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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.
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US shutdown puts air cargo under pressure
1 Aprile 2026 - The political deadlock over the US Department of Homeland Security budget is blocking funding for TSA and CBP, reducing staffing and operational capacity at American airports. Freight forwarders and carriers face mounting delays, rising costs and growing uncertainty over the resilience of transatlantic supply chains.
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Red Sea closure risk returns as tensions rise in Hormuz
30 Marzo 2026 - A month after the attacks on Iran, around 130 container ships remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, equal to 1.5% of global capacity. In the Red Sea, Houthi threats are resurfacing. Freight rates are fluctuating in a structurally overcapacity market.
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Belarus–Lithuania crisis: seized trucks released
30 Marzo 2026 - After more than five months of stalemate, Belarus authorised in March 2026 the return of hundreds of Lithuanian and Polish trucks stranded since the end of October last year.
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
Ritardi e fondi insufficienti frenano le ferrovie a nord-ovest
L'osservatorio Oti Piemonte ha presentato l'annuale rapporto sull'avanzamento delle opere infrastrutturali, che comprende buona parte del nord-ovest. Ci sono ritardi nella partenza delle opere ma anche fondi insufficienti, alcuni clamorosi.
Persone
La proprietà di Msc passa da Gianluigi Aponte ai figli Alexa e Diego
Il 13 aprile 2026 Mediterranean Shipping Company ha annunciato uno storico passaggio di generazione: la proprietà passa dal fondatore Gainluigi Aponte, che resta presidente esecutivo ai figli Alexa e Diego, che sono rispettivamente presidente e Cfo del Gruppo.
