Railway terminal Vinnytsia opens 
Lemtrans has opened the container terminal Vinnytsia (CTV) in Vinnytsia, southwest of the Ukrainian capital Kiev after having completed the first phase of construction. The USD 15 million facility is equipped with railway tracks, a container yard with a capacity of up to 2,000... mehr
Air cargo data show shifts in China’s e-commerce
During this week's EU Cross-Border E-Commerce Forum in Liege, Rotate’s live capacity data highlighted the phenomenal growth of e-commerce out of China in the last two years. But the materials also revealed that growth is no longer concentrated solely in the southern province of... mehr
Finnlines to extend freight network
Finnlines, a shipping operator of freight and passenger services in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay, is set to launch a new freight service from Finland to London Medway, managed by Peel Ports and located in Sheerness. The first vessel will arrive on the... mehr
UPS strengthens healthcare logistics
UPS is expanding into healthcare logistics with the acquisition of Frigo-Trans and BPL, which gives its access to the companies’ cold chain networks in Germany and beyond. With the takeovers, UPS hopes to meet the growing demand from the pharmaceuticals industry for reliable... mehr
Claus Herting banks on Hyster-Yale
Claus Herting has been area business director for Central & Eastern Europe and Turkey at Hyster-Yale Deutschland, a specialist in materials handling equipment based in Frankfurt am Main, since 1 March 2024. His main tasks include managing the company’s sales via a network of... mehr
China opens assembly centre in Serbia
The New China-Europe express railway assembly centre was inaugurated last Saturday (7 September 2024) with a ceremony held in Indjija, northwest of Serbia’s capital Belgrade. At the event, which was attended by representatives from China and Serbia, the first specialised supply... mehr
Hong Kong Air Cargo launches new route
Hong Kong Air Cargo has introduced a new all-cargo route between Hong Kong and Budapest, Hungary, with two weekly flights operated by the Airbus A330-200F cargo freighter. This marks the fifth new destination added by Hong Kong Air Cargo this year, further expanding the... mehr
TGP picks head of operations for Benelux region
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Edwin van Leth as head of operations in the Benelux region. Van Leth has worked in logistics for over 25 years, in this region and in multiple sectors, before specialising in project cargo. “A warm welcome to van Leth into the TGP... mehr
Brücke und Kreuzung 
«The great connection». Vom 23. bis 27. September findet in Panama der 61. Fiata-Weltkongress statt. Verbandspräsident Turgut Erkeskin blickt mit Spannung der vom Fiata-Mitglied Asociación Panameña de Agencias de Carga ausgerichteten Veranstaltung entgegen. mehr
Italy: car transports by rail
Mercitalia Rail has launched a new connection for Italy’s automotive sector. The subsidiary of FS Italiane is now transporting Volkswagen cars between the Ligurian port of Savona on the north Italian coast and Arena Po near Piacenza. The cars arriving at Savona were manufactured... mehr