Astre forges ahead on Iberian Peninsula 
Astre’s Spanish branch continues broaden its footprint on the Iberian Peninsula: the European network has incorporated the Spanish freight forwarder Transnaba Orihuela from Alicante into the group. Founded in 1960, this family-run company specialises in food, parcel and... more
Transport market for fashion industry bounces back
Light at the end of the tunnel: the transport market for the fashion industry is beginning to recover. "Customers are reporting improvements in all modes of transport, and data from our SCM software OSCA confirms this," said Setlog. The German software company... more
Sale of Sheppard to Bendix concluded
In the USA, ZF Friedrichshafen has concluded the sale of Sheppard to Bendix for the price of USD 149.5 million. Sheppard is a major provider of steering technology for commercial vehicles. Bendix is an indirect subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, which produces braking systems for rail... more
Increased rail capacity to compensate low water level
As the water levels in the river Rhine are alarmingly low, Belgium rail freight operator Lineas is increasing its offer on key trains along the Rhine. From 15 June throughout the summer, fourteen weekly Xpress services and additional capacity to the Mannheim region in... more
Three new rail connections in one go
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCC) has added yet more links to its intermodal transport network. Last Wednesday (3.6.2020) a new train service was launched linking Linz (Austria), Wels (Austria) and Duisburg (Germany) with three round trips per week. A few days ago, RCG... more
Boosting digitalisation with own IT firm
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck has created an IT company within the group. “Global Truck Information Technology” is designed to enhance the digitalisation of business processes and accelerate the implementation of the group’s plans to develop new services and build... more
E-truck reduces CO2 emissions
Infineon Technologies is taking a further step towards CO2 neutrality by focusing on electric mobility for logistics solutions. Just in time for the international day of the environment (05.06.), an electric truck will enter regular service at the company's branch in Regensburg... more
VTG acquires majority stake in Slovakian carrier
Under an agreement signed in February 2020 and with the approval now received from the relevant antitrust authorities, VTG Rail Logistics has taken over the majority stake of the Slovakian railway company Carbo Rail. With immediate effect, Hamburg (Germany)-based VTG takes... more
Truck parking spaces on German-Danish border
Bosch Secure Truck Parking has added another location to its network. Effective immediately, freight forwarders can reserve parking spaces near Flensburg in Germany – 5 km from the Danish border. The digital booking platform for truck parking spaces Bosch Secure Truck... more
Trial: shipping iron-ore in open-top container
Transcontainer's branch at Zabaikalskaya railway and the Russian and the Chinese railways are working on a scheme for iron-ore concentrate delivery in open-top containers to consignees in China. A pilot dispatch of four containers loaded with iron-ore concentrate was organised... more