Unilode assists Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has appointed Unilode Aviation Solutions to service and repair its ULD fleet under a three-year agreement. The global provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services will overhaul Turkish Cargo’s standard and heavy-duty pallets, pallet nets, cargo and... mehr
Unctad optimistic for 2021
In its shipping report "Review of Maritime Transport for 2021", Unctad made it clear that despite the anti-pandemic measures, volumes in fell less dramatically in the course of 2020 than formerly expected: "The shock in the first half of 2020 caused maritime trade... mehr
Eurowings contracts EWF
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has won Eurowings – Germany’s largest leisure airline – as a new customer for its composite aftermarket business. In its direct transactions with airlines and MRO companies, EFW offers high quality composite spare parts as well as customised composite... mehr
Carbon-neutral block train en route to China
A 41-wagon block train set off on Monday, 16 November 2021 on a three-week journey from Dunajska Strada Slovakia to Xi’an China on the New Silk Road. It is Gefco’s first carbon-neutral train. The company will offset the 250 t of CO2 generated from this door-to-door service by... mehr
Boeing: three new freighter conversion lines
As global demand for freighters continues to soar, Boeing is planning to add three conversion lines for the 737-800BCF in North America and Europe. The company has also signed a firm order with lessor Icelease for eleven of the freighters as the launch customer for one of the... mehr
Ban on noisy freight wagons pays off
Noise pollution from railfreight traffic in Germany has decreased significantly with the ban on loud freight wagons, according to checks carried out by the German federal railway authority (Eisenbahn-Bundesamt, EBA). Between May 2019 and September 2021, the proportion of... mehr
For Barsan Global in Nuremberg
Panattoni is building a new extension for Barsan Global Logistik in Nuremberg, Bavaria (Germany). The company, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, offers transport solutions, warehousing, customs and supply chain services. Within the framework of a sale and lease-back model,... mehr
More capacity for temperature-controlled goods
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its fleet of reefers - refrigerated trailers - to enable more customers to benefit from the end-to-end logistics company's expertise in solving supply chain challenges for temperature-controlled goods. The 25 new specialist trailers are being... mehr
Second Euro Dual increases flexibility
Raildox is expanding is fleet with a second Euro Dual locomotive supplied by European Lok Pool (ELP). The new traction unit increases the German rail company's service flexibility. Amongst others, Raildox transports timber, fertiliser, grain, sand/gravel, steel and hazardous... mehr
130 e-trucks keep e-scooters moving
Sustainable micro-mobility provider Tier Mobility has signed a framework agreement with Man for the delivery of up to 130 electric vans to various European countries. The first Man eTGE to replace the e-transporters' batteries without local emissions. For Tier Mobility, the... mehr