Fashion and furniture shift to rail 
CFL Multimodal and Klog Logistics have launched a new direct train service along the 2,000 km long route between Sète in France and Poznan in Poland. Along this rail corridor, which is one of the longest in Europe, the two companies ship furniture for Ikea to supply the... more
DFDS and Volvo launch new electric trucks
European Passenger and freight shipping company DFDS and Swedish manufacturer Volvo launched a new fleet of 20 heavy electric trucks in the Port of Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port, on 3 March 2023. The plan is to put 125 of these trucks into service in 2023. The use... more
Sales revenue reaches new record
Traton in Germany delivered a good performance in 2022 in a challenging environment and lifted its sales revenue by almost a third year-on-year from EUR 30.6 billion to over EUR 40 billion for the first time. The increase in sales revenue was attributed to higher unit sales... more
RCG CEO joins VNL advisory board
The association Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL) has appointed Clemens Först, CEO of ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG), to its advisory board. Först, who holds a doctorate in physics, began his career in the consulting sector and has been active in the railfreight sector in various... more
Rail-road-sea-hub operational in Shenyang
China has opened a new railfreight terminal for China–Europe runs in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province in the northeast of the country. The first train was loaded with 55 containers and dispatched to Moscow. The new China Railway Express (Shenyang) hub is a... more
‘Logistics is Female’ initiative resumes
The initiative ‘Logistics is female’ (Logistik ist weiblich) is celebrating its first birthday today, International Women’s Day. The Logistics Initiative Bavaria and the Bavarian state ministry of housing, construction and transport aim to contribute to strengthening the... more
Iata exasperated by ‘Placi’ delays
In 2019 the timeline for the implementation of the EU’s ‘Pre-loading advance cargo information system’ (Placi) from 1 March 2023 was adopted. Although it has now gone officially live, some of Europe’s biggest air cargo airports are located in the twelve EU member states that... more
First automated tractors in action from 2024
In Germany, Fernride and Terberg have entered into a cooperation agreement. The aim is to jointly develop an automated and CE-certified tractor unit for serial production. This solution offers both teleoperation and autonomous driving functions, to ensure a smooth and gradual... more
Takeover strengthens healthcare logistics
Geodis has received the necessary regulatory approval and thus now finalised the acquisition of Trans-o-Flex, a German network for temperature-controlled pharmaceutical goods services and express premium deliveries.With this purchase Geodis has added services for time-critical... more
New forwarding vice-president for Instafreight
Instafreight, a digital logistics firm for overland transport in Europe, has appointed Olivier Prigent to the new position of vice-president of freight forwarding activities. He will be tasked with driving growth and profitability in the 3PL department. Prigent is fluent in... more