Rabelink acquires activities of Leusink Logistics 
Rabelink Logistics has taken over the activities of Leusink Logistics. The logistics services provider from Gaanderen, the Netherlands, filed for bankruptcy on 18 February 2020. Just three days later, Rabelink, a subsidiary of Huttemann, was able to close a deal with the... more
Service North Africa-Latin America reshaped
CMA CGM has announced the reorganisation of its Sirius service connecting the Mediterranean with the East Coast of South America, effective March 2020. The new rotation will now concentrate on the Western Mediterranean, the hub ports of Algeciras and Tangiers from where... more
Tunnel test underlines windship's potential
The Mitchell–Wolfson Unit Wind Tunnel at the University of Southampton recently witnessed a gathering of industry experts of the shipping, commodities and petrochemical sectors together with UK government officials to view the testing of the most recent windship technology... more
Aeroflot becomes first Russian A350 operator
Aeroflot has presented its inaugural Airbus A350-900, becoming the first operator in Russia of this widebody passenger aircraft that has a bellyhold capacity for 36 ULD. Named after the composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky (born on 7 May 1840), the new aircraft featuring a new livery... more
Kontainers expands Enterprise capabilities
Kontainers, an e-commerce software provider for freight brands, has added full trucking and air freight to its flagship product, Enterprise, which is designed for large freight brands with heavy transactional volumes and the need to highly customise interfaces. "As we... more
58,000 quiet freight wagons
Deutsche Bahn plans to equip the entire freight wagon fleet on its German rail network with state-of-the-art composite brake blocks or "whisper brakes" by the end of 2020. The retrofitting programme should be completed by that date, and DB Cargo will then have up to... more
Arnold Group expands leadership team
The specialist for heavy-duty transport services has granted two of its employees power of procuration and thus given them far-reaching responsibilities. Heike Fuchs has been appointed authorised representative for Arnold Speditions GmbH. She joins the management as senior... more
Swiss start-ups challenge post
Swiss start-ups Annanow and Pickwings have formed a partnership to launch an alternative concept to Swiss Post's next-day offer for urban deliveries. "Nachtpaket" goes on stream in Zurich and, if the trial period proves successful, will be extended to a further ten... more
Russia: railfreight volumes decline
Russian Railways (RZD) shipped 99.4 million t of freight across its network in February 2020, a drop of 0.6% compared to the same period last year. Freight turnover in February 2020 decreased by 2.4% to 197.4 billion tkm and by 2.9% to 251.4 billion tkm when taking into account... more
VRR reveals first inflatable AKE container
Planned to be officially displayed during the Iata World Cargo Symposium, which was scheduled this week in Istanbul but had to be postponed, the Dutch ULD provider VRR has revealed the "Air7", the first ever inflatable solution for ULD, now ready for certification.... more