45 Modulas for shunting and freight transport 
Railpool is expanding its fleet for the German market. The leasing company has signed several contracts with Vossloh for the delivery of 45 Modula locomotives in two versions with the option to purchase a further 142. With the Modula, the Munich-(Germany)-based carrier will... more
Panattoni to build trimodal site in Austria
Real estate developer Panattoni is building a new logistics park Ennshafen in the economic region of Upper Austria. Completion is scheduled for 2025. The business park is linked to a trimodal network with inland shipping services via the Rhine-Main-Danube waterway, railfreight... more
Ziel Terminal welcomes new managing director
Volker Pohlmann took over the helm at Ziel Terminal on 15 October 2023. The joint venture founded by Samskip, Duisburger Hafen and TX Logistik operates the CT terminal at Logport III in Duisburg-Hohenbudberg. The European Commission has already approved the joint venture,... more
Low deck tractor extends European fleet
Duvenbeck is extending its fleet with emission-free vehicles and using its first battery-powered low-deck truck for long-distance services. The new vehicle in Duvenbeck’s fleet is a so-called “low deck” tractor unit, which can only haul trailers with an interior loading height... more
More and more "green" hydrogen
Hy2gen, a global developer, owner and operator of renewable hydrogen and hydrogen derivative production facilities, welcomes Julien Marteau as the new managing director of its French subsidiary Hy2gen France SAS. In his previous position, Marteau managed investment projects... more
Imagesa Türkiye: a maritime collaboration
Sea & Ports Group and Link Logistics are forming a joint venture named Imagesa Türkiye, a new maritime agency within Sea & Ports Group, set to commence operations on 1 November 2023. Focusing on representing Marguisa Shipping Lines, this venture aims to expand Sea... more
Itco president hands over baton
Paul Gooch, director of The Logical Group, a supply chain & logistics consultancy, has been elected as president of Itco, the International Tank Container Organisation, for a two-year mandate, commencing 1 January 2024. With over 45 years’ experience supply chain and... more
16,617 t of CO2 emissions saved in six years
Girteka and Cargo Beamer have completed the 20,000th Girteka semi-trailer transport on a Cargo Beamer train since the start of their collaboration six years ago. The main artery for their intermodal operations has since been the route from Kaldenkirchen (Germany) to Domodossola... more
H.Esser moves into Italy's healthcare market
Logistics provider H.Essers is acquiring Romano Transporti. The Italian road haulage company operates nationally and internationally with a special focus on the healthcare sector. For H.Essers, the takeover is part of its strategy to expand its healthcare logistics network in... more
Quicker handling of goods trains
The European wagon hire company VTG will be using the PJ Monitoring's (PJM) automatic brake testing system for handling goods trains in future. The new system will bring enormous efficiency gains, VTG says. For a 500 m long goods train, manual checks of the brakes take around 40... more