Now four round-trips in key service 
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is increasing the frequency of its intermodal TransFER service Linz-Wels-Duisburg to four round-trips a week from 5 April 2021, thus enhancing its offer for FCL and FTL transport between Austria and Germany with a fixed timetable and attractive... more
Bringing Thai Cargo back on track
Thai Airways International and Thailand Post Distribution (THPD) join forces on research and development in logistics and e-commerce, according to an MoU which has been signed by Suvadhana Sibunruang, the airline's EVP, aviation business units, and THPD managing director Peera... more
Solar powered system tracks milk deliveries
Australian haulier McColl’s Transport has implemented a new form of telematics tracking throughout its milk division. The independent carrier of dairy, food and consumer and industrial chemicals has partnered with Orbcomm. The tracking system is solar powered, monitors the... more
Very big transactions
Aercap, a global leader in aircraft leasing headquartered in Dublin, is to acquire its competitor GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas). GE will receive 111.5 million newly issued Aercap shares, USD 24 billion of cash and USD 1 billion of Aercap notes and/or cash. Upon... more
Ready for e-commerce?
The e-commerce-boom opens up new opportunities, but are companies ready to seize them? Geodis and Accenture have jointly developed a methodological approach to measure the level of e-commerce readiness in cooperation with 200 companies. The new kid on the block is called... more
2020: Ranking of European Ports
In the pandemic year 2020, the 15 European ports with the most container traffic handled 76.8 million teu, 2.8% less than in 2019. Some of the ports registered significant double-digit downturns in H1/2020, but a generalised recovery in the second half of the year allowed... more
Two appointments at American Club
Shipowners Claims Bureau (SCB), managers of the American Club, has appointed Andrew Dyer and Niki Tiga (photo) in its Piraeus office (Greece) to consolidate service to club members and EOM insureds. They replace Despina Beveratou, who is pursuing new interests. Currently a... more
Partly sunny over Southern France
With a cargo volume of 51,300 t (-14.1% compared to 2019), Marseille-Provence Airport (MRS) did not fare badly in 2020, ranking second nationally behind Paris CDG. For 2021, cargo director Jean-Marc Boutigny expects a growth of 7%, which should bring the hub in Southern... more
Another stop on Vladivostok-Moscow route
Russian transport group Fesco has added the terminal and logistics centre Bel Rast as a further stop to its Fesco Moscow shuttle service on the route from Vladivostok to Moscow. The trains will thus arrive at and depart from four stations in the Moscow region – Silikatnaya,... more
Swiss Post against the trend
Swiss Post is clearly in the black in 2020, but does not benefit from the parcel boom as much as other postal organisations in Europe. Revenue fell significantly year-on-year from CHF 450 million to CHF 272 million (-40%), which was partly due to the decline in letter volumes... more