Ekol Logistics and UBV join forces 
Ekol and UBV have decided to take another step forward to strengthen their market position in Europe and have signed a long-term exclusive cooperation agreement. UBV is a large international groupage transportation company and Ekol Logistics is a 3PL company that specialises not... plus
Flying Whales and small AI-controlled airships
Québec intends to invest at least CAD 30 million (EUR 20 million) in the Flying Whales airship project in southwestern France and in a new local subsidiary, Les dirigibles Flying Whales Québec. The plan to invest public funds to open up remote areas of the Canadian province to... plus
UIC: Railway safety achieves a record high
Rail transport is the safest mode of overland transport and is improving continuously in terms of safety, as the International Union of Railways (UIC) demonstrates in its latest report on railway accidents. Accidents and numbers of victims were reduced by almost 17% between... plus
Bcube implements handling solution from Champ
Bcube, one of Italy's largest and most dynamic air cargo handlers and logistics companies, has implemented "Cargospot Handling". The solution of the global IT logistics provider Champ Cargosystems is a cargo operations and terminal management system which is... plus
Opening ceremony for locomotive workshop
A new locomotive workshop has been opened on the Massvlakte in the port of Rotterdam. In the high-tech facility all types of locomotives can be services, repaired and certified. Unique to the Netherlands are the test tracks with catenaries capable of handling all the different... plus
Salvatore Sciacchitano to be president of the Icao council
The 36-member governing body of the international civil aviation organisation (Icao), the Icao council, has elected Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy as its president for a three-year term, beginning 1 January 2020. He succeeds Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu of Nigeria, who has held the... plus
Leipzig/Halle airport sets new monthly record
Last month, a total of 112,587 t of cargo were handled at Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ), the second largest cargo airport in Germany and number five in Europe. This represents a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, marking a new absolute record month in the company’s history. From... plus
The glorious seven for hydrogen
Hydrogen is gaining more and more importance as an alternative means of propulsion. Seven Belgian partner companies will cooperate to this end in future. The sea ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge, Deme, a marine engineering company, the energy supplier Engie, the shipping... plus
New impulse for southern Silk Road
As planned, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (ÖBB RCG) continues to pursue its strategy to expand freight transport links along the rail corridor between Europe and Asia. ÖBB RCG, the port of Baku und Cabooter have signed a declaration of intent to set up an overland trans-Caspian... plus
Sarp Intermodal expands to Germany
The Turkish logistics services provider Sarp Intermodal continues its northwest expansion. After investments in Bulgaria, Greece and Italy, the company has now gained a foothold in Germany. The German branch Sarp IM has offices and a warehouse in Munich that cover an area of... plus