Is the European Green Deal in danger? 
Combined transport volumes could decline by 8% until 2030 if the new EU road haulage rules on projects in this sector are fully implemented. This negative outlook is the consequence of a near double cost increase for short-distance trucking, an essential component of intermodal... more
Franco-German cooperation
Heppner and Koch International have formed a strategic partnership for overland transport services. Heppner will use Koch's location in Osnabrück (Germany) to connect destinations in France with major regions in north and northeast Germany. In return, Koch International will... more
Rhenus to expand in Germany and Poland
Rhenus intends to acquire the medium-sized logistics group Loxx to strengthen its activities in Germany and Europe. The planned take-over is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. Loxx generated a turnover of EUR 127.6 million in 2019 and has a clear... more
Diversifying cargo flows in Eurasia
In cooperation with Belintertrans-Germany and CFTS Liski, UTLC ERA recently carried out a test run of a container train from China to Europe along the Chongqing (China) - Slavkov route (Poland) via the new Belarussian-Ukrainian border crossing Goryn/Udritsk. UTLC ERA provided... more
31 vehicles for Kent Frozen Foods
Kent Frozen Foods (KFF) has taken delivery of 31 new Ivecos - 13 Eurocargo and 18 Daily. The UK food service company now runs a solus Iveco fleet of 80 commercial vehicles which are based out of its Aylesford headquarters in Kent and regional depot in Witney, Oxfordshire.... more
First car-train en route from India to Nepal
Hyundai has started its first-ever eco-friendly export operations on the railways, with the dispatch of the first consignment of 125 cars from India to Nepal. After a send-off ceremony, the first car-train departed from the Walajabad railway hub near the... more
Austrian carrier runs 100% on green electricity
As of 1 January 2021, the ÖBB RCG is now also running on traction current of which 100% comes from renewable energy sources in Germany. What was rolled out in Austria in 2018 now applies to all TransFER services in Germany such as the Linz–Duisburg–Wels TransFER and the... more
Modernisation continues
Russian Railways invested over RUB 18 billion (around EUR 200 million) in the development of the Kuzbass region of West Siberian Railways in 2020. This is around 60% more than the total for 2019. The investment enabled the most important sections of 135 km of railtracks to... more
Speeding up urban deliveries in USA
Forwarder Geodis has developed a new digital platform to enable retailers to deliver goods such as fashion items, health and personal care and high-tech merchandise directly to US consumers from the nearest retail store in just a few hours. This technology uses already... more
Temporary suspension of UK services
DB Schenker has identified significant problems relating to the new customs formalities that now apply to shipments between the European Union and the United Kingdom as a result of Brexit. Only around 10% of the customs documents submitted for consignments that DB Schenker... more