To Gotland with love - and LNG 
As from summer 2020, passengers to Gotland will be able to use an even more eco-friendly service to reach the Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. A second LNG ferry between the mainland and Gotland's capital Visby will help to reduce emissions even further. At a naming... more
Saab converted freighters diversify fleet
Jetstream Aviation Capital, a Miami (USA)-based aircraft lessor specialising in commercially-operated regional turboprop aircraft and the largest global owner of Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft, has delivered two Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft to Castle Aviation of North Canton,... more
Silk Road expertise at Logimat
"Connecting continents – successful logistics along the Silk Road" – this is the title of a professional presentation by Dieter Buchinger, area management Silk Road at Gebrüder Weiss. At Logimat, the intralogistics exhibition that will be held in Stuttgart... more
Bulgaria introduces new toll system
On 1 March 2020, the relevant authorities in Bulgaria will put into operation an electronic toll system for vehicles and vehicle’s combinations with total permissible maximum weight over 3.5 t (both for passengers and goods). The basic rights and obligations of road users... more
Ceva Logistics wins five-year contract with Airbus
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a five year contract to manage spare parts and components for Airbus at the aircraft manufacturer's site in Hamburg, Germany. The logistics services provider will be responsible for consolidating spare parts and components at the site from other... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
With 14 official holidays a year, Augsburg is the city with the highest amount of public holidays in Germany. more
Talking railway tracks
Concessions are sometimes a bit of a hard nut to crack for private operators in Brazil – be they airports or railway lines. In the north of the country the rail operator Rumo is expanding its network’s communications channels, in order to improve its profitability, amongst other... more
Unisys presents need for change and digitisation
Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for information technology provider Unisys, will address the Air Cargo India conference in Mumbai today, 26 February 2020, to discuss why the industry needs a fundamental cultural change to remain nimble, economically viable and... more
Hungarian subsidiary takes charge of intermodal services
The Transco group has founded a subsidiary in Budapest, Hungary. The branch, called Invictus Holding, will operate primarily as a rail forwarder and provide railfreight services for direct customers in southeast Europe. In addition, it will act as an infrastructure... more
DVF welcomes new member Cargonexx
Ensuring an optimal utilisation of capacities to prevent unnecessary empty runs – that is Cargonexx' goal. The company has now joined the Deutsches Verkehrsforum (German transport forum, DVF). "We are very proud to welcome this new member, particularly since Hamburg-based... more