All entries in the Logistics sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/logistics 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a0524fdc:en 2026-10-28T06:00:00Z

Contship Italia, in which Eurokai holds about 66.6%, is buying the logistics group Tarros through Sogemar. Tarros has 751 employees, 2,700 customers and 31 ports in 16 countries. The price is in the mid double-digit million euro range, with closing expected in Q4 2026 after regulatory approval (Eurokai ad hoc release, 28.10.2026). — Sources: https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2026-10/69958152-eqs-adhoc-eurokai-gmbh-co-kgaa-erwerb-der-tarros-gruppe-022.htm · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/contship-unterzeichnung-einer-vereinbarung-ueber-die-uebernahme-der-tarros-gruppe.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0bae72f9:en 2026-10-26T06:00:00Z

Mutares has received an irrevocable offer from Quiver for the last-mile platform Stuart (SRT Group), which is headquartered in France and also operates in the UK and Poland. Stuart has about 70 employees and roughly €50m revenue; the price is open and closing is expected in Q4 2026 after employee representatives are informed (Mutares, 26 Oct 2026). — Source: https://mutares.com/mutares-erhalt-unwiderrufliches-angebot-zum-erwerb-der-srt-group-und-ihrer-tochtergesellschaften-von-quiver/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:30fa6a45:en 2026-10-20T06:00:00Z

NewCold inaugurated its automated frozen-logistics hub in Ferentino (Lazio) on 20 October 2026, at €70m its largest project in Italy according to the company. The tall warehouse holds about 62,000 pallets and is linked to the neighbouring plant of partner Froneri. The text gives no figure for new jobs; the piece was published jointly with the company (ANSAcom, 20 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.ansa.it/ansacom/notizie/economia/newcold-italia/2026/10/20/newcold-inaugura-il-nuovo-polo-logistico-automatizzato-di-ferentino_8898f13c-28dd-4700-9eab-7d4d5d76bd5f.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:53c5f1f5:en 2026-10-13T06:00:00Z

On 13 October 2026 the European Commission unconditionally cleared joint control by Bunge and CM Holding (Copenhagen Merchants) of the Baltic Grain Terminal in Gdynia as case M.11903; the basis is a 30-year concession from the port authority, and both partners plan to modernise the facility and increase throughput. No earlier announcement with a price was found (Ukragroconsult, 16 October 2026). — Sources: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/eu-approves-acquisition-of-polish-grain-terminal-by-bunge-and-cm/ · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_26_2149

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3abcda4e:en 2026-10-07T06:00:00Z

Royal Mail is removing up to 2,500 head office and support roles by the end of 2027, fewer than 2% of its more than 131,000 staff. There are to be no compulsory redundancies: the reduction is meant to come from natural attrition and a voluntary programme, and delivery, processing and driving roles are exempt. The company points to its implementation of Universal Service reform and to letter volumes down by more than 70% from their peak; formal consultation with the CWU and Unite CMA unions has begun. Royal Mail is part of International Distribution Services (Personnel Today, 7 Oct 2026; second source: Reuters, 7 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/royal-mail-plans-to-cut-2500-jobs-as-part-of-transformation/ · https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/uks-royal-mail-plans-cut-up-2-500-jobs-end-2027/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0e2fb142:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Danish infrastructure investor A.P. Moller Capital is buying, through a separately managed fund vehicle, a majority stake in the Belgium-anchored Euroports group, which runs more than 50 seaport and inland terminals in ten European countries and China, handles over 70m tonnes of dry bulk, breakbulk and liquid cargo a year and employs around 3,000 people. The Belgian state holding companies SFPIM (federal) and PMV (Flanders) stay on as minority shareholders; no price was disclosed, and completion is subject to regulatory approvals. It is A.P. Moller Capital's second investment in Europe after BERGÉ Logistics in Spain. (A.P. Moller Capital via GlobeNewswire, 28.09.2026) Update (21.10.2026): According to Baird Maritime the share purchase agreement was signed on 25 Sep 2026; the price depends on the group's consolidated 2026 EBITDA, and the seller side expects the required approvals in the first quarter of 2027 (Baird Maritime, 28 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/28/3369556/0/en/a-p-moller-capital-agrees-to-acquire-a-majority-stake-in-euroports-group.html · https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/ap-moller-capital-euroports-acquisition

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:061fab9c:en 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z

Funds managed by InfraRed Capital Partners agreed on 28 September 2026 to acquire 100% of Hector Rail AB, Scandinavia's largest private rail freight operator, from Ancala, which had held it since 2020. Hector Rail (founded in 2004) has just over 300 train drivers including its German branches and a fleet of more than 100 locomotives, and runs cross-border services between Scandinavia and Germany. InfraRed plans to fund additional locomotives and a large maintenance and modernisation programme; the report gives no price, and completion, subject to the usual regulatory conditions, is expected at the end of 2026. (LOK Report, 29 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/schweden-infrared-capital-partners-uebernimmt-die-hector-rail-group.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7605068e:en 2026-09-18T06:00:00Z

In the all-cash offer for Polish parcel-locker operator InPost agreed in February 2026 (EUR 15.60 per share, around a 50 % premium to the undisturbed closing price of EUR 10.40 on 2 Jan 2026), 89.81 % of shares were tendered by the end of the acceptance period, well above the 80 % minimum acceptance threshold. The offer values InPost at about EUR 7.8 billion; the bidder is backed by Advent International and FedEx with 37 % each, alongside A&R Investments (16 %) and PPF Group (10 %). Headquarters, brand and management are to remain in Poland; the listing on Euronext Amsterdam is to end once the transaction closes (Reuters via Euronext, 18 Sept 2026). Update (23 September 2026): the bidders and InPost confirmed that all offer conditions have been met — the offer is now unconditional. Settlement is scheduled for 30 September 2026, with a post-acceptance period running until 7 October 2026; delisting from Euronext Amsterdam could follow on 23 October 2026 if the consortium reaches at least 95% of the shares (trans.info, 23 September 2026, https://trans.info/en/inpost-takeover-moves-closer-as-consortium-secures-majority-of-shares-504288). Update (08.10.2026): After the additional acceptance period the consortium holds 98.49% of InPost's shares; settlement of the shares tendered in the additional period is scheduled for 14.10.2026, a squeeze-out is to be started as soon as possible, trading on Euronext Amsterdam ends after 22.10., and delisting follows on 23.10.2026 (Money.pl, 8 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://live.euronext.com/en/financial-news/fedex-advent-led-consortium-secures-over-89-inpost-shares-takeover-offer · https://www.money.pl/biznes/wielkie-przejecie-inpostu-na-finiszu-wiadomo-kiedy-zniknie-z-gieldy-7337802863110592a.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:81f890f0:en 2026-09-11T06:00:00Z

VTG signed a binding agreement on 11 September 2026 to sell all shares in British freight wagon lessor VTG Rail UK to the pension scheme Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The price is not disclosed; VTG began reviewing strategic options for the unit in early 2026 and, after a competitive process, wants to focus capital and management resources more on its wider European business. VTG Rail UK has a fleet of about 4,500 freight wagons; closing is due in the fourth quarter of 2026, no regulatory approvals are required, and Marc Hurn remains chief executive. (LOK Report, 11 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/vtg-verbindliche-vereinbarung-zum-verkauf-von-vtg-rail-uk-an-das-universities-superannuation-scheme.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:652cee34:en 2026-09-10T06:00:00Z

Kombiverkehr KG has taken over Spain's Combiberia S.A. in full (100% of the shares) and is now its sole shareholder; the Frankfurt-based intermodal operator wants a stronger presence in Spain and will bear sole responsibility for the business on the ground. Combiberia, active in intermodal transport since 1992 and linked to Kombiverkehr since 1994, acts as an agent for Spanish forwarders and organises intermodal transport to and from the Iberian Peninsula (Barcelona, Madrid, further terminals). The headquarters stay in Madrid (offices in Irun and Barcelona), Sébastien Eisner from Kombiverkehr's Western Europe sales becomes managing director, and new domestic Spanish train products and new customer groups, such as temperature-controlled transport, are planned. The report gives no purchase price, and the date is the day of the report. (LOK Report, 10 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/kombiverkehr-uebernahme-von-einhundert-prozent-der-gesellschaftsanteile-an-der-combiberia-s-a.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dc940611:en 2026-09-01T06:00:00Z

Danish maritime safety-equipment maker Viking Life-Saving Equipment ceased all manufacturing at its plant near Plovdiv (operating for 12 years, assembling lifeboats) as of 01.09.2026, shifting production to Thailand; 57 production staff are affected, while about 200 admin/finance employees remain on site (Plovdiv24, 01.09.2026). — Source: https://www.plovdiv24.bg/novini/regionalni/Svetoven-lider-zakri-proizvodstvoto-si-krai-Plovdiv-osvobozhdava-sluzhiteli-3018874

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d11be1e1:en 2026-08-26T06:00:00Z

SBB is transferring SBB Cargo AG into SBB AG for accounting purposes as of 1 January 2027 and will run it together with SBB Cargo International (75 per cent owned by SBB AG) and ChemOil Logistics (100 per cent) as the Freight division; employees move to SBB AG on 1 June 2027 without any change to their terms of employment. This completes the process begun in 2023 with the full takeover of SBB Cargo; the goal remains self-sustaining freight operations by 2033. The half-year report for 2026 shows freight breaking even for the first time in a long while, with a result of CHF 2 million. (LOK Report, 26 Aug 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweiz/schweiz-sbb-mit-starkem-ersten-halbjahr-gueterverkehr-mit-wiedereingliederung-in-konzern.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e19d28d5:en 2026-08-19T06:00:00Z

The HGK Group is expanding in the Port of Hamburg: its subsidiary HGK Logistics and Intermodal, acting through Pohl & Co., becomes long-term anchor tenant of a new logistics centre on Seehafenstrasse with access to waterway, rail and road, and consolidates existing activities there. The property, planned for the second quarter of 2028, offers HGK about 27,000 m² of hall space (12 m high) with a rail siding and direct vessel access, with paper logistics as the focus; it is being developed with HIH Invest Real Estate, Urban Partners and Four Parx, and DGNB Gold certification is targeted. The report gives no investment sum or new jobs, and the date is the day of the report. (LOK Report, 19 Aug 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/hgk-gruppe-ausbau-des-logistikstandorts-im-hamburger-hafen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2f69385b:en 2026-08-06T06:00:00Z

DP World is to build a temperature-controlled logistics hub in the Port of Antwerp next to its Antwerp Gateway terminal; the initial investment is EUR 48 million, and further phases are meant to lift the total to around EUR 100 million in the long term. The facility is being developed with the logistics property specialist Montea and the Maatschappij Linkerscheldeoever (MLSO) on an 83,000 m² site; it is designed primarily for pharma and healthcare customers but will offer more than 55,000 m² of storage, about half of it for fresh produce such as bananas, and will also serve chemicals and technology customers. Construction is planned to start in the second quarter of 2027, subject to permits, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2028. (LOK Report, 6 Aug 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/belgien/belgien-dp-world-erweitert-kuehlkettenkapazitaeten-mit-neuem-48-millionen-euro-hub-in-antwerpen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:58657077:en 2026-08-04T06:00:00Z

Baumann Spedition, a haulier specialising in fresh-goods transport, has opened court-supervised restructuring proceedings under self-administration for its Dresden entity (Dresden district court) and its Mochau entity (Chemnitz district court); the group operates sites in Dresden, Mochau (Döbeln) and Erfurt. Managing director Jörg Baumann cites the weak economy, consolidation in retail and the loss of several major customers amid strained liquidity. Operations continue and management remains in place; no headcount was disclosed. — Source: https://logistik-heute.de/news/insolvenz-baumann-spedition-startet-sanierungsverfahren-eigenverwaltung-277177.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:31be62f9:en 2026-07-30T06:00:00Z

Amazon is investing more than €300 m to convert its Pforzheim logistics site in the Buchbusch industrial estate into a robotics fulfilment centre. More than 1,000 additional jobs are to be created by the end of 2029, roughly doubling the workforce to over 2,000. Small and medium-sized items will in future be picked with the help of flat transport robots that drive entire shelving units to the workstations. Second source: Pforzheimer Zeitung, 30 July 2026 (paywalled). — Source: https://de.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/30/amazon-investiert-300-millionen-euro-pforzheim

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3e218c88:en 2026-07-27T06:00:00Z

DHL Group is buying the parcel group Venipak from its founder Nerijus Raudonis; it operates in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (and, according to the source, Poland) and is to be integrated into DHL eCommerce. Venipak has about 1,000 employees and 350 independent couriers, about 800 parcel lockers and collection points and 25 logistics terminals; no changes to management or staff are planned. The price is not disclosed and closing is subject to regulatory approvals (LSM English, 28 Jul 2026). — Source: https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/business/28.07.2026-german-dhl-to-buy-venipak-in-baltics.a656552/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:73021860:en 2026-07-24T06:00:00Z

A management buyout team led by ICG chief executive Eamonn Rothwell (together with David Ledwidge, Andrew Sheen and Declan Freeman, holding around 23.7% of the shares between them) tabled a recommended cash offer of €8.00 per share for Irish Continental Group (Irish Ferries) on 24 July 2026 through the vehicle Bluefin Bidco — a premium of 28.2% to the closing price of €6.24 on 24 July. Equity value is around €1.2bn and enterprise value around €1.47bn; Rothwell realises €90.0m in cash on roughly one third of the team's holding, with the remainder rolled into the acquisition structure. According to the offer document the deal is financed with significant preferred equity capital and third-party bank debt; the Irish Times names BlackRock Global Infrastructure Partners as the equity backer. It is Rothwell's second run at a buyout after a failed attempt some two decades ago. Second source: GlobeNewswire publication of the Rule 2.5 announcement. Update (5 August 2026): Bluefin Bidco published and dispatched the Scheme Document to ICG shareholders on 5 August 2026. The two scheme meetings and the extraordinary general meeting are set for 28 August 2026 (voting record date: 24 August 2026); court sanction of the scheme is expected in October 2026 and completion still in the fourth quarter of 2026. Update (24 Oct 2026): Ireland's High Court has listed the hearing to sanction the scheme for 11:00 GMT on 10 Nov 2026; on 2 Oct 2026 the UK Secretary of State also confirmed no further action under the NSI Act, so that condition is satisfied (ICG announcement via Taiwan News, 6 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/icg-chief-eamonn-rothwell-leads-12bn-buyout-bid-almost-two-decades-after-failed-attempt/ · https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/6452441

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:49147087:en 2026-07-24T06:00:00Z

British asset-hire group Dawsongroup is acquiring Dan Ryan Truck Rental, Ireland's longest-running truck and van rental company. Dan Ryan posted revenue of €23.14m and pre-tax profit of €1.3m in the 15 months to December 2024 and employs 34 people; the brand and management team stay in place. Dawsongroup (2024: £407.4m revenue, £66.2m pre-tax profit) was itself acquired by US investment firm KKR the previous year. The purchase price was not disclosed. — Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/longest-running-irish-truck-rental-company-acquired-by-uk-asset-firm/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4f6c4fcb:en 2026-07-22T06:00:00Z

US logistics real estate group Prologis raised its offer for Segro, the UK's largest listed commercial property company, by 9.5% on 22 July 2026 to a 'best and final' exchange ratio of 0.0920 Prologis shares per Segro share plus a cash alternative of up to £3.5bn (fixed at 1,031.7 pence per share) — a premium of around 45% to Segro's 23 June closing price. Segro's board unanimously signalled it is 'minded to recommend'; a firm intention announcement from Prologis is still outstanding, and the UK Takeover Panel extended the deadline for it to 12 August 2026. Additional sources: The Real Deal, Yahoo Finance. Update (4 August 2026): The declaration of intent has become a firm offer — Prologis and the Segro board agreed the terms of a recommended acquisition valuing Segro at around $18.8 billion. Segro shareholders receive 0.0920 new Prologis shares per Segro share, with a partial cash alternative. The combination would create a European portfolio of 368 million square feet (+47% for Prologis in Europe) with roughly $269 billion of combined assets under management; Prologis is also seeking a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (source: Prologis announcement via PR Newswire). Update (28 Sep 2026): Segro shareholders approved the scheme of arrangement, with 98.12% of scheme shares voted at the Court Meeting and 98.14% at the General Meeting in favour of the special resolution. Court sanction and the remaining conditions are still outstanding; completion is still expected in H1 2027 (Segro announcement, 28 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://kfgo.com/2026/07/22/prologis-tables-18-8-billion-takeover-proposal-for-uks-segro/ · https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prologis-announces-recommended-acquisition-of-segro-plc-302842042.html · https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/segro--sgro/results-of-court-and-general-meetings/9794390

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:11432a94:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

DPD Ireland is investing €10 million in a second Dublin distribution hub at Gateway Logistics Park (Naas Road), featuring 270 autonomous sorting robots and capacity for up to 10,000 parcels per hour. Around 200 new jobs in operations, delivery and administration; full operation is planned for October 2026. — Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0716/1583612-dpd-invest-10m-in-new-facility/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:6858116d:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

Uber and Delivery Hero signed a business combination agreement on 16 July 2026: Uber offers €41.50 per share in cash (a premium of around 127% over the unaffected price before 8 May); Prosus (~17%) has irrevocably committed to tender, which would bring Uber to about 53%. To address antitrust concerns, Delivery Hero is separately selling businesses in 14 markets (including Austria and Spain) to SSW Partners. Closing is expected in H2 2027; Berlin remains headquarters with workforce commitments until at least 2029, and Uber pledges €2bn of investment in Germany over five years. Follow-up to the stake increase of 5 July. Second source: Uber press release (SEC 8-K, Exhibit 99.1). Update (03.09.2026): In their joint reasoned statement, Delivery Hero's management and supervisory boards recommend that shareholders accept Uber's offer of €41.50 per share, which they consider fair; the acceptance period ends on 05.11.2026 (dpa-AFX). — Sources: https://www.finanzwire.com/press-release/delivery-hero-ag-etr-de000a2e-eqs-adhoc-delivery-hero-enters-into-a-business-combination-agreement-with-uber-technologies-and-into-a-sale-and-purchase-agreement-with-ssw-partners-regarding-certain-businesses-hjtl2hDLK4K · https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/roundup-delivery-hero-raet-zur-annahme-des-uber-uebernahmeangebots-548952.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fcc057f6:en 2026-07-15T06:00:00Z

Czech CE Industries (Jaroslav Strnad) and Auctor Holding (J&T group) have completed the purchase of 49.99% of the Polish port and logistics group OT Logistics via the joint vehicle DD Rail Properties. The investors gain access to Polish Baltic ports (Świnoujście, Gdynia), to be integrated with CE Industries' rail division; the Polish and Czech competition authorities had approved the deal. Second source: Respekt. — Source: https://www.e15.cz/byznys/doprava-a-logistika/pristavy-zeleznice-a-hutni-produkty-jaroslav-strnad-buduje-novy-logisticky-retezec-ve-stredni-evrope-1434331

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:22370248:en 2026-07-14T06:00:00Z

Fenniarail is getting new premises in the Tehola logistics area of Kouvola for operations, locomotive maintenance, administration and train drivers, to be built by Kouvolan Yritystilat and finished by autumn 2027. A modern maintenance depot and new headquarters will replace the depot in Kotka, the head office in Helsinki and the storage space in Voikkaa; other maintenance work now spread across sites can also be pooled there, which shortens empty runs and drivers' walking distances and raises fleet availability. The report gives no investment sum or job figures, and not all drivers will move: their bases remain in places such as Imatra and Jyväskylä. The date is the day of the report; the article does not name an announcement date. (LOK Report, 14 Jul 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/finnland/finnland-das-moderne-depot-und-die-zentrale-von-fenniarail-werden-im-herbst-2027-in-kouvola-fertiggestellt.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:df744de1:en 2026-07-07T06:00:00Z

The freight subsidiary of Latvia's state railway will start a collective dismissal of 300 of its most recent 1,037 employees on 1 August, around 150 of them in Daugavpils. Reasons: the geopolitical situation, sanctions on Russia/Belarus, shrinking freight volumes (Q1: -18%) and higher Russian rail tariffs. — Source: https://nra.lv/ekonomika/latvija/525119-ldz-cargo-plano-atlaist-300-darbiniekus.htm

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e70e331e:en 2026-07-05T06:00:00Z

Uber is pursuing the acquisition of the Berlin-based delivery group, increased its stake from 25% to nearly 37% by buying Aspex Management shares and paused its own European expansion in the food delivery business to do so. Antitrust review expected. Update 14 July 2026: According to Bloomberg, Uber is in advanced talks about a full acquisition and is aiming for an agreement within the same week; the valuation is likely to be significantly above the share price level of around €36 per share (reportedly). — Source: https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/uber-pauses-europe-food-delivery-expansion-pursues-delivery/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:183578a6:en 2026-06-30T06:00:00Z

VTG will shut down its maintenance plant for intermodal freight wagons in Großräschen on 31 December 2026; employees at the site were told in person at an internal event, and the report does not give their number. The plant was planned during a period of strong demand in intermodal transport and only began operating in 2024, but expected utilisation and economic prospects did not materialise to the required extent as market conditions changed. Maintenance of VTG's wagon fleet is to be handled through the group's European workshop network and external partners (LOK Report, 30 Jun 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/vtg-instandhaltungswerk-in-grossraeschen-wird-zum-jahresende-2026-geschlossen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1a98ada2:en 2026-06-29T06:00:00Z

Hanseatic Global Terminals, Hapag-Lloyd's terminal arm, signed a term sheet on 29.06.2026 for the planned acquisition of 20% of EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH; its stake in the TC3 terminal in Tangier, Morocco, is also to rise from 10% to 20%. The terminal at Waltershofer Hafen handles up to 2.5 million TEU a year, and the partnership is meant to help finance the planned western extension and automation; no price was given and the binding agreements are still being negotiated. CMA CGM is separately negotiating a further 20% (id b0354e0e) (Port of Hamburg Marketing, 30.06.2026; second source: Hogan Lovells, 30.06.2026). Added on 06.10.2026. — Sources: https://www.hafen-hamburg.de/en/press1/news/hanseatic-global-terminals-plans-to-acquire-20-stake-in-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg/ · https://www.hlc.com/en/news/hogan-lovells-beraet-eurogate-bei-strategischen-partnerschaften-mit-cma-und-hapag-lloyd-am-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:cef6377f:en 2026-05-19T06:00:00Z

SBB is restructuring its single-wagonload freight business from the timetable change on 13 December 2026: about 50 of today's roughly 280 service points with too little demand will no longer be served in single-wagonload traffic (but will still be served on customer request as block trains), while volumes are meant to stay at 98 per cent of current levels. About 200 employees are affected (roughly 130 in German-speaking Switzerland, 40 in Ticino and 30 in western Switzerland), mostly through a change of workplace according to SBB, with dismissals said to remain the exception. The SEV union, which had already demanded a halt to the planned cuts on 10 March 2026, criticises the sixth tranche of the G-enesis reorganisation and warns of the loss of dozens of jobs in cargo production. (LOK Report, 19 May 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweiz/schweiz-einzelwagenladungsverkehr-naechster-schritt-fuer-wirtschaftlichen-gueterverkehr.html · https://news.sbb.ch/de/019d7b77-cb07-75c9-ab0e-31f360b7c67a/zukunft-gueterverkehr-sbb-sichert-arbeitsplaetze-und-klimafreundliche-versorgung · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweiz/65738-schweiz-sev-fordert-stopp-des-abbaus-bei-sbb-cargo.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweiz/schweiz-abbau-bei-sbb-cargo-gefaehrdet-zukunft-und-verlagerung.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:60c33a9d:en 2026-04-24T06:00:00Z

According to the EVG union, the board of DB Cargo plans to sell majority stakes in its subsidiaries DB Intermodal Services and TFG Transfracht to close short-term funding gaps; both serve DB Cargo's business in maritime combined transport and, per the EVG, provide container and infrastructure services for industrial goods. The report names no buyer, price or timetable. The EVG opposes the sale, warns of lost jobs, know-how, customer relationships and market share, and demands, should a sale go ahead, long-term job security, preservation of the collective agreements and co-determination rights (LOK Report, 24 Apr 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/verkehr/evg-db-cargo-nein-zum-ausverkauf-des-tafelsilbers.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:22d99888:en 2026-03-31T06:00:00Z

On 31 March 2026 VR invited staff representatives to change negotiations affecting part of its track and locomotive-driver staff in logistics as well as fitters and employees in maintenance, about 1,400 of roughly 6,000 employees in Finland (around 9,500 group-wide). If the plans go ahead, at most 110 employment contracts would end; temporary lay-offs of up to 90 days per person are also being considered for locomotive drivers. The background is less freight and shunting work owing to an uncertain industrial outlook and changed customer needs, particularly in forestry, plus the planned overhaul of maintenance; VR will decide on the consequences once the negotiations are concluded. (LOK Report, 9 Apr 2026) Update (19 May 2026): VR's change negotiations on logistics and maintenance have ended: at most 88 employment contracts will end instead of the up to 110 announced. (Kaleva, 19 May 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/finnland/finnland-vr-plant-anpassungsmassnahmen-im-logistikgeschaeft-und-im-instandhaltungsbereich.html · https://www.kaleva.fi/vr-irtisanoo-enintaan-88-oulu-sailyy-kunnossapidon/13501219

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9e47abfa:en 2026-03-24T06:00:00Z

METRANS is taking a 50% stake in the AFLUENT Arad South Terminal in western Romania, giving it its first own intermodal terminal in the country. The site currently covers about 3.5 ha (expandable to up to 82 ha) with storage capacity for 750 TEU; once the outstanding regulatory approvals are in, it is to be integrated into METRANS's European network, with up to three trains a week planned between Budapest and Arad. The report gives no purchase price. (LOK Report, 24 Mar 2026) Update (15 Jun 2026): According to HHLA's half-year report, METRANS a.s. (Prague) acquired the 50% of Afluent Arad South Terminal SRL under a share purchase and transfer agreement dated 15 Jun 2026; since 30 Jun 2026 the terminal has been included in the HHLA group as a joint venture accounted for using the equity method (HHLA half-year financial report 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/rumaenien/rumaenien-metrans-erwirbt-50-prozent-beteiligung-an-rumaenischem-terminal-in-arad.html · https://report.hhla.de/half-year-financial-report-2026/interim-financial-statements/condensed-notes/acquisitions-and-sale.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7deb8019:en 2026-02-19T06:00:00Z

The new head of the crisis-hit rail freight division DB Cargo does not consider a turnaround possible without massive job cuts. DB Cargo is Europe's largest freight railway and has been struggling for years with structural problems, earnings slumps and an investment backlog. A far-reaching restructuring is considered unavoidable. Update (1 Mar 2026): According to Deutsche Bahn, the supervisory boards of DB Cargo and DB approved the restructuring path; the plan envisages around 6,000 fewer jobs, to be implemented in a socially responsible way, and operating concepts and individual sites will only be negotiated with employee representatives once the expert report is finalised (report of 19 February 2026). On 1 March 2026 DB reported that the European Commission had positively confirmed the restructuring report, which secures funding and the restructuring plan to 2030 presented by Bernhard Osburg (board member); of about 25,000 jobs in the European business, around 19,000 are to be secured for the long term by 2030 (LOK Report, 19 Feb and 1 Mar 2026; second source: trans.info, 27 Mar 2026). — Sources: https://www.nachrichten.at/wirtschaft/massiver-stellenabbau-bei-frachtsparte-der-deutschen-bahn;art15,4140482 · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/verkehr/65515-deutsche-bahn-eu-kommission-hat-sanierungsgutachten-fuer-die-db-cargo-ag-positiv-bestaetigt.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/verkehr/65272-deutsche-bahn-rueckenwind-fuer-sanierungskurs-von-db-cargo-und-abbau-von-6-000-stellen.html · https://trans.info/de/db-cargo-neustart-sanierungsplan-bestatigt-465157

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:243d9d83:en 2026-02-18T06:00:00Z

The Modalis Group has operated as MODAL Group since 18 February 2026 and reports several steps taken at the start of the year: to widen its technical know-how it has acquired SOMAP Technologies (Bouches-du-Rhône), a specialist in maintenance, inspection and refurbishment of pressure equipment such as gas cylinders and containers, above all for industrial and cryogenic gases. It has also set up MODALIS Intermodal in the United Kingdom (rental of intermodal equipment) and Air Flow Shanghai Logistics, plans to launch its own rail company TRAIX in 2026 and, with partners, was awarded the logistics management of five inland ports in Lorraine on behalf of the waterways authority VNF. The report gives neither a purchase price nor the takeover date, so the date of the report is used; the group has 250 employees in eight countries and generated more than EUR 100 million in revenue in 2025. (LOK Report, 18 Feb 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/65230-modalis-modalis-gruppe-heisst-jetzt-modal-group.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4bbe0ec0:en 2026-01-30T06:00:00Z

The shipping and logistics group CMA CGM has completed its acquisition of Freightliner Ltd, a leading British provider of intermodal rail freight services; the report gives no purchase price. By its own account Freightliner has 10 terminals and 2,000 wagons and is to continue as an independent intermodal service provider open to several customers. The bulk freight business has been split off as Heavy Haul Rail (17 million tonnes of freight a year, 95 locomotives, 950 staff) and starts out independently under its existing owners, who also own freight railways in Poland, Germany and the Netherlands; the Freightliner name and the intermodal business went to CMA CGM (LOK Report, 30 Jan 2026). — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/grossbritannien/64801-grossbritannien-cma-cgm-group-schliesst-uebernahme-von-freightliner-uk-ab-heavy-haul-rail-startet.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a98dd41f:en 2026-01-27T06:00:00Z

UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs in 2026 as part of a comprehensive restructuring. Reason: the company expects significantly fewer parcel deliveries for Amazon, which is described as a large but unprofitable customer. UPS is trying to reduce its dependence on low-margin volume business and is focusing on higher-value customers. The cost cuts and strategic realignment are being received positively by investors; the price-earnings outlook suggests that EPS (earnings per share) could stabilise after recent declines. — Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/business/ups-jobs-layoffs-2026.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0c11e5b5:en 2026-01-24T06:00:00Z

FedEx has announced a strategic realignment of its French domestic business: cutting up to 500 jobs and investing around €78 mn (~$91.58 mn). Measures: reducing the number of stations from 103 to 86, simplifying the distribution network, eliminating unnecessary infrastructure. Despite the job cuts, however, over 770 new full-time and part-time jobs are to be created. Employees who are laid off will receive priority for new positions. — Source: https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/2026-layoffs-news-which-companies-are-planning-job-cuts-as-amazon-is-set-to-trim-workforce-check-details-11769182047623.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4f09b26a:en 2026-01-14T06:00:00Z

Green Cargo is carrying out a cost-cutting programme in 2026 that costs about 115 full-time posts, mostly in administration while traffic-related production is affected less; staff at 18 locations are affected, and formal redundancy notices were issued on 13 January in the counties of Örebro, Stockholm, Skåne, Halland and Dalarna. In late October 2025 (report of 29 October) the company had already announced job cuts in Hallsberg, Gothenburg and Nässjö, mainly yard staff, citing falling volumes and growing losses; in the third quarter of 2025 net sales fell to SEK 911 million and the operating result was minus SEK 34 million. CEO Henrik Dahlin says costs must be brought into line with today's volumes, while the company expects rising demand, especially for defence-related freight. (LOK Report, 14 Jan 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/64390-schweden-green-cargo-fuehrt-kosteneinsparungen-durch-und-baut-115-vollzeitstellen-ab.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/62597-schweden-green-cargo-kuendigt-entlassungen-an.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/62518-schweden-ein-schwaches-quartal-fuer-green-cargo-fokus-auf-kosten-und-umsetzung.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5e74e5e0:en 2026-01-14T06:00:00Z

SPS Switzerland (a subsidiary of Swiss Post until 2021) is closing its Kriens site with 45 employees. A consultation procedure has been started. Reasons: strategic and efficiency-related aspects. Relocation of employees to Glattbrugg (ZH) is planned, which for many would mean an additional commute of around 2 hours/day. The staff association transfair is demanding financial compensation or crediting of travel time as working time. Collective bargaining agreement provisions provide for longer notice periods of up to 5 months. — Source: https://www.transfair.ch/de/aktuelles/sps-will-den-standort-kriens-schliessen-transfair-verlangt-weiterbeschaeftigung-fuer-alle

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:13d5deb3:en 2026-01-08T06:00:00Z

Zalando is closing its logistics centre in Erfurt (its oldest centre) – around 2,700 employees are affected (about a sixth of the total workforce). Reason: a structural realignment of the Europe-wide logistics network following the takeover of About You; some contracts with external service providers are expiring. A new logistics centre with 1,700 jobs is being built in Gießen. The Verdi union and politicians criticise the decision; Zalando plans support and transfer offers. Cross-reference: the closure was sealed by arbitration award on 9 July 2026 (closures entry of 11 July 2026 with the final figure of around 2,100 affected); the figure is carried there and set to null here to avoid double counting. — Source: https://www.stern.de/news/zalando-schliesst-logistikzentrum-in-erfurt---2700-stellen-betroffen-37021806.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:752ef97e:en 2025-12-18T06:00:00Z

Olavion, a subsidiary of Poland's UNIMOT group, has signed contracts to buy 60% of the Siegburg-based rail company RBP (Rheinische Bahnpersonal- und Verkehrsgesellschaft); completion still depends on customary conditions, and Olavion can withdraw under the contract until 31 January 2026. RBP holds a German licence as a railway undertaking, also offers personnel and training services for rail operators, owns six locomotives, employs about 50 people and has already worked operationally with Olavion for some time; founder Thomas Schön remains managing director, and a shareholders' agreement governs governance. The stake is part of UNIMOT's 2024–2028 growth strategy and strengthens Olavion's presence in German rail freight; the report gives neither a purchase price nor the signing date, so the date of the report is used. (LOK Report, 18 Dec 2025) Update (27.01.2026): Olavion took over the 60% stake in RBP on 27 January 2026 once the contractual conditions, including payment of the initial purchase price, had been met (UNIMOT, current report 1/2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/64001-rbp-olavion-unimot-gruppe-uebernimmt-60-der-anteile-an-der-rbp-rheinische-bahnpersonal-und-verkehrsgesellschaft-mbh.html · https://www.unimot.pl/en/news/acquisition-of-60-of-shares-in-a-german-company-by-olavion

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ebd3f4ee:en 2025-11-27T06:00:00Z

Train Alliance is buying Nya Fastighets AB Varvsudden through a subsidiary; the company owns 13 properties in the port of Landskrona, home to the Öresundsvarvet shipyard. The underlying property value is about SEK 485 million (EUR 44 million), net operating income is SEK 38 million a year and the seller is NIAM Real Estate. The deal is loan-financed, including a SEK 100 million bridge loan repayable within nine months, and Train Alliance plans to bring in co-owners, a share transfer that needs approval from the Inspectorate of Strategic Products. The aim is to connect the port to the national rail network and develop the site into a logistics and industrial hub on the TEN-T corridor; the tenants SAAB and Oresund Dry Dock welcome the plans, and the facilities are to be taken over immediately. (LOK Report, 3 Dec 2025) Update (22 Sep 2026): An extraordinary general meeting of Train Alliance resolved to transfer all shares in Anläggning B19 Drift Underhåll i Landskrona AB from its subsidiary Train Alliance JV AB to NRE Depåfastigheter 7 AB, a subsidiary of Polar Structure AB, at an agreed underlying property value of SEK 610m. The resolution forms part of a settlement with Polar Structure announced on 4 September 2026 that also covers transfers in Sigtuna and at NRE Nordic Rail Estate AB; completion is not confirmed in the announcement (Train Alliance, general meeting communiqué, 22 Sep 2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/schweden/63532-schweden-train-alliance-erwirbt-werftanlage-mit-grundstuecken-und-immobilien-im-hafen-von-landskrona-fuer-485-mio-sek.html · https://www.inderes.se/en/releases/kommunike-fran-extra-bolagsstamma-den-22-september-2026-i-train-alliance-ab-publ

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8c982d4d:en 2025-11-24T06:00:00Z

18 bus-driver jobs are to be cut to save around €2 mn/year. Bus routes are being thinned out (e.g. Rebland: only 2 instead of 3 buses/hour). Socially responsible, with no compulsory redundancies planned. The final decision will be made in the municipal council on 15 December 2025. — Source: https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/karlsruhe/baden-baden-will-buslinien-einsparen-100.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8988e8b0:en 2025-11-12T06:00:00Z

The district assembly of the Aichach-Friedberg district agrees in principle to the AVV joining the Munich Transport and Tariff Association. This brings a merger of the AVV and MVV transport associations from 2026 closer, although final open cost questions remain. Update (08.07.2026): The merger of AVV and MVV has been pushed back by at least a year to early 2028, owing to funding gaps (the Bavarian state approved €6m, about half of it only for one-off conversion costs), a complex contract for dividing up assets and the parallel accession of the districts of Dillingen and Donau-Ries to AVV in early 2027 (Radio Augsburg, 08.07.2026: https://www.radio-augsburg.de/mega-fusion-verschoben-zusammenchluss-von-avv-und-mvv-verzoegert-sich-wegen-geldmangel-265290/). — Source: https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/aichach/avv-mvv-fusion-landkreis-aichach-friedberg-sieht-vorteile-trotz-offener-kosten-112765962

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b0354e0e:en 2025-11-12T06:00:00Z

French shipping line CMA CGM intends to take a minority stake in Container Terminal Hamburg; its owner EUROGATE says talks cover 20 per cent. No price is given, but investment commitments have been agreed, including for the planned western extension of the terminal at Waltershofer Hafen. Hamburg's economics senator welcomed the move. (LOK Report, 13 Nov 2025) Update (30.06.2026): the deal has not yet closed. A term sheet for 20% of EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg GmbH was signed with CMA Terminals (CMA CGM) in the third quarter of 2025, followed on 29.06.2026 by a similar one with Hanseatic Global Terminals (Hapag-Lloyd) for a further 20%; the binding agreements are still being negotiated and will then need corporate and regulatory approval (Hogan Lovells, statement as adviser to EUROGATE, 30.06.2026). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/63077-hamburg-cma-cgm-beabsichtigt-eine-minderheitsbeteiligung-am-container-terminal-hamburg.html · https://www.hlc.com/en/news/hogan-lovells-beraet-eurogate-bei-strategischen-partnerschaften-mit-cma-und-hapag-lloyd-am-eurogate-container-terminal-hamburg

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0008b832:en 2025-11-10T06:00:00Z

DB Cargo has concluded a sale-and-lease-back deal with wagon lessor GATX Rail Europe for about 6,000 freight wagons, which the competition authorities have cleared; the signing and clearance were celebrated at DB Cargo's headquarters in Mainz on 10 November 2025. DB Cargo hands over the wagons and leases them back for several years, so they remain fully available for customer traffic; the rental share of its freight wagon fleet rises to about 20%, and the GATX Rail Europe fleet grows to about 36,500 wagons. The report gives no purchase price; the date of the celebration is used, and the report appeared on 12 November 2025. (LOK Report, 12 Nov 2025) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/63042-db-cargo-gatx-rail-europe-genehmigung-von-den-wettbewerbsbehoerden-fuer-sale-lease-back-geschaeft-fuer-rund-6-000-gueterwagen.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:8d99cf68:en 2025-11-05T06:00:00Z

Wiener Stadtwerke is selling Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo (WLC), a rail operator in intermodal and conventional freight, to CER Cargo Group, which is based in Budapest and emerged as best bidder from an open tender launched in May 2025. The report gives no purchase price; the change of ownership is due to close by the end of 2025. CER Cargo, which has subsidiaries in several southern, eastern and central European countries, wants to use WLC to expand its interoperable services in Austria and Germany. (LOK Report, 5 Nov 2025) Update (30.12.2025): The acquisition closed on 23 Dec 2025; the former WLC has since been renamed CER Cargo Traction GmbH, with Lars Rose and Anton Forstner as managing directors (Österreichische Verkehrszeitung, 30 Dec 2025). — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/oesterreich/62825-oesterreich-wiener-lokalbahnen-cargo-wlc-erhaelt-mit-cer-cargo-group-neuen-eigentuemer.html · https://oevz.com/kauf-von-wlc-ist-jetzt-in-trockenen-tuechern/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9683d99e:en 2025-10-27T06:00:00Z

METRANS Deutschland, the rail subsidiary of HHLA, and the city of Hamm have signed a memorandum of understanding under which METRANS is to take a 27% stake in the city's development agency EANG. The partners intend to develop the former marshalling yard into the Multi Hub Westfalen, an intermodal terminal linked to rail, road and inland waterway; METRANS sees Hamm as the western hub of its European network. The city council can approve the change of shareholders at its inaugural meeting on 3 November; no purchase price is disclosed. (LOK Report, 27 Oct 2025) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/aus-den-laendern/62567-nrw-multi-hub-westfalen-metrans-und-stadt-hamm-planen-weiterentwicklung-des-rangierbahnhofs.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9153f34d:en 2025-10-23T06:00:00Z

After a slump in profits, Kühne+Nagel has announced the cutting of up to 1,500 jobs worldwide, with a focus on Europe. — Source: https://logistik-heute.de/news/logistikdienstleister-gewinneinbruch-bei-kuehne-nagel-bis-zu-1-500-stellen-weg-231544.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2ce7224b:en 2025-10-03T06:00:00Z

On 3 October 2025 the Latvian commercial register decided on the restructuring of three subsidiaries of state railway Latvijas dzelzceļš (LDz): LDz Rolling Stock Service and LDz Loģistika are merged into the freight company LDZ CARGO, which now offers repair, modernisation and maintenance of rolling stock alongside freight transport. The process, begun in spring 2025, is meant to simplify the group structure and cut costs; LDz chief Artis Grinbergs cites the fall in freight volumes and geopolitical changes in the market as the background. Staff move to LDZ CARGO and its management and supervisory boards stay unchanged; the report gives no price or savings figure. (LOK Report, 7 Oct 2025) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/lettland/61962-lettland-das-handelsregister-hat-einen-beschluss-ueber-die-umstrukturierung-der-tochtergesellschaften-von-ldz-gefasst.html