Basque Rail Network to get modern ERTMS 
Thales has secured a contract with Euskal Trenbide Sarea (ETS-RFV) to install the first ERTMS Level 1 automatic train protection system on the Basque Euskadi network. With a budget exceeding EUR 13 million, this project marks the initial step in replacing the existing... mehr
Kenya Airways' first B737-800 freighter
Kenya’s national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has added a Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft to expand its cargo capacity as part of its diversification strategy. With this move, the company is responding to the growing demand and need for increased cargo capacity within the... mehr
Port of Lobito embraces the future
The IMO-Singapore Swift project culminated with the handover of a new Maritime Single Window (MSW) system to the Port of Lobito, Angola. The digital platform enables to submit ship clearance information electronically via a single portal, meeting the mandatory Maritime Single... mehr
CMA CGM reshuffles its Asia-Africa network
The Marseilles-headquartered carrier CMA CGM will revamp its services connecting Asia with West and South Africa, effective from the first week of December. The carrier’s WAX service will now be dedicated to Nigeria, Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, offered in 91 days with an... mehr
Driver shortages to double in five years
Over 3 million truck driver jobs or 7% are unfilled in 36 countries, a report of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) shows. Surveying over 4,700 trucking companies in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, which represent 72% of global GDP, IRU has found that truck driver... mehr
Im Zeichen der Zusammenarbeit 
Gemeinschaftsprojekte grosser Organisationen als Kernstück der Welthafenkonferenz. Ist es die gewachsene Dringlichkeit der Zukunftsfragen, die zunehmende Fragmentierung der Welt oder die erhöhte Bereitschaft zur Kooperation? Wie dem auch sei, grosse Verbände und Organisationen... mehr
«Gesamtüberblick behalten»
Gespräch mit dem italienischen Vorsitzenden der International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). Der Internationalen Schifffahrtskammer, die 80% der Weltflotte vertritt, steht seit 2022 Emanuele Grimaldi vor. Der ICS-Präsident empfing im Rahmen der Welthafenkonferenz Christian Doepgen... mehr
Just feed the trolls!
Norse Atlantic Airways has performed the first landing of a B787 Dreamliner at Troll Airfield (QAT) in Antarctica, transporting 12 t of essential research equipment and scientists to the remote research station in Queen Maud Land. Starting from Oslo, the aircraft made a stop in... mehr
Egypt: loans to shift more freight to rail
The World Bank is providing two loans to help the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) to reduce the environmental impacts of transport. Specifically, USD 440 million have been earmarked to support quality improvements along the Alexandria-Cairo-Nag Hammadi railway corridor,... mehr
Dash-8 conversion kits for two clients
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has signed an agreement with UAE-based Falcon Aviation to provide two Quick Change (QC) freighter kits to support the airline's operations by providing more flexibility for their Dash 8-400 fleet. Raman Oberoi, COO of Falcon Aviation:... mehr