Twelve new daily freight paths in Oxford upgrade
Network Rail has announced a timetable for the next phase of its strategically significant Oxford Corridor project. While the public eye has fallen on the…
Toyota 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…
CMA 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…
DB Cargo puts Toyota cars on trains between UK and France
Rail freight carrier DB Cargo UK and automotive logistics operator Groupe CAT have officially launched their international car-carrying service, delivering finished Toyota cars from UK…
New finished vehicle shuttle from Bremerhaven to Ukraine
Pacobo and Hoedlmayr have jointly launched a new pilot train carrying finished vehicles from the German Bremerhaven Port to Chop in Ukraine. Chop lies on…
Gefco 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…
Disused sidings? DB Cargo sees them as an opportunity for modal shift
DB Cargo reactivated a 300-metre long siding in the town of Tübingen, Germany. The rail tracks belong to Autoverwertung Möck (AV Möck), a waste disposal…
Lamborghini moves supercars on rail
Lamborghini and Rail Cargo Group have set up a new logistics concept. The luxury cars giant will transport the Lamborghini Urus models by rail between…
Maersk launches double-stack ‘Automotive Express’ in India
Maersk launched a dedicated train service for the Indian automotive industry, branded as the ‘Automotive Express’. It kicked off on 18 April, and it will…
Geely Holding urges China to finally lift the ban on dangerous goods
The chairman of Geely Holding Group, one of China’s largest car manufacturers, has made a claim to Chinese government to ‘finally lift the ban on…
Train loads of Ford cars transported every week across UK
UK operator Direct Rail Services has just announced a contract to move new Ford vehicles across England, starting in February. Just like the automotive industry,…