New rail service to transport cars in UK 
Direct Rail Services (DRS) has been awarded a new contract to operate Ford automotive rail services between Dagenham and Garston in UK. DRS will be working with automotive transport specialist STVA UK to transport cars from the Ford factory in Dagenham to the rail terminal just... mehr
More means for short-sea shipping
The Nesec Shipping Debt Fund has been launched in the Netherlands. Through the fund, institutional investors and the province of Groningen offer financing for Dutch shipowners who are planning to acquire (or re-build) short-sea vessels. The fund is partly backed by a guarantee... mehr
Modal shift reduces CO2 emissions by 99%
The Swedish state-owned railfreight company Green Cargo has recently started to carry building components for Expandia Moduler by rail. The finished modules are brought from Expandia’s plant in Värmlandsbro to Luela, some 50 km away. Green Cargo has decided to use primarily... mehr
From Iceland to Cyprus
Cyprus-based Avia Solutions Group has signed an agreement with BB Holding to acquire 100% of the shareholdings of the Icelandic full-cargo carrier Bluebird Nordic that operates a fleet of six B737F. Gediminas Ziemelis, founder and chairman of the board of directors of Avia... mehr
Bye-bye, British airports
Today, 31 January 2020, the day the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, it is worth looking back on last year’s air freight performance at Britain’s airports. For the first eleven months including November 2019, ACI Europe recorded the following results for... mehr
Greiwing celebrates 90th anniversary
The German logistics services provider is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. To mark this event, the company unveiled a special silo semitrailer at its headquarters in Greven (North Rhine Westphalia). The trailer is painted with the picture of the first truck that was... mehr
Frigo Breda sets up new waterfront cold store in Moerdijk
Frigo Breda, a provider of transport and cold-store solutions for refrigerated and frozen cargo, will set up a branch in the port of Moerdijk as from 1 June 2020. The new location will measure 58,000 sqm and have its own quay measuring 300 m. Frigo Breda will build a waterfront... mehr
LNG bunkering operation in Rostock
The LNG bunker vessel ‘Kairos’, operated by Nauticor, has supplied DEME’s offshore installation vessel ‘Orion’. DEME is a player in the fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation. For the port of Rostock (Germany), this ship-to-ship LNG bunkering... mehr
The (air) show must go on!
After unveiling a full scale, flight-ready "Silent Arrow GD-2000" cargo delivery drone at the defence & security equipment international show in London, in September 2019, Yates Electrospace Corporation (YEC) has announced the design completion and specifications... mehr
Licence to deliver
Since "Casino Royale" (2006), DHL’s logistics experts have been responsible for transport and logistics solutions related to the shooting of the 007 movies. For "No Time To Die" – in cinemas from 2 April 2020 – DHL transported everything around the globe via... mehr