Frankfurt: another CEIV Pharma cargo handler 
Frankfurt-based Celebi Cargo has been awarded Iata's CEIV Pharma certificate. Managing director Christopher Licht: "With the opening of three state-of-the art temperature-controlled rooms earlier this year, it was always our aim to receive the formal CEIV certification,... more
Russian flat cars to operate in Europe
The Russia-based freight car manufacturer, UWC, has obtained the vehicle type approval for its Sggrs(s) 80ft six-axle and Sgmmns 40ft four-axle flat cars from the European Union Agency for Railways. This permit enables this rolling stock to be operated on the European railway... more
UK-Belgian partnership
The road division of British group Europa and Transuniverse Forwarding in Belgium are launching a new groupage partnership. Based in Wondelgem, Transuniverse, which has a turnover of GBP 72 million, Transuniverse provides road haulage services to 43 forwarding destinations in... more
More vessels between Thamesport and Moerdijk
The Netherlands-based transport company A2B-online Container has enhanced its service between Hutchison Ports London Thamesport and Dutch Moerdijk by adding a fourth weekly sailing. The new sailing was inaugurated by the “A2B Comfort”, one of six of the 508 teu container... more
MAN Truck & Bus names CIO
André Wehner has been named chief information officer (CIO) at MAN Truck & Bus. He succeeds Stephan Fingerling, who is moving to Volkswagen group IT services as managing director. In his new role, Wehner will head the company's global IT division, which also includes the... more
Saudia Cargo pushes presence in Belgium
Liège airport and Saudia Cargo have signed a commercial partnership valid until 2023 under which the airline will increase cargo flights to and from the Belgian airport which will be connected to Saudia's network for regular cargo operations and charter flights. Airport CEO... more
Truck2Train project launched
The non-profit association, Allianz pro Schiene, and Germany’s federal association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management (BGL) recently launched a Truck2train project in Germany. It focuses on giving small and medium-sized hauliers easier access to the... more
Hellman builds warehouse at Auckland Airport
Down under, Hellmann has launched a EUR 28 million lease and development investment with Auckland Airport to build a 19,200 sqm warehouse for manufacturer Techtronic Industries (TTI). The complex is commissioned to be operative in July this year. The 16,000 sqm ambient... more
First ATR 72-600 for Fedex feeder airline
Empire Airlines which is based in Coeur d'Alene, ID, has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600F which was delivered and ferried from Toulouse, France, to Spokane, WA at the end of last month. The airline which is performing cargo feeder services in the Western part of the... more
China delivers next GG5G newbuild
Another Grimaldi GG5G-class hybrid ro-ro vessel: The “Eco Catania”, the fifth of the twelve hybrid ro-ro ships belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class and ordered from the Jinling shipyard, has just been launched in Nanjing (China). As recently certified... more