Rail
US-owned logistics company XPO has launched a multimodal route between Italy and Germany.
It uses rail for 900km (560 miles) from Domodossola to Duisburg, mainly to carry retail goods, food, and automotive components., saving about 1 ton of CO2 for each load carried.
XPO uses P400 semi-trailers, which are linked by GPS to a control tower that monitors operations in real time.
XPO also company currently operates multimodal routes between Barcelona and Bettembourg ...
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While Swedish purchasing power remains low in the wake of economic downturn, resulting in reduced container imports, exports have increased as industry continues to thrive, said the Port of Gothenburg in its volume report for the third quarter of 2023. Overall container handling in Gothenburg ...
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Multimodal operator CargoBeamer says that Girteka, the largest asset-based road freight company in Europe, has become the first company to reach the 20,000 trailer milestone on its rail services.
Lithuanian-based Girteka booked its first units on CargoBeamer’s trains in October 2017 and uses mainly the Kaldenkirchen ...
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Ceva Logistics has moved equipment for Scuderia Ferrari’s F1 Formula 1 team by rail in North America in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
Packed in six 53-foot containers, it moved 2,000 miles from Montreal, Canada, to Austin, Texas, and will travel another nearly 2,000 miles ...
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Intermodal logistics operator Modalis Group has finalised the acquisition of CCFC, an Italian manufacturer of road-rail semitrailers, swap bodies and containers. Modalis, which specialises in leasing, container, swap body and intermodal wagon sales, intermodal terminal management, combined transport operations now owns 100% of Bergamo-based CCFC. ...
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Rhenus Group has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Uzbekistan Railway to jointly operate and expand combined terminals in Andijan and Samarkand. Two joint ventures will be established between Rhenus and Uztemiryulkonteyner, a subsidiary of Uzbek Railways. Uzbekistan is an essential bridge between China, Turkey ...
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APM Terminals has launched the first service the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail corridor. The service is expected to move 90 containers a day. APMT first restored rail service in the port in 2013 to Kano and Kaduna on the existing narrow gauge rail line.
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Genesee & Wyoming’s UK rail arm Freightliner, is launching a new route between Felixstowe to Daventry from 2 October,. It will be the first rail freight service on the competitive short-haul route, it said.
Managing director – intermodal logistics, Chris Lawrenson, said: the new Daventry route ...
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Samskip and Boluda Lines are to launch weekly shortsea container services between Santander, Dublin and Liverpool.
They say that the new service, which starts on 30 September, will provide a cost competitive alternative to road and ferry routes and will substantially reduce CO2 emissions.
The 803teu Lucia ...
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Haropa, the port authority for Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, is developing is developing the port of Bruyères-sur-Oise as a multimodal platform, 40km from Paris.
Haropa says that it is anticipating the opening of the Seine-North Europe Canal.
Following a call for projects launched in 2022 for ...
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