Containers where carbon used to rule 
Containers instead of coal. The new Duisburg Gateway Terminal was opened on 16 September. Inland hub operator Duisport said the day represented “one of the most important milestones in the more than 300-year history of the hub.” For Hendrik Wüst, the prime minister of the state... more
Switzerland: first rail tracks to get solar panels 
The first solar panels designed to produce electricity from solar energy are about to be laid between the tracks at Buttes station in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. The federal office of transport (FOT) recently approved a pilot project to this effect. The photovoltaic... more
Meeting port call data challenges
The Supply Chain Resilience Taskforce, comprising IAPH, Chainport, DCSA, TIC 4.0, and IPCSA, has released the study “Port Call Optimisation through Data Quality” at the IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg. The report addresses challenges in adopting the IMO Compendium for... more
Another coveted prize for Combilift
Irish forklift manufacturer Combilift has become the first Irish company to win the coveted top prize of “Exporter of the Year” for the third time. Combilift gained both the title for “Manufacturing Exporter of the Year”, sponsored by Ace Express Freight, and the prize for... more
A deputy CEO for Eurotunnel
Didier Cazelles joins Eurotunnel, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Getlink Group, as deputy chief executive. Reporting to Yann Leriche, CEO of Eurotunnel and Getlink, Cazelles will also sit on the group's executive committee, with operational and managerial responsibility for... more
Captrain divests subsidiaries
The Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) is expanding its infrastructure activities in northern Germany with the acquisition of Teutoburger Wald Eisenbahn and Farge-Vegesacker Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft from Captrain Deutschland, effective on 1 November 2024. This will make RDC... more
From car parks to logistics hubs
Indigo Group and Corsalis have joined forces to develop an urban logistics site in Central Paris. As part of the project, the two French companies will transform an existing car park into a 2,040 sqm hub for urban distribution. It will feature a main dock of almost 1,250 sqm and... more
GW's third Georgian expansion
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) is enlarging its Tbilisi terminal for the third time since its opening, adding 13,000 sqm of area to bolster its capacitiies in the Caucasus. All in all, the terminal now comprises 142,000 sqm of space, made up of the original hub established in 2012 and... more
APM Terminals' Rijeka project goes fully green
Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture between APM Terminals and Enna Group in Croatia, will operate entirely on electricity sourced from renewable energy, which also involve solar and wind power. This shift aims to significantly reduce CO2 and other emissions, making the terminal one... more
First three of 40 Vectrons now in service
TX Logistik wants to strengthen its intermodal cross-border railfreight portfolio by expanding its locomotive fleet. The new Siemens locos will be deployed on the north-south corridors in Austria and Switzerland. The first units to be delivered will initially operate in... more