Four more airports to tackle wildlife trafficking 
Executives from the airports of Hong Kong, Munich (Germany), Sydney (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) have signed the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration. They join more than 100 transport companies since 2016 in their fight against illegal... plus
New president for Germany's railway industry
At the annual general meeting of Die Bahnindustrie, the German association for the railway industry (VDB), Volker Schenk resigned from his position as president after a four years’ mandate. “This year was marked by a focus on eco-friendly, future-oriented mobility services.... plus
Pema joins TIP group
TIP Trailer Services, a provider of trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repairs across Europe and Canada, has completed the acquisition of Pema, a company that rents and leases commercial vehicles across Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.... plus
New member expands pallet network in UK
Sustained growth across EV Cargo business Palletforce in UK has led to Kent-based Express European Couriers becoming the latest major haulier to join the expanding distribution network. Express European Couriers is the twelfth new business to join Palletforce this year with... plus
More cranes for Liverpool
A delivery of three ‘megamax’ quayside cranes from China destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal in UK has just been completed. These cranes are part the second phase of the terminal project to provide additional capacity for growing volumes of cargo. In the port of... plus
Service over the Trans-Siberian land bridge launched
RZD Logistics successfully has transported the first transit container from Europe to Japan through the territory of Russia over the Trans-Siberian land bridge. The 40-ft test container, consisting of various groupage cargoes, departed from Hamburg (Germany) to the port of... plus
Tillmann Fuchs to head communications at Vienna airport
Effective 1 January 2020, Tillmann Fuchs will succeed Stephan Klasmann as head of communications at Vienna airport (Austria). Klasmann will be in charge of rebranding the company in future. Fuchs, who has served as deputy head of communications since 1 April 2019, brings a... plus
More trains running between Doncaster and Felixstowe
iPort Rail (UK) has launched its fifth daily rail freight service, just over a year after becoming officially operational. The new route will run five days a week to and from iPort Rail in Doncaster and Felixstowe and is operated by GB Railfreight. The other four existing... plus
New CFO for Interroll
Heinz Hössli will move to Interroll and take over the position of group CFO. Hössli, currently CFO/vice president advanced materials of the Bühler Group in Uzwil (Switzerland), will assume his new responsibilities as CFO and member of Interoll’s group management at a date yet to... plus
Swiss opens Edelweiss bellies for Mexican exporters
ITJ was the first to announce it: Swiss World Cargo has now opened its Cancun station for exports, which means that all flights between Zurich and Cancun can now carry freight on both their inbound and outbound journeys. Swiss World Cargo connects both airports with a... plus