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04.06.2024

Breezing through a wind farm expansion

Laso has successfully completed the transport of equipment for the expansion of a wind farm. A new tower can now be added to the wind farm in Serra do Sicó, Portugal. The operation comprised the shipment of four tubes, three...

04.06.2024

Sentenced to four years

Damian Williams, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, announced that Lars Winkelbauer, former COO of Polar, has been sentenced to four years in prison by US district judge Jesse M. Furman in connection with a...

04.06.2024

Two-thirds of e-fuel projects at risk

The National Association for Conservation and Biodiversity (Nabu), Germany's oldest and largest environmental association, has highlighted the critical need for a security of investment for manufacturers of e-fuels, warning that...

04.06.2024

Maximising pallet space

Toyota Material Handling has overseen the redesigning and building of racking and storage systems at a warehouse belonging to Hemisphere Freight Services near Ipswich, UK. To maximise storage space, Toyota’s turnkey solution...

04.06.2024

Infrabel finds lessor

In Belgium, the railfreight operator Lineas has secured a EUR 42 million contract to lease 20 locomotives to the infrastructure manager Infrabel. Lineas transports goods throughout Europe with a fleet of almost 250 locomotives....

04.06.2024

LTG picks Ukrainian loco safety systems

The Lithuanian rail company has chosen SRPA Impulse to replace the Russian Klub-U locomotive safety system in self-propelled rolling stock for EUR 10.1 million. The Ukrainian technology specialist is already designing the new...

04.06.2024

Two ATR 72 LCD for Aerlink

Acia Aero Leasing (“Acia”), a provider of regional aircraft leasing and lease management services and solutions, announced the delivery of two ATR 72-212 large cargo door (“ATR 72 LCD”) freighters to the Australian Fifo and cargo...

04.06.2024

Nigerian port welcomes largest boxship

The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT), run by International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) in Nigeria, has handled its largest container vessel to date, the 300 m, 6,660-teu capacity “Kota Cempaka” operated by Pacific...

04.06.2024

GW's Georgian gateway

Gebrüder Weiss (GW)’s hub in Tblisi, Georgia, recently welcomed a delegation from the German committee on Eastern European economic relations. The newly expanded and strategically located hub has its own rail connection and is...

04.06.2024

Shuttle supports Swedish forest industry

TFK Logistics is establishing a rail service from the terminal in Bastuträsk in northern Sweden to the APM Terminals in Gothenburg. The new shuttle is a long-awaited addition to Rail Port – the network that...

04.06.2024

81 trips to the moon and back in one decade

Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating a decade of dual airport operations. Since May 2014, the airline’s fleet of over 60 trucks has transferred 2.16 million t of cargo between Dubai World Central (DWC) and Dubai International Airport...

04.06.2024

Groke pro system debuts in Europe

Groke Technologies, based in Finland, has secured its first European contract to supply and install its Groke pro situational awareness system on two bulk carriers operated by an undisclosed Greek shipowner. Following...

04.06.2024

A promotion for Noel Kong

Mainfreight, a global logistics provider that offers managed warehousing, domestic and cross-border transport and international freight forwarding services, has appointed Noel Kong as its airfreight branch manager of Hong...

04.06.2024

Two 44 t trucks for waste transports

The UK-based waste haulier Fred Sherwood Transport has taken delivery of two 44-t Volvo FH Electric 6x2 tractor units. Joining a fleet of roughly 350 CV, the vehicles will make the company’s operations more sustainable and thus...

04.06.2024

A first step into Singapore

Geodis and L-Acoustics are joining forces to open a new distribution hub in Singapore. The new project builds on the companies’ previous partnership when Geodis took over the distribution of the manufacturer’s products in Europe...

04.06.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Migratory birds fly faster from south to north than the other way round.

04.06.2024

Emergency houses for Brazil

As part of its "solidarity plane" programme, Latam has transported the first shipment of 100 out of 200 modular houses donated by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to support the emergency caused by the floods...

Logistik für die Energiewende

Erfahrener Schwergutspezialist ist bereit für Projekte der Zukunft. Die Gründung einer dänischen Landesgesellschaft vor 20 Jahren war ein wichtiger Schritt für deugro, einer der führenden Projektträger für Wind- und erneuerbare...

Arbeiten haben begonnen

Montesyndial-Areal im südlichen Teil von Porto Marghera. Wo zuvor industrielle Anlagen die Lagune verschmutzten, sollen bald bis zu 1 Mio. TEU pro Jahr über die Kaimauern gehen. Jetzt hat das 428 Mio. EUR schwere Projekt den...

03.06.2024

A new partner in Nuremberg

Transnatur Group kicked off its collaboration with the Nuremberg (Germany)-based AMM Spedition on 1 June 2024. The aim of the partnership is to expand Transnatur’s import and export operations from its native Spain. Working...