Terminal de Melzo - Options d’avenir 
L’avenir appartient à une approche multimodale, c’est la ferme conviction du groupe italien Contship. Pour les marchandises en provenance d’Extrême-Orient, l’entreprise a le regard tourné au-delà des Alpes. plus
Schwarzmüller spots recovery in commercial vehicle sector 
The Upper Austria-based commercial vehicle manufacturer Schwarzmüller will grow by 5% this year, and achieve a turnover of EUR 240 million, despite a weak first half. The group has been registering rising customer interest and higher demand since last June. Schwarzmüller also... plus
EU approves SNCF's acquisition of 25% stake in Comsa
In line with the EU merger regulation, the European Commission has approved the acquisition of joint control over Spain-based Comsa Rail Transport (CRT) by the French rail transport provider SNCF and the Spanish group Comsa-Emte T&L. Currently, CRT is solely controlled by... plus
CN announces debt offering
Canadian National Railway (CN) announced a public two-tranche debt offering of USD 600 million. CN plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and refinancing of outstanding indebtedness. CN expects to close the... plus
Rhenus Logistics is new partner of System Alliance Europe
Europe Rhenus in Estonia and Rhenus in Latvia are now part of the European cargo cooperation System Alliance Europe. With the new partners the general cargo alliance's network covers the entire Baltic region. System Alliance Europe now has 56 partners and 189 branches in... plus
Wim Bosman starts high-security service
The Dutch logistics provider Wim Bosman has started a high-security service to the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The high-security option meets the Transported Asset Protection Association's trucking security requirements 1 (TAPA TSR 1). The TAPA TSR specifies the... plus
Bosphorus railway tunnel opened
The new railway tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey opened yesterday (29 October). The sub-sea tunnel connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. The 1.4 km tunnel, which forms part of the Marmaray project, took nine years to build and cost USD 4 billion. The... plus
Daimler Trucks invests in Brazil
From 2014 to 2015, the German vehicle manufacturer Daimler will invest around BRR 1 billion (USD 0.46 billion) in commercial vehicle plants in Brazil. The money, which is part of a 2010-2015 investment package totalling around BRR 2.5 billion (USD 1.15 billion), will flow into... plus
Macedonia successfully implements IRU TIR-EPD
The IRU TIR electronic pre-declarations (TIR-EPD) online application has just been officially implemented in Macedonia. The move extends the geographical scope of TIR-EPD to 26 countries. TIR Carnet holders will now be able to benefit from facilitated border crossings by... plus
Ukrainian Railways plans to electrify track to Black Sea
Ukrainian Railways plans to electrify 148 km of track on the Dolinskaya-Nikolayev route to the ports of Nikolayev and Odessa in 2014. In January-September 2013, the railway enterprise repaired 60 infrastructure objects at a total cost of UAH 76.4 million (EUR 6.78 million),... plus