Single-wagon rail transport replaces 20 trucks per train 
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has shifted steel raw material imports from road to rail for a steel works in Ózd (Hungary). The plant imports 250-300 t of steel wire per train from Ukraine. The material arrives on broad-gauge trains in Fényeslitke (Hungary), where it was previously... more
Increasing efficiency and connectivity
Royal Air Maroc Cargo, Morocco national airfreight operator, has strengthened its 15-year partnership with Champ Cargosystems by implementing the latter’s ‘Cargospot Mobile’ and ‘Cargospot Handling’ solutions. With these recent additions, RAM Cargo continues to expand its... more
GXO combines deliveries for several retailers
The contract logistics provider GXO has entered into a partnership with the UK’s largest specialist fragrance retailer, ‘The Perfume Shop’. Under the cooperation agreement GXO will handle weekly high street deliveries to more than 200 shops in the UK through its shared transport... more
Linking aerospace and aluminium
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace is set to source its specialised aluminium from Novelis, active in aluminium rolling and recycling. In a multi-year agreement, the companies will collaborate to cater to ThyssenKrupp’s need for aircraft-grade aluminium plates and sheets, leveraging... more
Major order for hybrid straddle carriers
Kalmar has secured a significant order from Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) for 20 eco-efficient hybrid straddle carriers, to be delivered by Q1/2026. The agreement continues a long-standing partnership with MCT, which handles 4 million teu annually at the port of Gioia Tauro... more
Shifting steel transports to the railways in Switzerland
SBB Cargo now transports steel and metal in combined transport for Debrunner Acifer in Switzerland. Around 1,000 truck kilometres have been saved by the modal shift since November, according to a post on LinkedIn by the Swiss freight railway. The steel and metal is... more
From Gefco to Geopost
Bastien Wilshaw became a member of the Geopost executive committee on 3 January, as executive vice-president in charge of strategy and out-of-home activities. He reports to Yves Delmas, chief executive officer. Wilshaw joined Geopost as strategy director in 2021. Since... more
New network partner for SAE in Greece
The general cargo network System Alliance Europe (SAE) has grown to three partners in Greece, thanks to the addition of Athens-based Logika. The logistician from Hellas handles and manages more than 70,000 road haulage shipments every year, with a fleet of 100 vehicles. In... more
Higher freight volumes in Brazil and Spain
In 2024 the airports in the Aena Group (46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton airport and 17 airports in Brazil) handled more than 1,42 million t of freight, 18% more than in the year before. The airports in Aena’s network in Spain handled 1.28 million t of... more
Stricter safety measures for charcoal shipments
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced stricter regulations to transport charcoal on merchant ships, effective voluntarily from January 2025 and mandatorily from January 2026. The German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) supports immediate adoption, citing... more