From cartons to multiuse packaging 
Smart Container Loop is planning five more years of collaboration with the German electronics retailer. The companies have been working together on sustainable distribution since 2019. Expert SE, a retail group for consumer electronics and IT, has switched to a reusable... mehr
UK ready for ETCS trials
The DB Cargo locomotive 66039 is the ‘first in class’ (FIC) engine in the UK to be retrofitted with European Train Control System (ETCS) equipment. The loco will now undergo dynamic testing at RIDC and after that accumulate more than 8,000 km of fault-free running before going... mehr
MPC Capital reshuffles top management
The supervisory board of the Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital has promoted Constantin Baack (middle) to CEO with effect from the end of the annual general meeting on 13 June 2024. Ulf Holländer will step down from the management board after 24 years, of... mehr
Heading back home?
The lions Vasylyna and Nikola embarked on a significant journey on 25 April as they boarded a Martinair Cargo 747 freighter aircraft headed for South Africa. This remarkable flight marks a new chapter in the lives of these majestic creatures that travelled from Felida, the... mehr
Mehr Zählbares aus Berlin? 
Strategie für sämtliche deutsche Häfen als Etappen-Geburt. Die deutsche Hafenwirtschaft will mehr Hilfe vom Bund. Bislang standen die Seehäfen und die fünf Bundesländer, in denen sie liegen, mit der Finanzierung faktische alleine da. Ende März hat die Bundesregierung nun endlich... mehr
200 wagons to join Lithuanian rail fleet
The new acquisition will strengthen the transport capacities of LTG Cargo. According to its published international public tender, the Lithuanian carrier will use the new 200 open-top wagons to ship bulk and other weather-resistant cargo, with most of them carrying dolomite and... mehr
Riyadh Dry Port welcomes first Jubail train
The maiden train carried its load of 78 teu to Riyadh Dry Port along the Saudi Arabia railway line that connects Jubail Commercial Port with the East Train Network. The maximum capacity for a single trip on the railway is 140 teu. This alternative enhances the connection... mehr
Another month of double-digit growth
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered a year-on-year increase in its monthly cargo throughput for the third month in a row, with a 15.1% rise to 428,000 t in March. This uptick comes on the back of another successful year in 2023, with the airport once again... mehr
LX Pantos opens rail terminal in Hungary
The Austrian Rail Cargo Group has leased a rail terminal in Tata (Hungary) to LX Pantos, a logistics services operator from South Korea. The partners plan to jointly develop business opportunities in the automotive and battery transport market in Eastern Europe and build up a... mehr