Italian forwarder offers new groupage services 
Transmec is strengthening its connections between Italy and Germany with new groupage services to and from Tuscany. First to be launched was a twice-weekly link between Prato, near Florence, and Stuttgart, while a second route between Prato and Frankfurt began recently. Run... more
Improving traffic flow between Mombasa and Nairobi
The African Development Bank Group has approved loans of EUR 209 million to fund the expansion of a highway that links major economic hubs in Kenya. The five-year project will convert the 84 km Kenol–Sagana–Marua road in central and eastern Kenya from a two-way single... more
Boosting intermodal trade with new containers
By the end of this year, US transport company YRC and US class I railway BNSF will have taken aboard more than 600 branded intermodal containers. These new containers are part of the YRC commitment to acquire 1,000 branded intermodal containers by the end of 2020. Most of... more
More shuttles between Alsace and Rotterdam
The Alsace Rotterdam Express has increased its frequency to four round trips a week between the Dutch port of Rotterdam and Strasbourg/Kehl (France/Germany). The train is an initiative of the C3C partnership between Danser Group, Haeger & Schmidt Logistics and Ultra-Brag.... more
Spain: One in every five driver positions remains unfilled
A survey conducted by the International Road Union (IRU) among 202 truck, bus and coach companies from Spain, revealed that the current shortfall of drivers stands at 20%. This data mirrors a broader survey that IRU conducted throughout Europe in March 2019, which showed a... more
Global railway industry bucks the trend
The business climate of the international railway industry remains on a high level in Q3/2019 quarter and is even registering a slight increase compared to Q2/2019. This is shown by the current SCI rail business index – a regular survey which the consultancy SCI Verkehr conducts... more
US short line railroad can now handle heavier freight cars
Georgia Central Railway, a 340 km short line freight railroad operating between Macon and Savannah, USA, has upgraded its entire line to handle 142 t railcar loadings, matching the capacity of connecting national railroads. The railroad had been limited to 132 t loadings due... more
More connections to Romania
TX Logistik (TXL) is exploring options for a new intermodal connection from Oradea in Romania to the Rhine-Ruhr area in Germany. During a presentation event in Oradea, first talks on the subject were held with executives from the business community. Furthermore, TXL showed on... more
Bright future forecast for road haulage
In spite of the predicted slowdown in economic growth, the German federal office for freight transport (BAG) expects the steady increase in freight traffic to continue until 2021. For the current year, the BAG predicts a 0.9% rise in freight volumes and a 1.2% growth in... more
New dump cars to operate in gold and copper mine
The Russian freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will supply the mining company Polymetal with 55 dump cars by the end of H1/2020. The batch of cars will be delivered to the Varvara plant for operation in Kazakhstan. Varvara, Polymetal’s first operation in... more