New Silk Road for electric cars mostly boosts China export
With the green light for electric vehicles on rails in China, the New Silk Road seems to experience a boom in cars on the rails. But for now, it is mostly electric cars from China...Read moreToyota car parts on the rail between Spain-France by GEFCO
GEFCO has set up a road-rail service to transport car parts for customer and automotive giant Toyota. The service will run between Spain and northern France with two daily roundtrips. This is a modal shift...Read moreCMA CGM officially the new owner of GEFCO
The deal is sealed. CMA CGM is acquiring nearly 100 per cent of the shares of GEFCO, the European automotive logistics leader. This was announced by the logistics giant on Friday 8 April. The acquisition...Read moreCMA CGM possibly new owner of Russian shares GEFCO
The French logistics service provider Gefco, together with its largest customer, the French-Italian car manufacturer Stellantis (including Peugeot, Fiat, Citroën, Chrysler and Opel), is at the verge of completing a complete takeover of the majority...Read more
METRANS sends first eastbound train from Slovakia to China
METRANS launched the first eastbound train from the Dunajská Streda terminal in Slovakia towards Xi’an in China. The train was organised in cooperation with GEFCO for Budiš, a Slovak mineral spring brand, to transport pure...Read more
GEFCO’s first carbon-neutral train is more than you think
GEFCO launched its first carbon-neutral Europe-China train. It departed on 15 November from Dunjaska Strada in Slovakia, and its destination is Xi’an in China. It does not operate with fossil-free fuel, so how can it...Read moreGefco put up for sale by stakeholders RZD and Stellantis
Shareholders Stellantis and the Russian railway company RZD are making another attempt to reduce their stake in transport company Gefco. Two years after the failed IPO, they have now put Gefco up for sale. The...Read more
FESCO and GEFCO partner up to bring more cargo from Asia to Europe
Two large players in Eurasian transport, FESCO and GEFCO, have partnered up. Their aim is to jointly develop more multimodal solutions between Europe, Russia and South-East Asia. The new agreement also mentions transportation options to...Read more
Bulk of electric cars produced in China, but still not moved by train
With an increasing number of electric cars being produced in China, the demand for China-made electric vehicles in Europe is rising. This is all the more reason for transport companies to pressure the Chinese government...Read more
DB Cargo focuses on Kaliningrad route
Two subsidiaries of Deutsche Bahn have turned their look to the Kaliningrad route of China – EU railway corridor. DB Cargo Logistics and DB Cargo Polska intend to develop new train multimodal connections through Kaliningrad...Read more