Making ore transports more efficient and sustainable 
Work on TransANT, a pioneering wagon innovation for the international freight transport market, began in 2018. This joint venture is based on cooperation between the Austrian Rail Cargo Group and the steel group voestalpine. The first wagons, which consist of 13 double units... more
Long-standing contract renewed
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a new three-year contract to handle warehousing services and inventory management for Michelin at its Valladolid facility in north-western Spain. Using a space of some 55,000 sqm within its Valladolid facility, Ceva Logistics handles warehousing... more
New central Asian air cargo carrier
Kyrgyz Airlines Plus, a private cargo company founded by Almaz Matmusaev and Jenish Orozbaev (CEO) and owned by several citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, has appeared on the Kyrgyz air market. Earlier this month, an A300B4 landed at Manas airport, serving the Kyrgyz capital city... more
Piraeus-Rijeka intermodal express service is up and running
Led by Cosco Shipping and railfreight partner Ocean Rail Logistics, a new service recently started from the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), the Croatian subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi), at the port of Rijeka. The new service... more
Jaxport welcomes experienced foreign trade zone expert
The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) reports that experienced foreign trade zone expert Deborah Lofberg has joined the commercial team as foreign trade zone manager. In this position, Lofberg is in charge of Jaxport’s foreign trade zone No. 64, serving existing customers... more
Kale Logistics Solutions partners with Khimji Ramdas
Kale Logistics Solutions has partnered with Khimji Ramdas’ information & technology division (KICT), a part of the Khimji Ramdas group, which is an established business conglomerate in the Sultanate of Oman. KICT and Kale Logistics Solutions will invest in developing new... more
First wagons receive PKP Cargo International branding
PKP Cargo International (formerly AWT) has received the first refurbished wagons with a new branding. The cars were repaired by the PKP Cargotabor rolling stock repair plant in Kluczbork, Poland. The rebranding process at PKP Cargo International, a Czech company from the Polish... more
First SNG-run vessel on its way
The 2017-retrofitted ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-teu feeder container ship operated by Unifeeder, will become the first vessel in shipping to run on synthetic natural gas (SNG) generated by wind energy. MAN Energy Services, Wessels Marine, Unifeeder and Nauticor are cooperating on the... more
LM-100J gains FAA type certificate update
The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter, the modernised version of the Lockheed Martin L-100 freighter (Lockheed Model 382), received its type design update certification from the federal aviation administration (FAA) on 15 November 2019. Rod McLean, VP and general... more
Martin Longden joins Trenchard Aviation Group
Trenchard Aviation Group, a major partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Martin Longden to the position of VP Interiors. Longden comes to the business with over 20 years’ aerospace experience spanning MRO and... more