10.10.2023

Almost like an aeroplane

Converted express trains shuttle between England and Scotland. Two British companies, the time-critical freight forwarder Carousel Logistics and Varamis Rail, a company that says it is the “first British provider of all-electric...
10.10.2023

‘Greener’ deliveries by Ikea

Ever more of the Swedish retailer’s furniture is set to be delivered to customers in Hungary by electric vehicles, and in Austria by hydrogen-powered vehicles. Ten e-transporters will be in action in Budapest, where Gebrüder...
10.10.2023

CMA CGM Air Cargo to Cairo every Tuesday

CMA CGM Air Cargo opened a scheduled route between Paris (CDG) and Cairo (CAI) recently. The company has served CAI with a weekly flight since 3 October, deploying an A330F aircraft. Cairo airport is a major airfreight and...
10.10.2023

Changes at the helm for Menzies

Menzies Aviation, a leading service partner for airports and airlines, has announced three new senior appointments to drive forward its air cargo business, including a new global head of cargo. Beau Paine has been appointed as to...
10.10.2023

UP creating intermodal capacities

The US class I railway Union Pacific (UP) has introduced an intermodal service connecting the southeastern USA and Mexico. The link offers transport capabilities originating in the network of GMXT (formerly Ferromex), the...
10.10.2023

100 years of Zürcher Freilager

5 October saw an event celebrating 100 years of the company Zürcher Freilager and the 50th anniversary of the Embraport logistics hub take place in Embrach. The guests of honour included the president of the board and CEO of...
10.10.2023

Greek port expansion plans

The Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) was appointed as the preferred investor by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) on 28 September, to acquire a 67% stake in the Volos Port Authority for EUR 51 million. The...
10.10.2023

Credible reporting of emission reductions

Neste, a major producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); ISCC, an independent, multi-stakeholder-driven non-profit organisation with a long history in supply chain certification; and the DHL Group are joining forces to pioneer...
10.10.2023

Kerry expands UK project team

The Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has appointed industry veteran Keith Sinclair as its UK industrial projects director, to increase its share in the growing UK energy project market. The new role, based in Aberdeen (Scotland),...
10.10.2023

Autonomous truck runs 24 hours per day

A commercial trucking lane in which autonomous vehicles are deployed has been launched in the USA. It is the first of its kind to run between Houston and Oklahoma City, and the project is being carried out by Maersk and Kodiak....
10.10.2023

Post-pandemic postal power-up

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) has published its first ‘State of the Postal Sector’ report, which identifies a link between countries’ postal development and national economic growth. The report finds a correlation between...
10.10.2023

Sal’s future-ready deck carriers

Sal Heavy Lift is expanding its fleet with two cutting-edge semi-submersible deck carriers, the ‘Zhong Ren 121’ and the ‘Zhong Ren 122,’ in partnership with Shanghai Salvage (China). These vessels, scheduled for delivery...
10.10.2023

Aurrigo and UPS team up to develop ‘Auto-Cargo’

UPS and Aurrigo have announced a collaborative project to deploy ‘Auto-Cargo’, an autonomous electric vehicle designed to move heavy cargo loads to and from aircraft at the UPS hub at East Midlands airport, the UK’s...
10.10.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

Dragonflies can reach speeds of up to 42 km/h in straight flight.
10.10.2023

SC Ports CEO is ‘2023 Leading Woman’

South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin has been named ‘2023 Leading Woman’ by SC Women in Leadership. SCWL celebrates South Carolina women who have blazed trails in civic leadership. Melvin received the ‘Leading...
10.10.2023

Further China–Laos rail service inaugurated

A freight train loaded with fruit and rubber from Southeast Asia was ceremonially dispatched from Kunming (Yunnan province, China) on Sunday, 8 October. It will arrive in Shanghai after a journey of around 82 hours. It links the...
10.10.2023

Irish provider acquired by its board

On 25 September, the board of Toga Freight Services completed a management buyout (MBO) and acquired the full shareholding of the company. Toga Freight Services was founded in 1978 by Peter Toner and Martin Gately. It will...
10.10.2023

German maritime innovation grants

The German ministry for digital matters and transport is providing substantial funding to support sustainable and technologically open modernisation efforts in coastal shipping. Minister Volker Wissing handed out funding...
09.10.2023

Freight remains a friend

Air Belgium terminates passenger operations – not for the first time. Air Belgium is currently facing a high legal hurdle. It’s still searching for a permanent business focus, and sees its salvation in airfreight. It would appear...
09.10.2023

Up to twelve days faster Spain–France rail link

Maersk is launching a rail service from the Spanish port of Barcelona to the South of France. Starting in early November there will be three weekly direct blocktrains connecting Barcelona with either Toulouse or Lyon. Via...
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