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How Spain is protecting road haulage from high diesel prices
3 Aprile 2026 - Madrid makes price revision clauses mandatory and automatic, links them to pre-tax fuel prices, raises diesel’s weight in the cost formula from 30% to 40%, and introduces invoice transparency requirements. The measures form part of a €5 billion package designed to respond to the energy crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.
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China launches industrial production of humanoid robots
3 Aprile 2026 - An automated line to produce humanoid robots with a nominal capacity of 10,000 units per year was launched on 29 March 2026 in Foshan. The project involves Dongfang Precision and Leju Robotics, although there is limited independent information on costs, actual volumes and efficiency.
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Bad weather splits Italy along the Adriatic corridor
3 Aprile 2026 - Severe weather affecting central and southern Italy at the start of April 2026 has effectively split the country’s transport axis along the Adriatic corridor, with disruptions caused by damage to State Road 16, including the collapse of the bridge over the Trigno river, and to the railway between Fossacesia and Vasto. The impact on road haulage and goods distribution has been significant.
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Rhein railway upgrade moves forward, but Bavaria faces disruption
3 Aprile 2026 - The upgrade of Germany’s Rhine railway has taken a step forward after six years of work, but infrastructure issues persist, with five months of disruption in Bavaria raising concerns among freight operators.
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Freight rates stable but fuel cost pressures point to increases ahead
2 Aprile 2026 - Drewry’s World Container Index stood at $2,287 per 40ft container on 2 April 2026, with limited weekly changes across the main routes. However, rising fuel costs, driven by tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and major Asian hubs, are pushing carriers to introduce emergency surcharges and signalling further rate increases.
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BCube strengthens air cargo handling with Alha
2 Aprile 2026 - The BCube Group has signed an agreement to acquire Alha Group, aiming to strengthen its presence in airport cargo handling and create an integrated operator across the logistics chain, with investments in hubs, infrastructure and high value-added services.
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How Amazon’s ultrafast delivery works
2 Aprile 2026 - Amazon has launched an ultrafast delivery service in Lombardy, built around a flow that starts at its distribution platform in Peschiera Borromeo, on the outskirts of Milan, passes through a micromobility hub and reaches customers’ homes using cargo bikes and electric scooters. We visited the facility to see how it works.
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New truck bans on Austria’s Brenner corridor
2 Aprile 2026 - Austria has updated and expanded its restrictions package for heavy goods vehicles on the A13 Brenner motorway. From 2 April to 2 October 2026, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes heading towards the state border will face bans on twelve days until 22:00 and on more than twenty Saturdays with morning restrictions, due to structural works on the Lueg bridge.
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News from transport and logistics – 1 April 2026
1 Aprile 2026 - Dfds boosts Baltic capacity – Rail alliance in Rotterdam – Digital evolution of FS Logistix – Concern over Tarvisio closure
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Lufthansa Cargo strengthens network for summer 2026
1 Aprile 2026 - With the start of the summer 2026 schedule, Lufthansa Cargo is expanding connections to Asia, the Americas and Africa, strengthening its freighter fleet and integrating Lufthansa Group belly capacity to offer more flexible and comprehensive transport solutions. European hubs rise to six.
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Toyota to join hydrogen truck alliance
1 Aprile 2026 - Toyota is set to take an equal stake in the Cellcentric joint venture between Volvo Group and Daimler Truck to develop fuel cell systems for heavy transport, aiming to accelerate the industrialisation and uptake of hydrogen in logistics and commercial vehicles.
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French road haulage sector protests over diesel price surge
1 Aprile 2026 - With diesel prices nearing €2.50 per litre, French hauliers have taken to the streets in protest. Slow-moving truck convoys have disrupted traffic on Paris’s Périphérique, filtered blockades have been reported on the A7, and demonstrations have slowed traffic in Lyon, Nantes and Clermont-Ferrand. Industry bodies Otre and Fntr are calling for structural support measures, warning that the €50 million aid package announced by the Government is insufficient.
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Air cargo rates surge in March 2026
1 Aprile 2026 - A reduction in capacity and rising fuel costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East are driving air freight rates up by as much as 95% month on month, approaching the peaks recorded during the 2020 pandemic.
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Discovered 400 kg of cocaine in three operations at Gioia Tauro
1 Aprile 2026 - In three separate operations carried out in March 2026, the Guardia di Finanza and Customs officers uncovered three shipments of cocaine in container vessels arriving at the port of Gioia Tauro, for a total of 400 kilograms.
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Two ships hit in the Persian Gulf as Hormuz closes
1 Aprile 2026 - Between 30 and 31 March 2026, Iranian attacks targeted tankers and container ships in the Persian Gulf, leaving more than 130 vessels stranded. Operational risks, insurance costs and impacts on global supply chains are rising, while military developments remain uncertain.
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Drone attack also shuts down the port of Salalah
1 Aprile 2026 - A drone attack on 28 March 2026 damaged the container terminal at the port of Salalah, operated by APM Terminals, and injured one worker. Operations were suspended for at least 48 hours at a key hub for traffic between Asia, the Gulf and East Africa.
Brevi dal mondo
Dfds potenzia nel Baltico - Alleanza ferroviaria a Rotterdam - Evoluzione digitale di FS Logistix - Preoccupazione per la chiusura di Tarvisio
Podcast K44
Cronaca
17 camionisti arrestati a Savona per furto di gasolio
Un’indagine della Guardia di Finanza nel deposito fiscale carburanti di Vado Ligure ha coinvolto diciassette autotrasportatori, col sequestro di oltre 3.700 litri di gasolio. Il prodotto veniva sottratto durante il carico e rivenduto fuori circuito a prezzi inferiori.
Normativa
Videocast K44
Aereo
Il cargo aereo scommette sulla tregua del Golfo
La tregua tra Stati Uniti e Iran può ridurre la pressione sui noli del trasporto aereo delle merci, ma il ritorno alla normalità richiederà fino a due mesi. Intanto le rilevazioni di Xeneta mostrano aumenti fino al 105% sulle principali rotte tra Asia, Medio Oriente ed Europa.
Ferrovia
Le ferrovie saudite alternative al passaggio attraverso Hormuz
L'Arabia Saudita con tempismo ha messo in piedi un servizio ferroviario alternativo al tuttostrada per la Giordania, riducendo i tempi di viaggio per evitare lo Stretto di Hormuz.
Persone
Di Leverano segretario generale dell’Asp Adriatico Meridionale
Il Comitato di gestione dell’Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale ha approvato all’unanimità la proposta del presidente Francesco Mastro di nominare segretario generale Francesco Di Leverano, che entrerà in carica l’11 maggio con un mandato quadriennale.
