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Modalis sets up arm in Italy

French-headquartered transport equipment maker Modalis Group has opened a subsidiary in Italy, headed by Alessandro Lupieri. As well as Development Director of Modalis Italia, he will also be in charge of business development in Switzerland and Eastern and Central Europe. He has previously worked for companies including intermodal operator TIPES, and more recently wagon hire company VTG Rail Europe as head of intermodal sales and innovation for the Italian market. He is ... [+]

Ceva to set up electric auto hub in Dunkerque

The Port of Dunkirk and Ceva Logistics – now part of CMA CGM - have signed a contract to develop a 9.5-hectare new finished vehicle sea import and export hub in the eastern part of the harbour. The site will include vehicle reception and storage areas ... [+]

Digital forwarder and Italian rail firm to revolutionise multimodal freight

Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder has gone into partnership with Italian train company Mercitalia Logistics to make rail and road transportation more efficient and sustainable. The two operators between them transport over 53 million tonnes of goods – 41m on 100,000 trains operated by Mercitalia, and ... [+]

Truck number 35 million for LeShuttle

LeShuttle Freight carried its 35 millionth truck under the Channel on 13 March. Since 1994, more than 750 million tonnes of goods have been transported via the tunnel aboard one of the 15 truck shuttle trains which carry 25% of the goods exchanged between the ... [+]

Rail routes offer an alternative, says Cargo-partner

Multimodal services including rail are providing an alternative to disrupted air and sea freight between Asia and Europe, says Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner. It says that its container rail options can offer a rapid, cost-efficient, and green alternative between Europe and Asia. Cargo-partner says it hasy seen a ... [+]

Mark Hooper to run rail and boxes for Solent Stevedores

Cargo handler, Solent Stevedores has appointed Mark Hooper as director of rail and containers for the ports of Southampton and London Gateway. He was previously business development director for DP World and brings 35-year port experience including 15 years at Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and ... [+]

Lightweight swapbody offers more space

France’s Modalis Group has developed a lightweight swap-body with greater interior volume rail-road freight: Designed in collaboration with the Belgian engineering firm Agesia, the unit is made from special steels and an innovative composite material that will be previewed at the  JEC World 2024 trade fair ... [+]

Surface transport competition rules go under the microscope

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing the Rail, Road and Inland Waterway Transport Block Exemption Regulation ahead of a recommendation to government on whether to vary or revoke it. It is one of the EU block exemption regulations that were in force ... [+]

Eskesen to chair temperature campaign group

The Join the Move to –15°C Coalition, which campaigns to reset frozen food temperature standards to reduce greenhouse gases has appointed refrigerated cargo expert, Thomas Eskesen, as chair. The Coalition, which was initiated by DP World in 2023, is an industry-wide alliance that aims to redefine ... [+]

Multimodal in line for visitor surge

Clarion Events, Organisers of the Multimodal supply chain event say that they have seen a surge in visitor registrations for the show at Birmingham’s NEC on 11-13 June. Multimodal 2024 already has over 230 exhibitors signed up, including Amazon, CEVA Logistics, DP World, Hapag-Lloyd, Kuehne+Nagel, Maersk, ... [+]