Paving the way for a new bridge 
The German federal government will provide funding to rebuild the Köhlbrand crossing, one of the most important traffic axis over the southern part of the Elbe river in northern Germany, the federal ministry for transport (BMVI) said. Inaugurated in 1974, the bridge is 3,600... more
Transformation in progress 
Multimodal terminals operate under their own laws. The signs of the times point to a reduction in the volume of classic goods, such as coal and steel. They are being displaced by a range of products, including temperature-controlled services, recycled building materials or plant... more
One more intermodal service in Austria
Roland Spedition has expanded its range of intermodal services within Austria. Effective immediately, the company offers an additional round trip between Enns and Graz with the option of further transport to and from the seaports Hamburg and Bremerhaven in Germany. The train... more
Another alternative to road haulage on the Brenner axis
Kombiverkehr is adding one more train per week to its services between the intermodal terminals in the Hannover-Linden port in Germany and Verona Quadrante Europa in Italy. With this additional departure, the trains now run five times a week in both directions. "With... more
(Animal) lovers rely on German-Japanese JV
ANA Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo have jointly transported about 2 t of relief supplies to Australia. Starting on 3 February in Frankfurt, the German carrier performed the first leg to Tokyo. From there, ANA Cargo took over the transport to Sydney. DB Schenker supported the... more
ZIM changes its Asia-Pacific service in the North West
ZIM has updated its Asia-Pacific North West product with effect from April 2020. The ZP8 (ZIM Pacific Procyon) will then call the following ports: Nansha – Yantian – Shanghai – Busan – Yokohama – Prince Rupert - Vancouver. Thus, the ZP8 rotation will include ports in... more
Family reunion at Ifchor
The Lausanne (Switzerland)-based shipbroker Ifchor has strengthened its leadership team by appointing Giovanni Ravano as joint chief executive alongside Emanuele Ravano. Giovanni Ravano is an experienced shipping professional, having served for the past 20 years in various... more
Conveyor system for automotive supplier
Dematic will automate a new logistics centre for ZKW Lichtsysteme, an automotive supplier. At its headquarters in Wieselburg (Austria), ZKW is building a new property for production supplies, as the existing storage facilities are no longer sufficient. In order to make the... more
Air India to add belly capacity to Saudi Arabia
From Sunday, 16 February 2020, Air India is adding a Calicut – Jeddah service, as the Star Alliance member schedules two weekly flights operated by B747-400 aircraft. The Indian flag carrier reserves 14.1 t of the 55.6 t of the total capacity payload for cargo shipments.... more
UWC receives gold award for best IP department
The Russian United Wagon Company (UWC) received the gold award for the best intellectual property (IP) department: Russia & Central and Eastern Europe 2020 at the third international innovation & IP forum and awards in Paris this year. The major achievements and... more