of companies like... more
Intermodal terminal in Marseille to open in Q2/2024
Kalmar has been contracted to supply two electric reachstackers to French multimodal terminal operator BTM. The machines will be deployed at Terminal Ouest Provence (TOP) in the north of Marseille, France. TOP is a new multimodal terminal developed by Open Modal Group and... more
More trucks on German motorways
On Germany’s federal motorways, the mileage of trucks with at least four axles that are subject to tolls increased by 1.6 % in May 2023 compared to April 2023, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects. According to the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility and the... more