Two awards for iPort Rail Doncaster 
iPort Rail in Doncaster has scooped two industry awards in less than a week. It was named ‘Business of the Year’ in the annual Rail Freight Group Awards, and won the ‘Freight and Logistics Achievement of the Year’ prize in the National Rail Awards.The ‘Business of the Year’... mehr
Aviva Investors with acquisition in France
Aviva Investors recently acquired a warehouse that is still under construction in France. The facility, which will cover a total of 35,000 sqm, is set to be completed in mid-2021. It is located in the Océane business park near the city of Angers in western France. PRD is the... mehr
KLM upgrades AMS pharmaceuticals hub
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is constructing a 2,000 cbm cool room at its Schiphol pharmaceuticals hub in Amsterdam, in preparation for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. These will be handled by a dedicated task force, as announced last month. The additional cold room,... mehr
Serbia–Montenegro Rail links progressing
The reconstruction of a 210 km rail link from the Serbian city of Valjevo to the country’s border with Montenegro is going ahead as planned, with RZD International designing the project. A supplementary agreement to an existing contract was signed recently by Serbian Railways... mehr
Additional charge for Sander Breugelmans
Prologis has revealed that Sander Breugelmans has taken over as regional head for northern Europe, now that Bram Verhoeven has left the company. Breugelmans will be in charge of Prologis's real estate portfolio covering 5.7 million sqm, and head all activities in the Benelux... mehr
Ceva anchors in Laem Chabang
Ceva Logistics, an affiliate of CMA CGM, is expanding its footprint in Thailand with a new station for marine transport at Laem Chabang, the country’s main deep-sea port. The infrastructure of the port, located in Thailand’s ‘Eastern Economic Corridor’, makes it a growing hub... mehr
Special hopper cars to ship fertilisers
Mineral fertiliser producer Acron is the first company in Russia to use innovative 19-6978-01 hopper cars, manufactured by the United Wagon Company (UWC). The six-axle cars combine articulated structures and hopper boxes located at the lower end of the body.The 25 tf axle-load... mehr
New rail link between Xi’an and Dunajska Streda
Thanks to close cooperation with Metrans, cargo-partner now offers a regular, direct FCL service from Xi’an, China to Dunajska Streda, Slovakia with departures every Friday. The new link includes pickup throughout China and delivery anywhere in Central and Eastern... mehr
Global air cargo bridge spans the Bosporus
Turkish Cargo increased its global market share to 5.4% from 3.9% by generating a growth of 67% within the first half of 2020 thanks to the additional special cargo operations it performed on its dedicated global air bridge. Turkish Cargo is the first air cargo brand to hold... mehr
Freja adds 75 trailers
Freja has invested in 75 new Schmitz Cargobull Telematik curtain trailers from Tip Trailer Services. 50 of the vehicles are intended for Freja in Poland, and the remaining 25 for UK traffic. Poland has become an important expansion area for Freja with the new logistics... mehr