Facelift for Estonian locomotive fleet 
The Czech manufacturer CZ Loko and the Estonian national carrier Operail (formerly EVR Cargo) have inked an agreement for upgrading four more C30 locomotives to class C30-M. The contract will increase the number of upgraded locomotives of that class from three to seven. The... more
Bildutruck augments Madrid site
The Spanish logistics company Bildutruck has moved to a new site in the greater Madrid region. Before the relocation, the company had a 1,000 sqm warehouse in Humanes, Madrid. The new warehouse, in the neighbouring town of Pinto, offers 6,000 sqm of space, and can be expanded to... more
Representation in Belgium with Multiple Cargo Consult
The Cargo Connections network has gained a representation in Belgium in the shape of Multiple Cargo Consult (MCC). MCC's managing director, Emile Vanderbist, who has worked in the industry for over 30 years, commented: "We are very pleased to become a Cargo Connections... more
800 boxes per month on Southampton -Cardiff route
Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) has signed an important new contract with UK-based Freightliner to secure additional capacity on the latter’s regular container rail services. FSEW has already been working with Freightliner, the UK’s largest intermodal freight transporter,... more
Champ participates in Canada's security pilot
Air cargo IT services provider Champ Cargosystems and Icelandair have successfully participated in Transport Canada’s Pact pilot, which, like the US Customs and Border Protections’ air cargo advance screening programme, is a pre-load advance cargo information regulation pilot... more
Noerpel to quit Munich
The Noerpel Group is building a modern freight forwarding centre in Odelzhausen, some 30 km northwest of Munich. Work is due to start this spring. The company, which expects to invest around EUR 25 million in the entire project, will move its forwarding office – now in Munich... more
New contacts in Romania
Kögel customers have two new contact partners in Romania. The first is Luigi Meclea, who is responsible for Kögel’s strategic development in the country and who reports directly to Kögel’s CEO Massimo Dodoni. The second new contract is Marius Popescu, who manages key... more
More trains on the Basel – Antwerp corridor
The Swiss railfreight operator, Schweizerzug, is raising the number of services and capacity between Frenkendorf, near Basel (Switzerland) and the port of Antwerp (Belgium) from three to four round trips per week, from 2 February 2019. The company’s trains run to the Antwerp... more
Channel Tunnel freight traffic sets new records
Eurotunnel’s Le Shuttle Freight business set a new all-time record with over 1.693 million trucks travelling via the Channel Tunnel in 2018, 3% more than in 2017. Le Shuttle Freight confirmed its position as market leader with a 40.9% market share over the year, a gain of... more
New VP for Germany's goods transport office
Christian Hoffmann has been appointed as vice-president of Germany’s federal office for freight transport (BAG). He was selected by the country’s ministry of transport and digital infrastructure. Hoffmann has worked for BAG since April 2005, and was head of the BAG’s control... more