LTG Cargo and Skinest Baltija will head into a legal battle over the cancellation of a supply contract between the two parties. Earlier, LTG Cargo claimed that Skinest Baltija had breached the contract on various...Read more
EVENTWhen a large vessel carrying 5 thousand containers arrives at a seaport terminal, the terminal is, for a moment, overloaded. But this moment does not need to last long, if all parties in a supply...Read more
LOCKDOWNSFrom the early hours of 28 March, a lockdown is in place to control the Covid-19 epidemic in Shanghai. Shanghai’s Pudong and Paxi districts entered the lockdown with some time difference, while restrictions will be...Read more
Several cities on the east of China were placed in lockdown over the weekend due to a new outbreak of the coronavirus. Among the cities are Shenzhen and Changchun. In Shanghai, a partial lockdown was...Read more
The rapidly spreading Omikron mutation of the coronavirus could trigger a boom in sick staff. The international trade union International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is already speaking of an ‘Omikron crew crunch’ for the shipping...Read more
While the Covid-19 crisis still taints the global economy and supply chain and massive port congestion insists worldwide, rail could be the gamechanger that saves the day and keeps transport flows intact. Could that be...Read more
Terminal operator DP World has set up its own digital freight booking portal, called Cargoes Logistics. With the service, it is offering door-to-door services which also include rail freight. It is yet another sign that...Read more
“On every container space, you can place four foldable containers. This saves 75 per cent of the space on a wagon. Just imagine how much space that is on an entire train”, said Hans Broekhuis...Read more
Safety, speed, sustainability, and reliability: these are the core characteristics that Hugo Boss values more in rail transportation and the New Silk Road. Christiano Vecci, Transport Specialist at Hugo Boss Ticino, shared his companies’ experience...Read more
The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics has started an investigation into the container streams in the Netherlands. It wants to gain insight into the routes from start to finish. Reliable data on this is currently...Read more
The British government has answered calls from the rail freight industry. It has acted to protect the professions of those directly involved in the food supply chain, including rail freight professionals. People working in these...Read more
Deserted concourses and empty platforms. The passenger network is becoming like Christmas Day, every day. With the British government placing stringent restrictions on movement and business activity, the rail freight sector has an increasingly important...Read more