Atran: another route from China to Cologne/Bonn 
Atran Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, founded in 1942, has launched a new route between Shenzhen, one of the major Chinese cities populated by over 17 million people, a global centre in technology, research, manufacturing, finance and a major... plus
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... plus
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... plus
Cargo One and Cargowise announce new agreements
Latam Airlines Group and digital sales platform Cargo One have announced details of a new strategic relationship: Freight forwarders can look forward to booking the Latam Cargo carriers’ capacities from Europe and North America instantly on cargo.one from Q2/2022. Cargo One... plus
Shanghai warehouse for Nippon Express
Nippon Express has opened a new export warehouse in the Yangshan region of China. The new facility is situated 20 km from Donghai Bridge and 50 km from Yangshan Terminal. The warehouse, which handles mainly automobile parts, has a low-floor, double-ended access configuration... plus
Speeding up decarbonisation
The decarbonisation of Fortescue Metals Group’s locomotive fleet in Australia is ramping up with the arrival of two locomotives at Fortescue Future Industries’ (FFI) research and development facility in Hazelmere, Perth. The two four-stroke locomotives join the first... plus
MOL integrates part of its maritime business
Japanese liner MOL recently passed a resolution to establish the new company MOL Drybulk - as the merger of its small- and medium- sized bulk carrier business, wood chip carrier business and Panamax business (excluding services for steel manufacturers and domestic electric power... plus
Maiden flight for world’s first A320P2F
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture created by Airbus and ST Engineering, has completed the first flight of the A320 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, the A320P2F. The flight took place at ST’s facilities in Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore and follows the conversion... plus
Another concept for ammonia as shipping fuel
Japanese liner K Line and Shin Kurushima Dock have joint AIP for the concept design of an ammonia fuelled car carrier from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK). As ammonia fuel does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2) during combustion, it is attracting attention as a next-generation... plus
UTLC ERA: 80% of all broad gauge transports
In 2021, the increase in economic activity also boosted demand for logistic services, resulting in a rapid growth of railway traffic between Europe and China. By the end of 2021, the volume of railway container transportation between the two largest world economies will approach... plus