HGK to shift more trucks to rail 
The trimodal specialist has introduced a new rail service. It runs three times a week between the HGK terminal Duisburg Gateway West (Germany) and five terminals in Rotterdam (Netherlands) and is intended to shift more container traffic from road to rail. In addition to CO2... more
Providing IT support from Porto
Dachser has opened its newest IT hub in Porto, adding to its corporate IT network in Europe, Hong Kong and the USA. The local team is starting out small but is set to grow, with a move into a bigger facility planned for Q2/2025. By the end of 2026, IT support in Portugal is... more
Low emission locos for Sweden and Norway
The rail vehicle rental company Northrail is purchasing ten ETCS-equipped DE 18 stage V locomotives from Vossloh Rolling Stock. The contract also includes an option for the purchase of ten more units of the same type. Approved for Sweden and Norway, the first locomotives are... more
UK freezes Iran Air's assets
1,000 days since the beginning of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the UK government has put Iran’s national airline, Iran Air, under an asset freeze which will further restrict its direct, scheduled commercial air services to and from the UK. As a state-owned airline,... more
New handling vehicles at Heathrow
The British logistics provider Davies Turner has made a significant investment in its air cargo business at its hub in Heathrow and replaced its existing material handling equipment with seven electric forklift trucks, three reach trucks and one battery charging truck, all using... more
Rail bundling cuts costs for shippers
Railport and the port of Antwerp-Bruges have reported positive results from their rail bundling initiative for single wagon load (SWL) transports in the Antwerp port area, launched in January 2024. The system streamlines first/last mile transport by coordinating wagon movements... more
More responsibilities for Adrien Thominet
The ECS Group was pleased to report that Adrien Thominet, the executive chairman of the ECS Group, has been appointed to the board of directors of The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca). Thominet's decades of leadership and innovative contributions to the air cargo... more
Tim Schönherr now global head of sales
The Transco Group, headquartered in Singen am Hohentwiel (Germany), has appointed Tim Schönherr as its new global head of sales, strengthening its strategic focus on customer-oriented logistics and international expansion in its transport and customs handling services. With... more
Maskargo joins forces with Qatar Airways Cargo
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new strategic cooperation with Maskargo, the cargo airline and subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group. The partnership was inaugurated by Qatar Airways cargo’s chief officer cargo, Mark Drusch, and Maskargo’s chief executive, Mark Jason Thomas.... more
Biofuel milestone for Arkas Bunker
Arkas Bunker has supplied its eco-friendly biofuel, Bio24F, to Yang Ming’s YM Inventive, marking its first biofuel delivery to a shipowner outside Arkas Line. As Turkey’s first provider of biofuels to receive the international sustainability and carbon certification (ISCC),... more