RCG signs agreement with Swiss MFD 
Up to 600 additional container carrier wagons will help ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) to shift even more goods from road to rail. The wagons will be supplied by the Swiss wagon hire company MFD. They were designed for use with the Mobiler configuration which, in combination... more
Germany’s second-largest rail logistics provider
TX Logistik (TXL), a Mercitalia subsidiary, has received the approval from the cartel authorities to take over the railfreight company Exploris Deutschland. With this acquisition, TXL is now Germany’s second-largest rail logistics company. Exploris' international rail... more
Norfolk Southern for Mason Mega rail terminal
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board has approved expenditure of USD 127 million to build an inland rail terminal in Gainesville, GA. The new terminal Blue Ridge Connector will link Northeast Georgia with the port of Savannah’s 35 global container ship services. Connected... more
DNV certifies world's largest car carrier
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) has awarded an approval in principle (AIP) certificate to China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for its new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) design. Recognized as the world’s largest PCTC, the vessel will be 234 m long and 40 m wide, capable of holding... more
Azur wins award
Allianz Zukunft Reifen (Azur) has received the European Transport Award for Sustainability 2024 in the tyres and tyre Peripherals category. Azur’s study on the positive life cycle assessment of retreading was honoured by a jury from the trade magazine Transport. According to... more
CTP planning sustainable German hub
CTP Deutschland is building a 60,000 sqm urban logistics park in North Rhine-Westphalia. The property, dubbed CT Park Krefeld, will include a new plot of roughly 30,000 sqm, with the remaining area to be repurposed from an existing structure. With regard to sustainability,... more
Cartwright Brothers: more double deck trailers
With the additions to its fleet, the UK haulier aims to reduce its environmental impact by expanding its pallet network services. Cartwright Brothers has taken delivery of three new double-deck trailers. The Pall-Ex/Fortec member provides a distribution service to customers... more
Hactl: “ASK” to enhance import collections
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – is opening twelve new automated service kiosks (ASKs) to speed up the collection of import cargo from its giant Super Terminal 1 facility. Hactl is the first cargo terminal... more
Kalmar launches electric cargo handlers
Kalmar, a subsidiary of Cargotec, has begun the production of its electric reachstacker and Essential forklift truck range at its Shanghai facility. The electric reachstacker, capable of lifting up to 45 t, enhances eco-efficiency in cargo-handling operations without... more
New managing partner at AGG
Arnall Golden Gregory (AGG) has elected Sean Fogarty as its new managing partner, effective 1 January 2024. He is an AGG-lifer, having spent nearly 20 years with the firm after he earned his undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Virginia. Fogarty currently... more