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24.01.2019

Container train covers 10,294 km in 18 days

The Russian company Fesco and China-based Zhengzhou International Hub (ZIH) are launching a regular container train from Hamburg (Germany) to Zhengzhou (China) via the Sino-Russian border crossing Grodekovo/Suifenhe. The...

24.01.2019

Central Asia after Central America

Qatar Airways Cargo has commenced freighter operations to Almaty, its second new destination in 2019. The carrier now offers more than 200 t of capacity each week to the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan. Arriving directly from...

10.01.2019

Schneller auf Schienen

Bis 2035 investiert die Schweiz 11,9 Mrd. CHF in die Schieneninfrastruktur. 205 Mio. CHF kommen direkt dem Güterverkehr zugute. Dieser soll schneller werden und auf der Nord–Süd-Achse mehr Kapazität erhalten.

23.01.2019

New Effi Shunter 600 for Čepro

Czechia-based Cepro has upgraded its extensive rolling stock fleet with the addition a new Effi Shunter 600 locomotive made by CZ Loko. The unit is fitted with a more powerful 709 kW Caterpillar C27 diesel engine, and its main...

23.01.2019

Subic Port sets milestone in 2018

SBITC, operator of the new container terminals 1 and 2 at Subic Bay Freeport (Philippines), reached a milestone at the end of 2018 when the 200,000th teu was lifted. The ICTSI subsidiary has a capacity of 600,000 teu per annum....

23.01.2019

Aercaribe revives Ecuadorian airport

Hard times came to an end for Latacunga Airport (LTX) when a first charter flight, operated by the Colombian airline Aercaribe Cargo, landed there last week. The facility, which has the second longest runway in Ecuador, had had...

23.01.2019

Promotion on two fronts at Kukla

Robert Kukla, a Munich-based forwarding company, has granted Axel Bohnensteffen and Daniel Comi full power of attorney. The trained forwarder merchant and business economist Bohnensteffen, who has been with Kukla since summer...

23.01.2019

New package delivery facility in Houston

The new UPS Willowbrook package delivery facility in northwest Houston has created 575 new full and part-time jobs. Now operating at full capacity, the platform significantly increases UPS’s delivery fleet serving Houston TX, the...

23.01.2019

Railrunner Europe slides into the doldrums

Railrunner Europe, a subsidiary of the US-based company Railrunner, is in financial difficulties. The bankruptcy court of Hamburg has already appointed a preliminary insolvency administrator. The intermodal operator said...

23.01.2019

2018 good for port of Lubeck

Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), operator of the port of Lubeck (Germany), was able to boost its 2018 throughput by 1.2% to around 22.1 million t. The container handling sector noted an almost 4% increase. Ro-ro traffic...

23.01.2019

Transatlantic partners moving to new LHR premises

Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are to move into the new purpose-built Dnata City East at London Heathrow airport. Scheduled for H2/2019, the move supports the airlines’ growing cargo businesses, enhances their...

23.01.2019

Panalpina strengthens marketing and sales in Europe

Christian Stingl has joined Panalpina as regional head of marketing and sales for Europe. Stingl will be based in Frankfurt and report directly to the regional CEO Europe with a dotted line to the chief commercial officer....

23.01.2019

Fewer missing links in supply chain

Cargo-partner now offers its own purchase order management service. The Austrian logistics company says it will use it to ensure that customers’ deliveries arrive on time and complete - regardless of whatever transport service...

23.01.2019

Eddie Stobart to extend UK rail offering

Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) intends to launch a new rail service from the port of Tilbury to Daventry (both UK). The new offer will be the only rail operation from the port for inbound traffic – with a forecast capacity of 200...

23.01.2019

Belfast Container Terminal orders new RGTs

The Belfast Container Terminal (BCT) in Northern Ireland has ordered eight automated rubber-tyred gantry cranes (AutoRTGs) from Kalmar. Delivery is scheduled to commence at the end of 2019. BCT is owned by and located in...

23.01.2019

Stability in western Med

Marseille Airport handled 56700 t of freight in 2018, 1% more than in 2017. The increase demonstrated Marseille’s position as the leading regional airport for express freight at home in France and in the Western Mediterranean....

23.01.2019

Greencarrier sets up shop in Tianjin

Greencarrier Freight Services has strengthened its position in mainland China by opening up a new office in Tianjin. The new office, the seventh in the country, will be led by Helena Wang, who currently works as operations...

23.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

Lobsters used to be regarded as "cockroaches of the seas". They were served to prison inmates.

23.01.2019

Panhard erects new logistics centre in Le Havre port

Logistics provider Panhard and Haropa, operator of the port of Le Havre (France), have signed a contract covering the construction of a new logistics centre in the port’s grounds. Building work on the 49,000 sqm platform will...

23.01.2019

New train between Zeebrugge and northern France

As from 12 February 2019, the Belgium port of Zeebrugge will have a rail connection to the Delta 3 multimodal platform in Dourges, in northern France. From Dourges there are rail connections to destinations in southern...