UTA chooses area manager for western and southern Europe 
Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) is strengthening its sales activities in western and southern Europe. As new area manager, Maximiliano Sassaroli is now in charge of all sales operations in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom and Switzerland.... more
Koper to receive a fourth rail-mounted gantry in 2020
Many operational measures that were taken by the port of Koper and Slovenian railways last year helped to improve the port’s railway infrastructure. The current daily average of arriving/departing container trains varies from 20 to 24, while the container terminal capacity is 30... more
FM Logistic unveils the Ergoskel
Third-party logistics provider FM Logistic has unveiled the Ergoskel, an ergoskeleton designed to help warehouse workers lift parcels while reducing physical strain on their bodies. The Ergoskel was developed and patented by FM Logistic and the University of Technology of... more
Partners achieve active pharma shipment record
Moscow-based AirBridgeCargo airlines (ABC) has recently completed a record transportation of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers on board a single flight, delivering an important and urgent vaccine product from Milan (Italy) to Beijing (China) for one of their global partners,... more
Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Atlantic loop
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced changes in its Atlantic Loop 3 Service (AL3) sailing between the United States and Europe. The weekly, dedicated US flag service, complementing the AL2, will see the addition of the 4,250 teu vessel “Rio Grande Express”.... more
Switzerland takes measures to promote modal shift
The Swiss federal council wants to extend the planned time limit for operating allowances for providers of unaccompanied combined transport services and lower the fees for using the rail tracks. Furthermore, as from 1 January 2021, EURO IV and V trucks will no longer benefit... more
Transporeon reinforces management team
Transporeon has strengthened its management team by appointing Stephan Sieber as its new CEO. The Swiss national assumed the position of operational managing director of the cloud-based logistics service provider a few days ago. The two founders Marc-Oliver Simon and Martin Mack... more
Heppner expands to Senegal
Heppner has opened a branch in Dakar, Senegal. As the group’s first location in Africa, Heppner Senegal represents a strategic gateway for the flow of logistics traffic in the surrounding region, to which Mail, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau belong. With its presence in Senegal,... more
Northport New Zealand opts for new equipment
The Pacific port of Northport is enhancing its deep-water facility at Marsden Point, on the north island of New Zealand. Northport is the island's northernmost multi-purpose, dry-cargo port in New Zealand, with its three berths handling traffic to and from most of the country’s... more
A train that goes down in history
The first freight train in history recently crossed the Marmaray tunnel in Turkey under the Bosporus. The train departed from the Chinese city of Xi'an and is on the way to Prague in Czechia. China Railway Express handled the journey on the Asian part of the route and the... more