- Events, Logistics, Services
Under the title "Economic Development 2023 - Effects on Transport Chains", the VNL held its traditional "Power Day Transport Management" on January 26, 2023 in Linz, Austria. Key insight: In order to achieve the climate goals, the promotion of intermodal freight transport is essential. Long transport routes should be made by train and short distances for delivery and collection by truck.
- 28/01/2023
- Land Transport, Logistics, Services
In 2008, the French state railway SNCF established Akiem to offer heavy locomotive leasing for liberalised rail freight transport. Recently, the French state called on SNCF to reduce debt by selling subsidiaries. Therefore, with validity from December 9, 2022, Akiem was transferred for EUR 800 million to the investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CDPQ for short.
- 02/01/2023
- Land Transport, Logistics, Services
In a letter to its business partners, the international freight forwarder OTTO HAALBOOM from Hamburg called on the industry to continue to carry out transport tasks as best as possible despite the ongoing crisis caused by global politics.
- 08/07/2022
- Logistics, Services
The logistics service provider CargoBeamer continues to ramp up. He now wants to get into wagon construction himself and has also increased his own board of directors.
- 13/04/2022
- Logistics, Services
Between October and December 2021, the automotive supplier Webasto tested the delivery and shipping of components and goods by rail at its Neubrandenburg site. The evaluation of the pilot project is now available: The use of freight trains instead of trucks will reduce carbon dioxide emissions during transport to and from the Neubrandenburg site by at least three quarters without additional costs.
- 08/04/2022
- Logistics, Services
The previous Chief Business Development Officer Nicolas Albrecht has been appointed as
the new CEO of the logistics service provider CargoBeamer with immediate effect.
- 13/02/2022
- Logistics, Services
On February 1st and 2nd, 2022 in Berlin, around 110 participants debated how to increase the intermodal share of the volume of freight transport in Germany to 25 percent by 2030.
- 07/02/2022
- Logistics, Services
ArcelorMittal and CFL cargo announced the strengthening of their partnership on December 17th, 2021. The signing of a new contract aims to improve rail transport between the ArcelorMittal production sites in Luxembourg and freight transport across Europe.
- 28/01/2022
