12,000 truckloads shifted to rail every year 
On 4 November this year, the Swedish carrier Green Cargo will have transported goods for the energy company St1 for 25 years. Now, Green Cargo and St1 have signed an agreement to continue collaboration for two more years. The long-lasting collaboration is a major win for the... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In Hong-Kong, some high-rise buildings on the seafront have holes in their façade. The holes enable the dragons from the mountains to fly to the sea without hindrance, which is thought to produce a positive energy flow. mehr
Spanning the Pacific Ocean
Aerolíneas Argentinas arranged its first two return flights to China last week. The flights took approximately 55 hours with 6 hours of estimated loading work, using an A330–200 specially prepared with nets to enlarge cargo capacity by up to an additional 84% (13 t). Taking... mehr
New building for Amazon
Online retailer Amazon has awarded a contract to Bremer AG and Garbe Industrial Real Estate to begin construction of a new distribution centre in Emden, Lower Saxony/Germany. The logistics property is being built on a 30,500 sqm site on the Frisia Industrial and Commercial... mehr
Launch of "Stella Maris Centenary Rose"
Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers (CSSS), an international non-profit industry volunteer group formed in 2017 by senior industry professionals of the container and maritime sectors, has launched the "Stella Maris Centenary Rose" to help raise funds for a maritime... mehr
MOL SOV for service in Taiwan
On 1 April, MOL and Ta Tong Marine (TTM) signed a charter contract for the SOV with Ørsted Taiwan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ørsted in Denmark, through Ta San Shang Marine, a joint company of MOL and TTM. At the same time, Ta San Shang Marine signed a contract... mehr
First timber train leaves Archangel for China
The first container train to China recently departed from Arkhangelsk Station in Russia with Northern Railways carrying sawn timber in 62 large-capacity containers. After a journey of ten days, the train arrived at the Russian Zabaikalsk border station at the Chinese... mehr
50 frachterliche Jahre
Die Geschichte von Cargolux, die vor genau einem halben Jahrhundert gegründet wurde (4. März 1970) und zum ersten Mal abhob (11. Mai 1970), ist eine Konzentration der Entwicklung, die das Luftfahrtwesen und die Luftfrachtbranche in dieser Zeitspanne durchschritten haben. Dieses... mehr
Indian carrier spices up cargo services
Spicejet operated its first B737 freighter service to Singapore last week, carrying critical medical equipment and Covid-19 related medical supplies. Until then, the Indian airline had transported over 1,500 t of cargo carrying essential supplies since the nation-wide... mehr
Norvik Port now connected to Swedish railway
Over the Easter weekend the EUR 73 million industrial branch line that Ports of Stockholm has built to Stockholm Norvik Port was connected to the railway network and electrified. This creates a direct railway link to and from the port on the green cargo intermodal network for... mehr