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01.11.2021

Road funding flows into waterways

The German federal ministry of transport and infrastructure (BMVI) is making additional funds available this year for replacement, repair and expansion projects on federal waterways, using capital that was left over from road...

01.11.2021

Bayern-Shuttle wins German logistics prize 2021

DB Cargo is the first railway company ever to win the highest industry award with its "Bayern-Shuttle" transport solution for the steel industry. In a completely new freight cycle, steel is delivered by rail from...

01.11.2021

Giant wind blades on the road

Heavylift and project cargo haulier Laso Transportes, headquartered in Milharado, Portugal, is working on another major national as well as international project on the Iberian peninsula. For the wind farm P.E. Gardunha,...

01.11.2021

AA’s extensive transatlantic network this winter

American Airlines Cargo is further enhancing its transatlantic services for cargo customers this winter with direct service from London Heathrow (LHR) to nine key US cities as from November this year to meet a strongly growing...

01.11.2021

Upgrade to improve cargo handling

Sustainable Terminal Services (STS) is introducing the next generation of its Port Truck Pass system in the Port of New York and New Jersey in Q2 or Q3/2022. The upgrade will significantly enhance Port Truck Pass. It includes...

01.11.2021

Gebrüder Weiss takes over 3S in Istanbul

International transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss is taking over Istanbul-based 3S Transport & Logistik, effective 1 January 2022. The Turkish freight forwarder specialises in partial load transports between...

01.11.2021

Landing and departing on graves

A story written for All Saints' Day: Savannah/Hilton Head airport (SAV) is the only airport in the world with graves embedded in an active 2,850 m runway serving thousands of general and commercial operations annually. In...

01.11.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

About 93% of all people who were ever born are now dead.

01.11.2021

New wagons lead to new transport contract

Green Cargo has secured a new order. The Swedish carrier’s investment in an efficient timber wagon has paid off in a new agreement with Holmen Skog. The wagon, “Golden Bullet 2.0” has a load area of 10.82 sqm and is the result of...

01.11.2021

50 candles for Trans-o-Flex

Express services provider Trans-o-Flex, a specialist for medical health products and other sensitive goods, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with all its employees at all its locations in Germany: On 2 November the company...

01.11.2021

JV founded in Shanghai

The classification corporation DNV and the shipping branch of the Atlas Corp, the containership owner and operator Seaspan, have set up a joint collaboration space (JCS) in Shanghai. Atlas president and CEO Bing Chen explained...

01.11.2021

Jörg Burzer from Mercedes-Benz to Daimler

Daimler has appointed Jörg Burzer, currently member of the board of management responsible for production and supply chain management at Mercedes-Benz, to its management board, effective 1 December 2021. “In addition to...

29.10.2021

Basel-Westport shuttle now five times a week

Contargo is expanding its hinterland rail services between the seaport of Rotterdam and the border triangle of Germany/France/Switzerland: from November 15, the company is adding two roundtrips to its BWS Basel-Westport shuttle,...

29.10.2021

Hermes gives wings to importers

Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has re-engineered the user interface for its import flight planner, providing customers with a streamlined view of more operational data in fewer steps. The new "import flight handling...

29.10.2021

A global halt to further delays in shipping

Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence has reported on global liner reliability, covering more than 60 carriers on 34 different trade lanes. According to the analysis, schedule reliability moved...

29.10.2021

Fishing industry to receive better rail service

Onrail is modernising its fleet by adding two new and powerful hybrid locomotives from the end of 2022: the Norwegian private railfreight operator has signed a long-term full-service lease agreement for two innovative Euro Dual...

29.10.2021

Pharma.Aero forms advisory board

Pharma.Aero has established an advisory board consisting of four full members, each representing a segment of the air cargo supply chain: airlines, airports, freight forwarders and ground handlers: 1. Air Bridge Cargo Airlines...

29.10.2021

Crossbay: from Poland to Paris

Following the acquisition of two sites in Łódź and Warsaw, Poland, the European urban logistics platform Crossbay, which was launched in 2020, has acquired a 7,500 sqm multi-storey urban logistics asset in Saint Denis, a few...

29.10.2021

Eurogate Poland hires Rafał Budnicki

Rafał Budnicki has joined the Eurogate Logistics team as sea and rail department manager. He has great expertise in this field, having worked for almost ten years in the industry, supervising and supporting the efficient...

29.10.2021

Deutsche Aircraft plans FAL for D328eco

Deutsche Aircraft and Leipzig/Halle Airport have taken a new step towards signing a project agreement for the establishment of a new FAL for the D328eco located on the premises of the airport. The construction application for...