100 new locomotives for EU cross-border traffic 
Siemens and DB Cargo have inked a framework agreement for the delivery of 100 multisystem locomotives. During the contract signing, DB's freight division placed an initial call for 40 Vectron multisystem locomotives. It is planned to use the locomotives for cross-border... more
BIC new board-member and officer appointments
The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) recently made the following changes to its board of directors: Armand Toubol was appointed treasurer of the BIC. A long-standing BIC board member, Toubol has held a number of executive positions including director of SNCF Fret,... more
Swiss Post sets parcel record
Swiss Post posted new record figures in 2018 because increasing numbers of customers order online. The increase in parcel volumes (+6.7%) and small imported shipments weighing up to 2 kg (+14%) grew markedly. Switzerland’s mail service provider handled 138 million... more
UK forwarder invests heavily in fleet expansion
In 2018, one of the UK’s major multimodal and logistics organisations ploughed over GBP 1 million (EUR 1.38 million) into its vehicle fleet. Sussex-based Kingscote Rojay (KRL), a Palletways member, invested in a mixture of 18 t, 12 t and 7.5 t vehicles, all of which are euro... more
First Cargologic Germany freighter lands at future base
A B737 freighter operated by Cargologic Germany (CLG), the very first to be painted in the new airline’s colours, landed at Leipzig/Halle airport for the very first time last week. Managing director Ulrich Ogiermann (centre) and accountable manager Dierk Näther (right) welcomed... more
Nordic GSSA goes live with cargo management platform
The independent GSSA Scanpartners, headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm, successfully went live with the cargo management platform provided by e-Cargoware. According to its Irish producer, thecloud-based platform is flexible, robust, easy... more
Another step forward for Belgrade–Budapest rail line
RZD International and Serbian Railways have signed a construction/refurbishment work and material procurement contract for the second stage of the double-track high speed (200 km/h) line on the 40.44 km long Stara Pazova – Novi Sad section of the Belgrade – Budapest railway... more
Noatum Terminal Málaga finds replacement director
César Cegarra, currently director of operations at Noatum Terminal Malaga (Spain), has been named director of the terminal. He succeeds Óscar Magdalena, who was in charge of the terminal for the last three years. Cegarra, who has more than 30 years of experience in the port... more
Gruber rolls out My Desk
The South Tyrolean company, Gruber Logistics, has always invested in its own development as it continually strives for improvement. At present, this means pushing forward the digital innovations that have been bundled in a digitalisation project called "Gruber Beyond".... more
Freightliner lands large bulk haulage contract
Freightliner Heavy Haul, part of the US company Genesee & Wyoming, recently started to haul aggregate from quarries in northern Somerset to terminals in London and southeast England. Last year, Freightliner and Mendips Rail, a joint venture between two of the UK’s... more