Overcoming a blockade 
Pluses and minuses in trade between the USA and Mexico. The overall signs are good for cross-border transport operations between Mexico and the USA, and thus more and more forwarders offer such options in their portfolios. The recent tightening of US border checks has caused... more
Bertschi adds services in Spain 
The Swiss group has launched a new rail service link connecting its own terminal in La Canonja/Tarragona and the public rail terminal in Barcelona Morrot, which increases its operating capacity and its portfolio of sustainable transport services in Spain. Bertschi’s... more
More diversity in the fleet
The Italian haulier Ambrogio Intermodal has purchased 650 swap bodies and container chassis vehicles from Kässbohrer, which were recently delivered to its site in Gallarate, Italy. Kässbohrer's coil swap body, which is the lightest in the market, and light container chassis... more
Enlarging container handling capacity near Almaty
Eastcomtrans is to receive a USD 40 million loan from the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Kazakhstan’s largest private rolling stock operator will use the funds to further develop its Zhetygen logistical centre near Almaty, acquire up to 250 new rail cars... more
A new partner for CG Railway JV
Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT) is purchasing a stake in CG Railway and thus joining the Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) joint venture CG Railway in the USA. This further strengthens G&W’s partnership with GMXT, which offers rail transport services in Mexico and has a strong... more
You can’t argue with speed
Since 2013 DHL has steadily developed rail connections between Far East and Europe. West-east cooperation is continuing to grow in the slipstream of international politics. Thomas Kowitzki, DHL Global Forwarding’s vice-president and its ’global head of Chinarail’, presented the... more
A plus for all modes of transport in 2024/25
A positive outlook for Germany’s freight transport sector: The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) is forecasting growth again for the next two years. For 2024 and 2025, total modal transport performance is expected to increase by around 2.1% and 1.6%,... more
Solar energy to cool food
The Swiss online supermarket Coop.ch is purchasing 30 new vans from manufacturer Man. The vehicles are equipped with solar panels for the electric cooling of the food, which is expected to save the company around 1,000 litres of diesel per year. The 30 new Man TGE 3.140... more
Moving reefers by train saves up to 83% CO2
In coordination with PSA BDP, PSA Italy has launched its first sustainable refrigerated containers rail service in Europe. The new Port+ solution runs on PSA Italy’s Southern Express rail service between Basel (Switzerland) and the Port of Genoa (Italy). The service offers... more
Driver facility for 120 trucks to open next year
DP World has broken ground on a new driver welfare facility at its Southampton logistics hub in the UK. Construction works are expected to take 40 weeks. When complete, the GBP 15 million (EUR 17.5 million) facility will provide the drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)... more