Freight transport

Digital coupling for freight wagons: new connection without hooks

Nis the digitization of the wagon fleet of European rail freight transport finally picking up speed? After all, a test train started in January in Berlin’s Westhafen, the 24 cars of which are equipped with the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAK). In concrete terms, this involves two variants of the Scharfenberg coupling (Schaku) developed by the … Read more

Takeover record in the global logistics industry

Containers in the port In addition to investments in the core business of shipping and in port terminals, shipping companies also increasingly bought freight forwarders. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg The logistics and transport industry is reacting to the consequences of the corona pandemic and the challenges of climate change with numerous takeovers and mergers. According to … Read more