Hupac

Carpe diem

CONFERENCE REPORT Chemical shippers and their logistics partners have a chance to improve profitability and environmental performance but they need to act now. And legislators need to get out of the way. Those were some of the messages from ECTA’s recent supply chain meeting

Dusseldorf city skyline

Hupac sees difficult market

Switzerland-headquartered private intermodal rail operator Hupac saw an overall decline in traffic volume in the first half of 2012, which the company says was due to both economic downturns in some European markets and notable service disruptions.

Rail operators respond to route closure

Rail freight operators in Europe have been closely coordinating their activities to minimise traffic disruption between central Europe and Italy in response to a one-month closure of a main rail route due to a rock fall.

Tops in transhipment

INTERMODAL Container terminal networks are expanding rapidly and utilising state-of-the-art technology to enhance efficiency

Both at ports and at inland rail, intermodal and road transloading points, terminal infrastructure is developing at a rapid pace.

Hupac terminal

A winter chill

MARKET Tank container operators with global reach are bracing for what may be a challenging year ahead, so the race is on to expand fleets and tap emerging markets for all they’re worth

Hoyer Tank Containers - Close up

Hupac volume up

Pan-European private intermodal rail operator Hupac saw a 6.6 per cent increase in its transport volume in 2011 compared to the previous year, according to the company’s latest business summary.

Added interest

ORGANISATION @tco’s first general meeting in Shanghai attracted a bigger crowd than expected, indicating a thirst for knowledge among Chinese and Asian tank container users

@TCO's Reg Lee presents a plaque to Kerry-ITS William Loh

New Hupac Sweden-Italy link

Switzerland-headquartered private intermodal rail operator Hupac has joined forces with rail operator Intercontainer Scandinavia to offer an intermodal network between Sweden and Italy.

Full of eastern promise

INTERMODAL Economic uncertainty abounds in all dangerous goods transport sectors, but road tanker operators in Europe may find opportunities to the east

Hoyer Road Tanker

Bertschi opens up rail link to China

Swiss logistics provider Bertschi announces that its first tank containers loaded with hazardous materials (Class 8) have arrived in Shanghai by rail from Antwerp.

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