Rail Cargo Group lease deal TX takeover
NewsRail Cargo Group (RCG), which is a subsidiary of Austria-based ÖBB, is to lease 600 container flats cars from Switzerland-based MFD Rail....
Modalis acquires builder of intermodal loading units
NewsThe intermodal logistics services company has acquired all the shares in CCFC, a leading Italian manufacturer of swap bodies, cranable trail...
Sicom SpA delivers new order for Metrocargo Italia
NewsSicom SpA has delivered another 60 x 30ft container type swap bodies to long-standing customer Metrocargo Italia, as part of a new order for...
Aves One acquires 1000 swap bodies
NewsThe lessor has invested around €10M in 1000 C-type cranable swap bodies for use in e-commerce distribution...
Swap bodies under pressure
NewsGerman e-retailing activity has surged in the past two years, putting severe pressure on the country’s logistics infrastructure and partic...
Krone expands capacity
NewsKrone, which is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of trailers and swap bodies, has spent over €11M on expanding capacity at its main...
Autamarocchi swap bodies
NewsItaly-based transport and logistics company Autamarocchi SpA is beefing up its fleet with an order from Sicom SpA, in Cherasco (Cuneo), for ...
GTS orders swap bodies
NewsIntermodal train operator and logistics company GTS, based in Bari, Italy, has ordered another 100 container-type 45ft high cube swap bodies...
UPS tests Gaussin tractor
NewsGaussin’s “Autonomous-Enabled FULL ELEC Trailer and Swap Body Mover” is being tested with UPS in the UK....
Swap bodies and online retailing
NewsThe growth of e-commerce and the demands of overnight delivery are a challenge for Germany’s logistics and CEP market....
First 49ft long swap body on the market
NewsGermany-based Wecon has designed and manufactured what it says is the first 14.9m (49ft) long curtainsider swap body in the market. The laun...
Debut for first 49ft swap body
NewsGermany-based Wecon has designed and manufactured the first 14.9m (49ft) long curtainsider swap body in the market. The
launch customer is E...
It’s ‘revive 45’ time across Europe
NewsThe underlying environment for 45ft swap bodies and containers in Europe has improved considerably in the past two years...
Gaussin swap body mover for RailCare
NewsGaussin Manugistique has reported a firm order from RailCare AG in Switzerland for a self-propelled fully electric Automotive Swap Body Move...
P&O Ferrymasters acquires 240 new swap bodies
NewsMultimodal pan-European logistics specialist P&O Ferrymasters has announced a multi-million investment of 240 new swap body freight containe...