Eurasian FTL Service launched 
Globallink has introduced a new cross-border trucking service, connecting the industrial heartland of Mainland China to major hub cities in Europe via Mongolia. The aim is to offer a faster and more cost-effective shipping solution for businesses, the forwarder said. The new... more
Train to connect Baltics and Central Europe
LTG Cargo in Poland is opening a new intermodal train route between Poland and Lithuania. The direct trail will connect Slawkow (Poland) and Kaunas (Lithuania) in both directions twice a week. The first train will depart already this week, on 16 February 2023. It can carry... more
Rural areas hold most dangers for truckers
Snap, a provider of smart payment systems for the road haulage industry, reports that Bulgaria, Poland, and Czechia have Europe’s most hazardous roads for truck drivers and that Bulgaria has more fatal HGV collisions per year than Poland and Czechia combined. The countries with... more
Sea-to-air service launched in East Africa
Shipping without a reliable & knowledgeable partner can be overwhelming for many companies because multimodal transport is a complex, delicate operation. Therefore, they require a supply chain partner that can customise solutions to allow smooth shipping from sea-to-air, and... more
Polish carrier begins liquid fuel transports
Ciech Cargo has organised the first transport of liquid fuels, commissioned by Olavion – a rail transportation company currently under acquisition by the Unimot Group. The load of diesel oil was transported in Poland from Gdynia to Zawadówka and Stawian. Operations of this... more
30,000 cbm of solid fuel delivered
In the first four weeks of 2023, Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) transported 6,000 cbm of officially priced firewood from forestry production sites to retail outlets. Since October 2022, the company has already delivered 30,000 cbm of solid fuel to its destinations in its single wagon... more
More train trips between Rotterdam and Germany
European Gateway Services (EGS) is raising the frequency of its trains on this route. From Friday, 17 February 2023, a train will depart from Rotterdam (The Netherlands) to Nuremberg (southern Germany) and vice versa four times a week. With this connection, all Dutch... more
Charging network for heavy e-trucks
Contargo has commissioned SBRS, a provider of technology for e-charging infrastructure for road transport, to set up 33 charging points at 14 locations in Germany over the course of 2023. Each landing point is to be equipped with a capacity of 250kW. The charging... more
A good start but a long way to go
Swiss transport associations have generally welcomed the plans for the further development of inland freight transport that the Swiss Federal Council has now submitted for consultation. However, they add that the proposal is just a first step. In a joint statement, the Swiss... more
Spot rates fall first time since Q1/2020
The road freight rates Benchmark index for Europe shows that spot rates fell by 2.4 index points in Q4/2022 vs Q3. This represents the first fall in the spot index since Q1/2020, but spot rates still remain up 18.1 points on Q4/2021. The drop in European spot rates results... more