French shipping company launches train service 
Contecon Manzanillo operates the Mexican Port of Manzanillo. It has now joined forces with its parent company International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), CMA CGM and Grupo da Mexico, a mining, transport and infrastructure company, to offer a new train service option in... more
Short rail line in Florida changes hands
Railfreight company Rail USA has acquired the 690 km Florida Panhandle Rail Line from US class I railway CSX. The line is now named Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (FG&A) and operates from Baldwin, FL, (near Jacksonville) to Pensacola, FL, passing through Tallahassee,... more
Twelve times more car transports in four years
The Craiss Group is expanding its cooperation with a German car manufacturer. The Stuttgart-based company has once again contracted the provider to carry out just-in-time round trips between its Eastern European suppliers and its German production facilities. Within four... more
Fiege to deploy its first e-trucks
Fiege is planning to put the first four leased battery-powered vehicles into operation for its healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods segments at four of its locations in Germany. The vehicles will help the forwarder move one crucial step closer to its declared goal of... more
Palletised freight now shipped by rail overnight
XPO in UK has initiated another first with its three-month trial of an innovative multimodal solution. The company will migrate volumes destined for Scotland from its shared user pallet network to a new multimodal solution using overnight rail service for the linehaul portion.... more
Turkey: TIR speeds up aid delivery
Pakistani operator National Logistics Cell (NLC) has delivered essential relief items to people impacted by the devastating earthquake in Turkey. A caravan of 21 trucks operated by NLC, a TIR carrier in Pakistan, transported humanitarian aid – including tents, blankets, and... more
Support for rail operators using electric traction
The European Commission has approved a EUR 1.1 billion German scheme to compensate rail transport operators using electric traction. The scheme will help rail operators cover part of the additional electricity cost experienced due to the exceptional increases in electricity... more
Volta Trucks: two more service hubs
All-electric CV manufacturer Volta Trucks has expanded its truck as a service hub network in Europe with two new sites in Duisburg, Germany, and Madrid, Spain. The new centre in Duisburg covers 3,000 sqm and incorporates eight service and maintenance bays and twelve external... more
TFR and CFM to launch borderless train service
In a historic development, the South African carrier Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and the Mozambique rail operator Caminhos De Ferros De Mocambique (CFM) have signed an in-principle agreement that will enable an uninterrupted passage of all freight trains between the two... more
Boosting business in Barcelona
Palletways has invested in a new eco-friendly hub that will speed up deliveries to Catalonia and Balearic Islands. The new 2,100 sqm hub is situated in the ZAL in the Spanish Port of Barcelona. Responding to a growing demand for logistics services in the region, the launch... more