Completing a Chicago cargo campus 
At Chicago O’Hare, Realterm has completed its Northeast Cargo Campus. On an area of almost 84,000 sqm, the hub offers the annual capacity for over 100,000 t of cargo. By finishing up Phase III of the campus, the developer has boosted O’Hare International Airport with 12,000... mehr
Circus on rail
The German Circus Roncalli is returning to Vienna by rail for its first performance in the Austrian capitol on 11. September 2024. ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is currently moving the 2.060 t of circus equipment and the blue-and-white striped Grand Chapiteau from Cologne (Germany)... mehr
Stopping illegal exports of Apple devices
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over USD 100,000 worth of unmanifested Apple products at New Castle, Delaware, on 26 August 2024. The shipment, destined for China, included 469 new Apple items such as iPads, Watches, and AirPods, misdeclared with a... mehr
Regionales Know-how 
Partner für die Unterstützung bei Krisen in West- und Zentralafrika. Royal Air Maroc und die auf Luftfrachtlogistik spezialisierte Hilfsorganisation Airlink mit Sitz in Washington DC haben ein Partnerschaftsabkommen unterzeichnet. Unterstützt werden sollen von langwierigen... mehr
Wact Onne terminal expansion opened
Nigeria's Vice President Shettima inaugurated a USD 115 million upgrade of APM Terminals' West Africa Container Terminal (Wact) in Onne this week. The upgrade includes expanded yard space, advanced cargo handling equipment, and sustainable power solutions like a 1MW solar... mehr
Lineas and ECS set up joint rail service
The railfreight operator and the intermodal specialist have joined forces to launch a freight train connection between Zeebrugge in Belgium and Crailsheim (Stuttgart region) in Germany, offering three weekly round trips carrying 42 containers per train. This will take more than... mehr
Nikola Corporation picks COO
Nikola Corporation, which specialises in solutions for zero-emissions transportation, energy supply infrastructures, via the Hyla brand, has appointed transportation executive Thomas Schmitt as its chief commercial officer (CCO). In his new role, Schmitt will align Nikola’s... mehr
Zero-carbon deliveries in Baden-Wuerttemberg
As the latest project in its strategy to shift to emissions-free transport services in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany), the automobile transport provider Mosolf Group has added six fully electric car transporters to its fleet. It presented the e-vehicles at its hub in Illingen... mehr
Hungary introduces e-CMS
The digital protocol to the United Nations CMR convention for international road goods transport, entered into force in Hungary last week, setting a legal foundation for fully paperless road freight. Hungary is the 38th country to join e-CMR. The switch from paper-based to... mehr
An LNG ferry for the Oarai-Tomakomai route
MOL has held a naming and launching ceremony for the LNG-fuelled ferry “Sunflower Pirka”, which will serve the Oarai-Tomakomai route from April 2025. The ferry is part of MOL's efforts to adopt LNG as a low-carbon fuel as part of the company's decarbonisation strategy. The... mehr