Bidder in the shadows 
The question is, when will the big deal be signed? We’re talking about the sale of Gefco, a logistics corporation with specialised automotive expertise. The price tag has been said to amount to EUR 2.2 billion. more
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... more
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... more
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... more
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,... more
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... more
Daily links between Belgium and Alsace
Naviland Cargo is strengthening its connections to the hinterland: the French intermodal operator has increased the frequency between the port of Zeebrugge and Strasbourg rail hub in eastern France. In partnership with CSP Zeebrugge and the Port of Zeebrugge, Naviland Cargo now... more
Autonomous port truck system implemented
CSP Abu Dhabi container terminal will be the first in the Middle East to implement an autonomous port truck system. Following a two-month trial period, six electric Q-Trucks from Qomolo will be commissioned by CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal and tasked with supporting mother vessel... more
One million HGVs to be taken off the roads
The first train carrying 1,470 t of spoil removed from HS2 construction works in London, UK, recently left the HS2 Logistics hub in Willesden and arrived in Barrington in Cambridgeshire, where the spoil will be reused in a disused quarry, where there are plans for a new housing... more
2,000 train kilometres in 60 hours
InRail has despatched its first train from Croatia to France. At 2,000 km, it was the longest distance covered by an InRail train so far. The train loaded with propylene started in Skrljevo (Croatia), travelled through Slovenia, northern Italy, Ventimiglia on the... more