Online reference site for intermodal transport 
Online reference site for intermodal transport Contargo, a seaport- European hinterland transport provider, is now supplying the intermodal domain in the Java library with the technical terms for intermodal transport free of charge. Companies and manufacturers will thus be... more
Coordinadora successfully delivers oversized cargo
The transport engineering company Coordinadora recently transported five oversized shipments. The cargo was loaded onto a ship at the port of Avilés on Spain's Atlantic coast, and then travelled approximately 1,500 km around the Iberian Peninsula to Algeciras Bay in the... more
Instafreight pipes new chairman on board
Logistic expert Dirk Reich has been recruited as chairman of the board of directors of Instafreight. The Berlin start-up is a digital forwarding agency for road freight in Europe. Reich has more than 35 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry, 20 of which... more
Finnish forwarder trials biogas trucks
The Nordic service provider Freja has been using biogas to power its trucks in Finland since the beginning of December 2018. In collaboration with Gasum, the forwarder started semi-trailer transport with an Iveco Stralis NP tractor unit. The collaboration is related to a... more
Two digital experts for Röhlig's advisory board
Röhlig Logistics began the new year by expanding its advisory board with the additions of Verena Pausder and Jan Brorhilker, two digital experts. “We are very much looking forward to working with Pausder and Brorhilker," explained Thomas W. Herwig, chairman of the... more
LIS building new office block
The transport management software provider Logistic Information Systems (LIS) recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new office building at its headquarters in Greven (Germany). The company made the move in response to the need for... more
Almost 5,000 new wagons join fleet
The Russian transport group, Globaltrans, increased its investment in fleet expansion in 2018 due to the continued solid demand for bulk cargo transport and the group’s ability to secure additional railcars at attractive prices. On top of the 3,900 wagons initially targeted,... more
Cefa Aviation's flight data supports Kalitta Air
Kalitta Air, a Michigan (USA)-based cargo airline founded in 2000, has selected Cefa's flight animation system (FAS) software to animate the data from the flight data recorders placed in the airline's all-freighter fleet of 24 B747-400Fs and five B767-300Fs. Dominique Mineo,... more
GBRf launches Felixstowe - Midlands rail service
A new intermodal railfreight service connecting the port of Felixstowe with Birch Coppice terminal in the UK Midlands has been launched by GB Railfreight (GBRf). The first train departed Birch Coppice on 23 January and arrived at Felixstowe six hours later, passing Hams Hall,... more
Columbia Shipmanagement appoints finance and commercial MD
Joachim Brack has been recruited as finance and commercial managing director of Columbia Shipmanagement (Germany), with effect from 1 February. Brack succeeds Mads Soerensen who left the company to pursue new challenges. Brack’s appointment is in line with the company’s... more