Difficult conditions for combined transport 
In 2023, the Swiss intermodal specialist Hupac transported around 975,000 road consignments or 1,866,000 teu in combined road/rail transport and maritime hinterland transport, around 130,000 consignments or 11.7% less than in 2022. All transport modes in the group's... more
Vigorito joins NV Logistics
An important entry: Giovanni Vigorito has acquired shares in the Geneva-based freight forwarder NV Logistics and will hold the position of director of sales and development in the company. On LinkedIn, he stated that "working again alongside my friend Thierry Moreno [the... more
Joint power of attorney in Duisburg
Christian Negele (right) and Andreas Keller (left) have been granted joint power of attorney for Duisburger Hafen. The two fully qualified lawyers have been working for the Duisport Group for many years. Negele has been with Duisburger Hafen since 1 March 2009. As a trained... more
More steel transports
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has won a contract to transport several ten thousand tonnes more per year for the steel processor Marcegaglia. In addition to the quantities the RCG has already been handling, Marcegaglia recently commissioned a new order: RCG now runs a block... more
Rhenus grows footprint in Iberia
Venturing further into the Iberian market, Rhenus Home Helivery has acquired more shares in the Totalmédia Group, giving it a majority stake of 75.1%. Based in Lisbon, Totalmédia Group delivers heavy and bulky goods and provides transport, packaging, and warehousing services in... more
E-Actros 600 in winter service test
Earlier this month, Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the state-owned company Autobahn jointly tested the battery-electric eActros 600 in demanding winter service in Germany. Autobahn used a prototype of the electric truck pulling a semitrailer on a section of the A2 highway between Hamm... more
Climate-friendly carbon solutions
French logistics provider Geodis has announced plans to reduce direct and indirect carbon emissions through an approach in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Geodis will switch its fleet of vehicles to alternative modes using carbon-free or bio-sourced fuels. By the end of... more
Unorthodox approaches 
Italian logisticians with big plans for 2024. 2023 may have ended on a gloomy note in Italy, but the country’s exports are poised for growth this year. Fundamental trends have led players such as Ambrogio Intermodal to open new offices, and Ignazio Messina to undertake a fleet... more
Trailer manufacturer relies on rail
Krone in Germany is now delivering its vehicles by combined transport. In mid-January, the utility vehicles manufacturer introduced a block train which runs once or twice a week between Werlte (Lower Saxony) and Wörth amk Rhein (Rhineland Palatinate), Daimler Trucks’ main... more
GXO picks sales expert
Pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics has appointed Marco Galtelli as its new business development director for Italy and Switzerland. He will lead the business development, solution design and real estate teams and report to Alessandro Renzo, GXO’s managing... more