Caring for DHL Express' A330 engines 
Rolls-Royce and DHL Express have signed a "total care" agreement for the Trent 700 engines that currently power the eight A330 freighter aircraft of the global logistics company. The agreement will also cover any Trent 700 engines that are added to the DHL fleet in the... mehr
Faradair appoints Tinseth and Anderson
Faradair has hired Randy Tinseth and Tony Anderson “to help steer the company through its next phase of growth.” Headquartered at the Imperial War Museum Duxford’s historic Cambridgeshire airfield, Faradair continues to develop its bio-electric hybrid aircraft (Beha). Other... mehr
Trains deliver steel from Italy to Austria
Marcegaglia and the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group are going to be extend their partnership again this year and add one more train per week. The trains transport steel products from the Italian industrial company to Austria and on to the Austrian market. These rail services take a... mehr
Far East-UK traffic particularly hit
By the end of 2020, the cost of shipping goods from China to Northern Europe - one of the major trade routes - had quadrupled from levels at the start of the year. “The container crisis is increasing the pressure on British retailers and manufacturers at a time when... mehr
Circles in the sand in Brussels
Like the Port of Brussels, the Belgian football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise cares about the environment and tries to contribute to a greener world. So the club decided to join forces with the Port of Brussels to organise the delivery of sand by river. After arriving at... mehr
China-Europe-Rail benefits from Suez crisis
With increasing volumes of cargo carried on its LCL and FCL railfreight services between China and Europe, U-Freight Group says that the recent problems in the Suez Canal have made rail transport on this axis look all the more attractive. Clearly, supply chain planners are... mehr
Gruber grows near Milan
After opening a 50,000 sqm logistics hub in the Pavia area earlier this year, Gruber Logistics is further expanding its network with a new warehouse in Lainate, near Milan. It will be the main transhipment point for traffic to France and also serve the Lombardy hinterland.... mehr
More round trips to northern Italy
From 10 May 2021, TX Logistik (TXL) will be increasing the train frequency on the route between Leipzig (Germany) and Verona (Italy) via the Brenner axis from four to five round trips per week. A seventh weekly roundtrip will also be added to the Padborg (Denmark) – Verona link... mehr
Far East Land Bridge picks CEO
Railfreight operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB) has appointed Uwe Leuschner as its new CEO. His mission will be to lead the FELB Group's development strategies in Europe, Russia and Asia, concentrating on strategic alignments, business development and international relations.... mehr
Container flows on a stable high
The Container Throughput Index published by RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) shows a slight, seasonally adjusted increase from (revised) 121.4 to 122.6 in March. Overall, the indicator has thus been moving... mehr