Metrans expanding in the East 
The German intermodal company Metrans, a subsidiary of HHLA, has taken over the firm CL Europort, and the logistics centre of the same name, in the Polish town of Małaszewicze. The centre is near the Belarusian border and is a key hub for freight traffic in Central and Eastern... more
Horse-drawn carriages to cargo drones
DB Schenker is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2022. On 1 July 1872 Gottfried Schenker founded DB Schenker in Vienna in Austria. His approach – combine individual shipments in collective consignments – was an absolute game-changing innovation at the time. Building on this... more
Three New Silk Route players join forces
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL), Rail Cargo Hungaria and CER Cargo Holding have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture to strengthen transport routes between China and Europe by providing quality logistics services. The managers expect the new company to start... more
Five roundtrips a week between Venlo and Melzo
TX Logistik has started an intermodal connection between Venlo (Netherlands) and Melzo (Italy). The connection is operated as a company train for the Dutch logistic company Jan de Rijk Logistics. The operation offers five round trips a week and will transport goods for the... more
“Better than forecast” 
In conversation with Christian Heimburger, chairman of the board of the Lyon Terminal. more
How green, logistics?
Green logistics in demand – implementation a bumpy road though. more
Active 2021 leads to exciting prospects
Medlink Ports’ new strategy brings all of the region’s key players together. more
Eurasian intermodal services introduced
Far East Land Bridge (Felb), part of Russian Railways, has launched a new container train from Hamburg (Germany) to Beijing (China) via St. Petersburg (Russia). The first test train arrived at the China terminal in Beijing on 11 December 2021. The train carrying 45... more
More P400 rail connections
With immediate effect, Kombiverkehr has introduced new rail services with profile P400 between the Netherlands and Italy. One direct train runs between Mortara (Italy) via Lötschberg (Switzerland) and the Greenport terminal in Venlo (Netherlands), and the other between Mortara... more
New route starting in January 2022
Logistics service provider Cargo Beamer is expanding its intermodal network with a new lane between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan near the French-Spanish border. An environmentally friendly rail service will be in operation on this route from 10 January 2022. The... more