Train lengths
NewsAs reported by WorldCargo News Online, PSA Pra’ (Voltri, Genoa) now has a regular intermodal train link with Basel, offering Swiss shipper...
Swissterminal to change structure
NewsSwiss intermodal, container depot and (through Schweizerzug) intermodal train operator will bundle its activities into two divisions, one fo...
Hupac carries 763,000 shipments in 2017
NewsGrowth of 3.5% (35,000 shipments or 70,000 TEU equivalent) would have been higher but for the 7-week closure of the rhine Valley route near ...
40-tonne electric reefer truck
NewsSwitzerland-based Pistor AG group, a supply of foodstuffs and preserves, has started operating a fully-electric 40 tonne refrigerated HGV fo...
Swissterminal to increase capacity in Zurich
NewsThe Swiss intermodal company has decided to resume operations at the Niedeglatt container terminal, close to Zurich, with effect from the st...
Swisstrain to serve Antwerp
NewsSwisstrain, an intermodal service offered by Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal AG is to serve the Port of Antwerp in addition to the Port of R...
SNCF BLS deal approved
NewsThe competition authorities have given their consent to the acquisition of 45% shareholdings of BLS Cargo by SNCF Logistics...
Hupac at 50 – a good time to celebrate
NewsThe Swiss intermodal operator logged record shipments of 737,000 transported road consignments in its 50th year of existence...
SNCF buys stake in BLS Cargo
NewsSNCF Logistics has acquired a 45% stake in BLS Cargo from Swiss rail company BLS AG (Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon Railway)...
Hupac sets up new business unit
NewsWith its maritime intermodal business growing, Swiss-based intermodal operator has set up a dedicated BU and is also increasing its involvem...
Swiss 5L wagon set to roll
NewsSwitzerland's SBB Cargo has presented a new intermodal wagon with the working name 5L...
Hupac on the up
NewsSwiss combined transport operator Hupac handled almost 377,000 UTI shipments in H1 2016, 12.3% up year-on-year...
Gotthard Base Tunnel opened
NewsSeventeen years after work started underneath the Swiss Alps, the world's longest and deepest rail tunnel was officially opened on Wednesday...
Hupac upbeat on Gotthard
NewsHupac looks forward to the opening of the new Gotthard Base Tunnel at the end of this year and other infrastructure improvements...
Barge operators combine
NewsH&S Container Line, Danser Containerline and Ultrag-Brag have agreed to pool their services on the Upper Rhine...