Innovative shuttle train saves time and CO2 
SBB Cargo and Swiss Post have jointly tested a new type of shuttle train on runs between major parcel centres in Switzerland. The new model is intended to save time and CO2. For the pilot project, two Eem923 hybrid locomotives were placed at the head and tail of the train,... more
Changes at the helm of EST-Floattech
EST-Floattech, a developer of intelligent energy storage systems, has appointed Mark Witjens as CEO and Joep Gorgels as CFO/CBDO. The new appointees will help prepare the company for further international growth and the roll-out of its new product, the Octopus series.... more
75 candles for Finnlines
Carrier Finnlines celebrated its 75th anniversary with a special entry of MS Finneco II in the Port of Helsinki to the Olympia Terminal. Finnlines’ route network combines freight and passenger services, and its eight ferries operate between Finland and Germany, Sweden and... more
Optimising everyday forwarding operations
Freight forwarder Wienkämper has formed a partnership with log tech company RIO, the digital brand of commercial vehicle manufacturer Traton. With the Cartright transport management system (TMS), RIO offers software solutions for transport management, driver... more
First user for Cargo Ai's new features
Just a few months after Lufthansa Cargo signed a letter of intent with Cargo Ai, marketplace users in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain now have access to routings and capacity information on all Lufthansa Group airlines serving those countries. General and express cargo can... more
Phillips Connect promotes Cliff Creech
Phillips Connect has promoted Cliff Creech to vice president of customer engineering. In this role, Creech will be responsible for customising telematics solutions to meet customer needs, heading product/feature development, integrating third-party products, and other support... more
MSR data loggers remain «air cargo approved»
MSR transport data loggers are used to monitor the transport and storage of sensitive or particularly valuable goods of all kinds. Due to the tightening of aviation safety requirements, the MSR data loggers were also tested by several major airlines in a strict procedure... more
Polish and Ukrainian railways tighten ties
The war in Ukraine has set completely new challenges for the rail sector. At the Inno Trans in Berlin (Germany), the Polish State Railway PKP and Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) signed a joint statement on the development, continuation and strengthening of their cooperation.... more
Beware of Brexit in Belgium
Belgium-based company Tailormade Logistics (TML) has set up a new entity to better serve international transports. Tailormade Customs will be headed by Omar Boukhzar. Boukhzar brings over ten years of experience in customs handling. Boukhzar said that “the company's focus is... more
VRR unveils first collapsible AAR container
The Dutch company VRR is launching the world’s first fully collapsible AAX at WCS 2022 next week. “Until now, it’s been a case of leaving containers behind or returning them unloaded. It’s not much of a choice. Well, now ULD fleet managers have a third option. They can fold them... more