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04.05.2022

Newbuild's first call in Rostock

The new ro-pax ferry "Nils Holgerson" has called at the overseas port of Rostock for the first time. The newbuild from China will be used by the ferry company TT Line in triangular traffic between the German ports of...

04.05.2022

"Curiosity of the Day"

There are eight different ways to clap your hands. Each one produces a different sound.

04.05.2022

Ethiopian Airlines MRO begins first P2F in Africa

Ethiopian Airlines MRO recently celebrated a milestone on B767 passenger to cargo conversion as the first conversion site in Africa, in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was opened in the presence of His...

04.05.2022

GLP building Rome in a day

GLP, a developer of logistics warehouses and distribution parks, recently acquired a site in the municipality of Colleferro, belonging to the metropolitan city of Rome. GLP plans to develop a warehouse facility with a total...

04.05.2022

Port internship and new umbrella brand for BÖB

Die Binnenhäfen, Germany’s federal association of public inland ports, has created an internship to show political decision-makers the diverse functions of an inland port. The official kick-off took place on Logistics Day:...

04.05.2022

50% of the trucks sold by 2030 to be electric

Sales launch for the first heavy-duty e-trucks up to 44 t: Volvo Trucks has opened its order system for its heavy electric trucks and plans to start series production this autumn. The electric trucks will initially be produced at...

03.05.2022

Big car manufacturers win this round

A number of medium-sized and smaller hauliers have lost out to well-known car manufacturers in a lawsuit before a court in Stuttgart. Following the European Commission's ruling of 19 July 2016 (AT.39824 - Trucks) against various...

03.05.2022

UK to receive first co-co locomotives

Stadler is introducing the Class 99 bi-mode co-co locomotive in UK: the Swiss rail car manufacturer has signed an agreement with leasing company Beacon Rail for the provision of 30 bi-mode locomotives to be operated by GB...

03.05.2022

Fifth A330 for AELF Flightservice

AELF Flightservice’s fifth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-CFS) is officially on certificate, flying in passenger-to-freighter (PTF) configuration. The aircraft started its first commercial flight in PTF configuration on 23...

03.05.2022

Wilhelmshaven: discretion is obligatory

It is an important commitment. The carrier Hapag-LLoyd is investing in Northern Germany and recently took ownership of a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and a 50% stake in Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven (RTW)....

03.05.2022

LTG to test alternative route to Ukraine

The Lithuanian railfreight company LTG Cargo has launched a test run from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuania to Ukraine via Poland. This is the first time in LTG’s history that freight from Ukraine is to be transported...

03.05.2022

Making dangerous goods transport safer

The international freight transport insurer TT Club is calling for more security and safety in lithium battery supply chains. This statement follows a number of recent fire incidents affecting container transport, ro-ro ships and...

03.05.2022

Gruber picks Felix Kunath

Gruber Logistics recently appointed Felix Kunath from Berlin as its new director for the Full Truck Loaded (FTL) business unit, the provider’s most important segment in terms of turnover. The South Tyrolean company recorded a...

03.05.2022

No Russian impact on Port of Gothenburg

In Q1/2022, the Swedish port of Gothenburg handled with 212,000 teu, 4% more containers than in the same period in 2021 (204,000 teu). While the total number of ro-ro units amounted to 147,000, a 5%-rise compared to Q1/2021,...

03.05.2022

ATSG chooses Safran’s brakes

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft and provider of air cargo transportation services based in Wilmington, Ohio (USA), has selected Safran Landing Systems for the retrofit of more...

03.05.2022

Davies Turner names new senior management

UK-based independent freight forwarding group Davies Turner has made several important additions to the board of directors at its surface freight and logistics subsidiary Davies Turner & Co. Head of ocean Tony Cole...

03.05.2022

Newly-founded OSL enters agreement

Industry veterans Peter Brun, Lars Kjærulf-Møller, Emil Hersbøll and Svend Heisselberg have founded Ocean Shipping & Logistics (OSL), which is to operate from its hub in Aarhus, Denmark. The new company decided to...

03.05.2022

Shifting car transports to the railways

In partnership with Fret SNCF/Rail Logistics Europe, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) despatched a test train for the first eco-friendly rail transport of new vehicles for Hödlmayr from Barcelona (Spain) to St. Valentin/Schwertberg in...

03.05.2022

"Evaporated" cognac, rerouted honeybees

In the US District Court in Pasadena, American Airlines is being sued by Bacardi USA over the mysterious disappearance of six of 24 pallets containing 1,680 cases of cognac flown on 20 September 2021 from Paris to Los Angeles....

03.05.2022

Christian Biesecke joins Vacad board

Christian Biesecke has been elected as treasurer and new member of the board of Vacad, the German association of air cargo handlers. The division manager for cargo and logistics at Port Ground replaces Stefanie Jelinek....