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Transport and logistics news – 2 October 2026
2 Ottobre 2026 - TAP bids rise - Geodis strengthens French logistics - Flydubai launches cargo flights - Atlas robot improves manipulation
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Panama increases Neopanamax lock slots
2 Ottobre 2026 - The Panama Canal Authority has announced that from 15 October the number of bookable transits through the Neopanamax locks will increase from nine to ten, taking total daily slots to 33. The maximum draught has already been raised to 14.94 metres, although the water deficit in the basin persists.
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Turkish railways extend towards the Black Sea and Georgia
2 Ottobre 2026 - Investment in Turkey’s railways shows no sign of slowing. A 500 km line towards the Black Sea and Georgia is now ready to move forward, as part of a network increasingly connecting ports and international routes.
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Seven days of European checks on distracted driving
2 Ottobre 2026 - From 5 to 11 October 2026, European traffic police forces belonging to Roadpol will carry out the Focus on the Road operation against the use of mobile phones and electronic devices while driving. The checks will involve all drivers, including truck drivers, while inspections specifically targeting commercial transport will take place during the Truck & Bus week in November.
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Trump’s ultimatum to Europe over diesel supplies
2 Ottobre 2026 - The Trump administration wants the European Union to release emergency diesel stocks onto the market, threatening to ban US exports if it refuses. Reuters reports that Washington is demanding 120 million barrels over six months, while Brussels is discussing a French proposal for 50 million.
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SME hauliers and unions call for subcontracting rules
2 Ottobre 2026 - The European Transport Workers’ Federation ETF and the European association of small and medium-sized road haulage companies UETR are calling on the European Parliament for rules against opaque subcontracting chains, including joint liability and tighter controls. But the sector is divided.
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ITA Evo brings sensors to tipper truck safety
2 Ottobre 2026 - Binotto Group unveiled ITA Evo at IAA Transportation 2026, the latest development of its Intelligent Tipping Assistant for tipper vehicle safety. First previewed at the show two years ago, the system is now commercially available and already in use by some Italian fleets, with sensors integrated into the tipping cycle.
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Turin freight terminal Sito seeks private investor
2 Ottobre 2026 - A resolution announced by the Piedmont Region provides for a tender to find private investors to strengthen Turin’s Sito freight terminal. The investment is closely linked to the new railway alignment between Avigliana and Orbassano and represents the latest opportunity to relaunch the Turin logistics platform.
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Chery unveils Robox, an autonomous cabless van
2 Ottobre 2026 - At IAA Transportation 2026 in Hanover, Chery Commercial Vehicle unveiled Robox, a Level 4 autonomous logistics platform without a cab, equipped with lidar, radar and cameras and an electromechanical braking system with a claimed response time of under 100 milliseconds, designed for distribution, intralogistics and temperature-controlled transport.
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New electric truck charging on the Brenner route
2 Ottobre 2026 - OMV has commissioned the world’s first commercial installation of Siemens’ Sicharge Flex charging system in Kufstein, Austria: six DC charging points delivering up to 400 kW, two of them for heavy-duty vehicles. A second phase will add four MCS bays with charging power of up to 1,200 kW.
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Transport and logistics news – 1 October 2026
1 Ottobre 2026 - DFDS doubles Trieste-Damietta service - Agility tests autonomous trains - DP World bypasses Hormuz - Dachser acquires Drummond - LVO takes control of Seatram
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Asia-Europe container rates fall for twelfth week
1 Ottobre 2026 - Drewry’s World Container Index fell 1% to $4,434 per feu, dragged down by Asia-Europe routes, with Shanghai-Genoa down 3%. Golden Week, increased Suez transits and a slight rise in capacity are prompting Drewry to forecast further declines next week.
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Berlin seeks to block Cosco takeover of Konrad Zippel
1 Ottobre 2026 - According to an internal German Federal Government document, the relevant ministries are reportedly in favour of blocking Cosco’s acquisition of an 80% stake in freight forwarder Konrad Zippel. No formal decision has been published and the foreign investment screening procedure remains open.
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Container congestion risk between Asia and Europe in October 2026
1 Ottobre 2026 - On the Asia-North Europe route, container shipping capacity scheduled around Golden Week is 60% above pre-pandemic levels, but much of the increase stems from congestion caused by delayed vessels. Sea-Intelligence warns that late blank sailings and rolled cargo are likely in mid-October, while schedule reliability remains at very low levels.
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Rhine at record lows, trucks can run on Sundays
1 Ottobre 2026 - With the Rhine gauge at Kaub below zero and record lows in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate have extended the exemption from the Sunday and public holiday driving ban for heavy goods vehicles until 31 October 2026. In Düsseldorf, a Mosolf-chartered vessel carrying vehicles ran aground.
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Why Budapest is reassessing the terminal at the Port of Trieste
1 Ottobre 2026 - Hungary’s Ministry of Transport and Investment under the Magyar government is reviewing the financial, technical and market viability of the Adria Port terminal project at the Port of Trieste. Delays, losses at the project company, a largely redacted feasibility study and uncertainty over traffic forecasts are under scrutiny, while the quay funded by Italy is almost complete.
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Sequestrati in Sicilia due autocarri con targhe non proprie
La Sezione Polizia Stradale di Caltanissetta ha sequestrato due autocarri intestati a una ditta autotrasporto che erano privi di copertura assicurativa e con targhe riferite ad altri veicoli. Il secondo camion era stato inviato dall'impresa per trasbordare il carico del primo. Sanzioni per circa 8mila euro.
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Lufthansa Cargo estende la rete in Asia
Con l'orario invernale in vigore dal 25 ottobre 2026 Lufthansa Cargo opera 88 rotte con aerei cargo verso 40 destinazioni, aggiunge Singapore e ripristina Almaty. A Mumbai i voli tutto merci passano al nuovo aeroporto di Navi Mumbai, mentre crescono le frequenze verso Dallas, Houston e New York.
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Cassa integrazione in due cantieri del Terzo Valico
Seli Overseas, società del gruppo Webuild, ha comunicato tredici settimane di cassa integrazione ordinaria per circa 300 dipendenti dei cantieri di Radimero e Val Lemme. I sindacati la collegano a un presunto contenzioso economico tra Cociv e Rfi, mentre Webuild sollecita al Governo pagamenti su diciotto commesse ferroviarie.
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Pessina confermato presidente di Federagenti
L'Assemblea di Federagenti ha rinnovato all'unanimità la presidenza di Paolo Pessina, alla guida della federazione degli agenti marittimi dall'ottobre 2024. Ha indicato come fronti aperti le crisi geopolitiche che pesano sui porti e la riforma portuale.
