The glorious seven for hydrogen
Hydrogen is gaining more and more importance as an alternative means of propulsion. Seven Belgian partner companies will cooperate to this end in future. The sea ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, Deme, a marine engineering company, the energy supplier Engie, the shipping... mehr
New impulse for southern Silk Road
As planned, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (ÖBB RCG) continues to pursue its strategy to expand freight transport links along the rail corridor between Europe and Asia. ÖBB RCG, the port of Baku und Cabooter have signed a declaration of intent to set up an overland trans-Caspian... mehr
Sarp Intermodal expands to Germany
The Turkish logistics services provider Sarp Intermodal continues its northwest expansion. After investments in Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, the company has now gained a foothold in Germany. The German branch Sarp IM has offices and a warehouse in Munich that cover an area of... mehr
Irish food forwarder invests in new trailers
Virginia International Logistics, based in Maghera, Ireland, has added a new trailer from manufacturer Ekeri to its fleet. Specialising in food products, F.M.C.G, electronics, manufacturing and pharma products, the family-owned business operates every day of the year between... mehr
Going for the biggest offshore crane ever
The “Orion”, an offshore vessel of the Belgian company Deme specialising in maritime dredging and engineering, recently reached the port of Rostock, Germany. In conjunction with Liebherr-MCCtec Rostock, a large-scale project is thus entering its next phase - the erection of the... mehr
New logistics facility for St Modwen
GMI Construction Group has announced the completion of a new 9,660 sqm speculative distribution unit for logistics & industrial developer St Modwen in Burton, England (UK). One of the largest warehouse developments in the Midlands, St. Modwen Park Burton has outline... mehr
Xi’an – Gdansk overland in just twelve days
The first Euro-China train, running from Xi’an in China directly to Poland, arrived via the Małaszewicze land terminal on the Polish-Belarusian border at its final destination, the DCT Gdansk container terminal, last week. This new regular intermodal Euro-China train... mehr
ATC Aviation chosen by Sichuan Airlines
Sichuan Airlines, which took delivery of an A330-200F on lease from BOC Aviation only yesterday, 26 November 2019, has launched a new bi-weekly cargo service between Brussels in Belgium and Xian (China) and has appointed ATC Aviation Services as its GSA in Europe. From Xian... mehr
FTA strengthens multimodal offering with new policy manager
FTA (freight transport association) has appointed Zoe McLernon as its multimodal policy manager, a newly created role to strengthen FTA’s position as the only business organisation representing all aspects of the UK logistics sector. McLernon will join FTA’s 17-strong policy... mehr
CMA CGM raises USD 2 billion for internal investments
While reporting its quarter result of the current year, CMA CGM said that "the group has lightened its capital structure, which should help it to raise more than USD 2 billion in cash by mid-2020.” The sum is intended to extend the group’s debt maturities and reduce its net... mehr