100 years of airmail service in Norway 
Exactly 100 years ago, on 18 August 1920, as Camille Allaz (The History of Air Cargo and Airmail) says, or two or three days earlier according to other sources, Det Norske Luftfartrederi (DNL) launched Norway’s first regular airmail service. With Supermarine Channel and... plus
Imbach Logistik builds in Lucerne
Imbach Logistik, a subsidiary of Galliker, a Swiss transport company, is building a new logistics facility in Lucerne (Switzerland). Already present in the area, Imbach now intends to significantly grow its footprint in Lucerne and is investing CHF 60 million in the project.... plus
Flemish channels find their swing
Flemish Waterways, Port of Antwerp, Port of Ostend, Port of Zeebrugge and North Sea Port as well as the Agency for Maritime and Coastal Services and the Common Nautical Management (CNM) have joined forces to introduce the innovative reporting platform SWING (Single Window for... plus
Work starts on pier extension in Koper
Construction work for the extension of the southern part of pier I in the Slovenian port of Koper has begun. The quayside is expected to be completed in March 2021; it will bring the quay to a length of 695 m. The first phase of the project consists of a 34-m-wide quayside... plus
EUR 1 million investment in Dortmund
The Dortmunder Eisenbahn, a company belonging to Captrain Deutschland and the Dortmunder Hafen, has opened a new building with changing and washing rooms and social areas. The “Waschkaue” or washing facility has space for more than 130 employees. It is also open to the staff of... plus
Far-reaching newcomer from Moldova
7 August was a historic day for Aerotranscargo, as its Boeing B747-400ER-JAI landed in Australia for the first time. Brisbane airport guided the aircraft to a nose-in gate of its international terminal. To get a ‘Foreign Air Transport AOC’ and thus be able to operate to... plus
Transporting hydrogen better by rail than by lorry
Hydrogen hauled by rail has less impact on the environment, compared to transporting it by road, and it can also be more easily shipped in larger quantities on the railways, according to the results of a study carried out by the German rail enterprise Deutsche Bahn. Technically... plus
WFS again bigger in Brussels
Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) has invested EUR 100 million in new facilities at Brussels airport, earning the cargo-handler a new five-year contract with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. The agreement commences this month and sees WFS provide handling solutions for around... plus
Kaliningrad to become east-west gateway
Russian Railways RZD is set to develop a multimodal transport and logistics centre in the Kaliningrad exclave, to increase delivery speeds and reliability and reduce logistics costs for shippers.The export-import hub will see freight shipped both to and from Russia, as well as... plus
Pall-Ex acquires Fortec
The Pall-Ex Group has acquired the Fortec Distribution network (FD) through a new subsidiary, the For-Ex Distribution Network. FD will continue to trade as Fortec Distribution and will operate as a separate pallet network in the UK, even once it becomes part of the Pall-Ex Group... plus