Austrian partners in the East 
The Schwarzmüller Group (Freinberg/Upper Austria) has entered into an exclusive partnership with Hochstaffl Nutzfahrzeuge, a Tyrolean-based truck sales company. Hochstaffl will take over all sales operations in two Eastern European countries, Romania and Croatia, as well as in... more
Hub in Ontario regains rail access
Rail is coming back to the Thorold Multimodal Hub in Canada: Bioveld Canada and HOPA Ports have signed an agreement with GIO Railways allowing a short line operator to use the track owned by Canadian National Railways (CN) to provide first- and last-mile delivery and transload... more
Opening European barriers
Axxès, a French specialist in the electronic collection of truck tolls, is joining forces with On Turtle. Under a new agreement, On Turtle's customers will have access to B'moov, a truck toll device used by transport professionals in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Germany,... more
Request to report suspicious activity
Within days of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents in Texas, USA, discovered several undocumented individuals using rail cars to travel further into the country. The individuals were from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. This dangerous method of... more
Portuguese haulier picks Trailer from Luxembourg
The Portuguese company Laso Transportes is strengthening its fleet with fifteen 3-axle flatbeds from Luxembourg-headquartered manufacturer Max Trailer. These vehicles will be delivered over the coming month. The platform trailers with 22.5” tyres and friction steered axles... more
Freedom Bridge opens for traffic
South Sudan’s long-awaited symbol of peace and freedom is now a reality: the construction of country’s first arched steel bridge over the Nile River in Juba, South Sudan, has opened for traffic. Until now, the old Juba Bridge was the only existing bridge over the Nile River and... more
Polish haulier expanding services in Europe
A. Hartrodt's Polish subsidiary is investing in setting up its own truck fleet to launch a new international road haulage product this autumn. The forwarder will hire a specialist for this offer and initially deploy two vehicles and employ three professional drivers by the end... more
Rail carrier reopens business in Ukraine
LTG Cargo Ukraine has resumed business in Ukraine. This decision follows the assessment of a significant increase in demand from Ukrainian businesses for the transport of grain and other products outside the country. The reopened subsidiary of the Lithuanian carrier LTG... more
An efficient way to handle and store trailers
Terminals for combined transport (CT) are increasingly running out of space. For this reason, Duisport, TX Logistik and the intermodal transport association Studiengesellschaft für den Kombinierten Verkehr (SGKV) have joined forces with Wecon, a manufacturer of swap trailers and... more
Operator selected for railfreight terminal
Intermodal specialist Maritime Transport is to operate the Hams Hall railfreight terminal near Birmingham (UK) under a long-term lease awarded by Associated British Ports (ABP). Maritime Transport, an ABP customer at the terminal, has been pursuing a wider strategy to... more