Takeover of Pan Am Railways authorised 
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) in USA has approved CSX’s application to acquire Pan Am Railways. CSX can thus move forward with its plan to close the transaction by 1 June 2022. The US class I railway will operate Pan Am with a more reliable and more fuel-efficient... more
More LTL capacity in California and Georgia
XPO Logistics is adding two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to its North American LTL network. The Adelanto, California terminal will expand XPO’s footprint in San Bernardino County, where an influx of business development is driving demand for LTL services. The facility... more
Frequency on Cologne–Trieste route increased
Kombiverkehr has expanded its services to and from Turkey and Greece with immediate effect by adding a fourth departure per week and direction between Köln-Eifeltor in Germany and the port of Trieste in Italy. Containers and semi-trailers with a P400 profile need only one... more
Two hubs expanded in Spain
Palletways Iberia has moved two of its hubs to larger facilities to increase capacity in the Palletways Group’s operations in UK and Europe. The Iberia network has more than a decade of experience in the Iberian Peninsula and Islands. Despite worldwide challenges, it has... more
New licensed player in Croatia
CD Cargo Adria has received all the necessary authorisations to operate railfreight services in Croatia. This 100% subsidiary of the Czech carrier CD Cargo opened in October last year. The company now expects to start operating transport services under its own licence in a... more
First place in quality ranking
Freight forwarder Hans Geis from Kürnach in Germany has won first place in the quality ranking published by the general cargo cooperation IDS Logistik. As in the previous year, the Noerpel depot in Kempten came in second. Geis Eurocargo in Satteldorf is among the top three for... more
Manufacturer rents out trucks in France
After having launched its Koegel Rent product in the German, Benelux and Spanish markets, the trailer manufacturer is now planning to offer its cargo, cool and multi models for lease in France as well. With Koegel Rent, many forwarding and logistics companies are taking... more
US short line railroad to serve new steel mill
The North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) is investing USD 750,000 to assist the construction of a new rail spur and onsite loading, unloading and storage tracks to serve a mini steel mill which steel manufacturer Nucor is constructing in Davidson County, North Carolina (USA).... more
Easter congestion on Basel – Rastatt rail line
There will probably be no train path capacity available for flexible traffic between Basel in Switzerland and Rastatt in Germany from 15 April to 25 April 2022. Construction work is taking place on various sections of the line between Basel and Rastatt, resulting in... more
Lithuanian carrier launches new routes to Poland
LTG Cargo is continuing to diversify its operations. The carrier has launched intermodal freight services from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) to terminals in Poland. Freight trips will be arranged upon customer order. The first pilot trips to Gdansk and Małaszewicze (both... more