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OPI, Nioxin owner appoints chief supply chain officer

Javier Huerta will oversee The Wella Company’s sourcing, manufacturing and logistics capabilities, effective Dec. 1

PKP Cargo subsidiary seals creditor deal while parent remains mired in debt dispute

PKP Cargo’s rolling-stock maintenance subsidiary, PKP Cargotabor, has secured a legally binding deal to repay its debts, ending two years of restructuring and bringing some stability to a key part of the Polish freight operator’s business. Its parent company, however, remains locked in a dispute with creditors over it…

Rail Cargo Group weighs single wagonload cuts in East Tyrol

The Austrian rail freight operator Rail Cargo Group is considering scaling back single wagonload services between Sachsenburg in Carinthia and Sillian in East Tyrol. The service is too labour- and cost-intensive, the ÖBB subsidiary said. Local politicians warn that the move could put 50 to 60 extra trucks on the road …

Trump opts for trade talks over tariffs for robotics, industrial machinery

For the second time this month, the president directed cabinet officials to negotiate over imports deemed a threat to U.S. commerce and security by a Section 232 probe.

Plans afoot for potential launch of Dunkirk-Rungis rail freight service

Plans are gathering momentum for the potential launch of a rail freight service connecting the port of Dunkirk and the Paris-Rungis market. Semmaris, the public body running Rungis, has been working for several years on revitalising rail freight at the site, in close collaboration with the State and the Greater Paris …

GB Railfreight names Jude Winstanley as new CEO

GB Railfreight, one of the largest operators in the UK, has appointed Jude Winstanley as CEO, succeeding founder John Smith who will step back after more than 25 years leading the company. Winstanley’s position will be effective as of 2 November. Smith will continue to support the business in an advisory capacity to e…

Uzbekistan Opens Logistics Hub in Poland to Boost Exports

Uzbekistan has established a logistics hub in Poland to streamline deliveries of Uzbek products to Europe and expand access to major retail networks across Central and Eastern Europe.

RailNetEurope’s capacity planning tool goes fully live

RailNetEurope has launched the final Capacity Model module of its new Capacity Planning Tool (CPT), completing the rollout of a European platform that brings future traffic forecasts, planned engineering works and available train paths into one system. Freight operators can now test it for the 2029 timetable, ahead of…

Dutch Container Merchants makes its debut at Intermodal Europe

For the first time, container trading and leasing company Dutch Container Merchants (DCM) will exhibit at Intermodal Europe 2026 with its own stand (D81). The Amsterdam-based family business is ready to meet the industry face to face and showcase its container offering. When Rogier Vervoort founded Dutch Container Mer…

Europe’s rail freight challenge: infrastructure alone is not enough

Europe has ambitious plans to shift freight from road to rail, but the results so far have been disappointing. According to the recent 2026 CER Economic Study on the European Rail Freight Sector, rail’s share of EU inland freight transport fell from 18.8% in 2014 to 16.6% in 2024. This decline reflects a combination o…

Pegasus Airlines Eyes Istanbul Flights to Karshi and Nukus

Pegasus Airlines and Uzbekistan Airports are discussing flights from Istanbul to Karshi and Nukus as the carrier prepares to launch three other routes.

Uzbekistan Proposes Free Luggage Storage and Wi-Fi at Transport Hubs

Uzbekistan has proposed free luggage storage for ticket holders and at least one hour of free Wi-Fi at major airports, railway stations and bus terminals from July 2027.

Kazakhstan to Introduce Border Queue Deposit on 9 November

Kazakhstan will require international freight carriers to pay a refundable 86,500-tenge deposit when booking electronic queues at three border crossings with Uzbekistan from 9 November 2026.

US to Require Declaration for International Air Passengers

The United States will require all international air passengers, including transit travellers, to declare they have not visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the previous 21 days.

Gruber Logistics takes over Hamburg multimodal namesake to strengthen Brenner service

Italian logistics provider Gruber Logistics has acquired Hamburg-based Gruber AG, a freight forwarder specialising in rail and multimodal transport. The deal reunites two companies that split nearly three decades ago. It strengthens Gruber Logistics’ intermodal services between Italy and the Port of Hamburg via the Br…

Coty pursues less air freight, more ocean and rail transport

The beauty giant has cut air cargo by 48% since 2019 as the company looks to trim emissions in its supply chain.

FS Logistix orders six more Czech locomotives amid €1bn fleet renewal

Italian rail freight group FS Logistix has ordered six diesel-electric EffiShunter 1000 locomotives from Czech manufacturer CZ LOKO, bringing its total orders for the model to 18 as it expands and modernises its fleet under a €1 billion investment programme. The order, announced on 26 October, was placed through subsi…

WD-40 credits supply chain for $7M in cost savings

The company cut costs in FY2026 through several operational improvements, such as reducing inventory levels, President and CEO Steven Brass said.

Uzbekistan to Tighten Phytosanitary Checks on Export Cargo

Uzbekistan will strengthen phytosanitary inspections of vehicles carrying export cargo after foreign countries submitted 683 complaints over plant health violations in 2026.

Ukraine to return rail quotas as 20,000 wagons get stuck on way to EU borders

More than 20,700 freight wagons are queueing for Ukraine’s western rail border crossings. Only 837 of them are actually at the border. To stop the backlog growing, Ukrainian Railways (UZ) will return to monthly planning and quotas in November. As of 23 October, 20,718 wagons were heading for the western border, accord…

Middle Corridor trains keep increasing amid persisting challenges

Freight trains connecting China and Europe via the Middle Corridor continue to experience massive growth, with their number on par to more than double in 2026 compared to last year. At the same time, there remain a few obstacles that might hinder further growth and fuel distrust among shippers. The number of trains ru…

Исследование ЕС: зависимость от поставщиков ERTMS и фрагментация угрожают затратам и целям внедрения

Исследование Еврокомиссии указывает на отставание внедрения ERTMS и на зависимость от поставщиков, что может повысить стоимость. По плану национальных программ трасс потребуется оборудовать почти в пять раз быстрее, чем сейчас.

Regions Account for 55% of Uzbekistan’s Bank Loans

Regions outside Tashkent account for 54.9% of Uzbekistan’s bank loan portfolio, while household deposits play a major role in regional funding.

Грузовые перевозки по смешанным линиям Германии работают значительно хуже ожидаемого

По данным правительства Германии, грузовое движение по скоростным линиям, рассчитанным и на пассажиров, и на грузы, сильно ниже прогнозов. Например, на линии Нюрнберг–Ингольштадт в 2025 году грузовые поезда ходили лишь «изредка» при прогнозе около 100 в сутки.

Европа закрывает шлагбаум. Что будет с транзитом РЖД, если ЕС заблокирует китайские товары

Узбекистан и Иордания обсуждают новые совместные проекты

Узбекистан и Иордания обсудили возможные совместные проекты в промышленности, сельском хозяйстве, фармацевтике, энергетике, горнодобывающей отрасли и транспортной логистике во время переговоров в Аммане.

Казахстан ставит международные перевозки выше внутренних в новых правилах приоритета грузов

Казахстан вносит изменения в железнодорожные правила, которые вступят в силу 20 декабря. При нехватке мощностей международные грузы будут отправляться первыми, контейнеры и международный транзит поднимаются выше в очереди.

Компания велоодежды объединяет планирование и закупки на одной платформе

MAAP присоединилась к Walmart, Pacsun и другим компаниям, которые работают с технологическим поставщиком Bamboo Rose для улучшения операций цепочки поставок.

Dynamic Coupling: план увеличения пропускной способности и конкурентоспособности?

Консорциум DC-FREIGHT разрабатывает технологию Dynamic Coupling, позволяющую соединять и разделять поезда и группы вагонов на ходу. Первый продукт — помощник машиниста до 40 км/ч, более скоростные версии запланированы позже.

Узбекистан автоматизирует учёт валютной выручки от экспорта в декларациях по НДС

Узбекистан автоматизировал внесение поступлений иностранной валюты от экспорта товаров в декларации по НДС. Для этого используются данные таможни, интегрированные с налоговой отчётной системой.