New military transport aircraft 
Boeing (49%) and Embraer (51%) have announced the joint venture Boeing Embraer – Defence to develop new markets for the C-390 millennium multi-mission airlift and air mobility aircraft that can perform cargo transport (seven 463L pallets) and airdrop and humanitarian missions.... plus
Silk Road container train celebrates milestone
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) has despatched the 1000th express train in Brest (Belorus) in the direction of Zabaykalsk in Russia on the Chinese-Mongolian frontier. The 1000th container train is loaded with 71 containers, most of which are carrying automobile parts. The... plus
Kerry Logistics acquires Asav
Kerry Logistics has acquired a majority interest in Turkey’s Asav Lojistik Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (Asav) to further the expansion of its global network and strengthen its international freight forwarding capabilities. Building upon Asav’s competitive advantages of... plus
Lufthansa Cargo broadens digital booking options
With "smartBooking", Lufthansa Cargo now offers a new digital interface. The application programming interface (API) provides customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routings, capacities and prices... plus
Torwegge opens interactive experience centre in Bielefeld
Almost two years after the start of construction, Torwegge has officially opened its new interactive experience centre. 75 visitors from the business community and the media were present at the inauguration ceremony. In addition to presentations on warehousing, production and... plus
New public LNG filling stations as from January 2020
Rolande, a pioneer and major provider of infrastructures for fuelling trucks with liquid natural gas (LNG) and bio-LNG in the Netherlands, is now entering the German market. It will open its first German LNG filling station in Ulm in January 2020. In the same year, Rolande... plus
Tandem to lead DVF
At its recent meeting, the presiding board of the Deutsches Verkehrsforum (German transport forum, DVF) chose a tandem to lead the association in future. Deputy managing director Florian Eck was promoted to the position of managing director on an equal level with the current CEO... plus
Pharmaserv Logistics rents more real estate
Pharmaserv Logistics has leased the last available areas in the industrial and logistics park GG Rhein-Main (Germany). Four Parx is currently transforming the plots for new buildings in accordance with the lessee’s pharma standards. A third of the area will be transformed... plus
New safety devices at the LSCT in La Spezia
Three new emergency medical devices have recently been installed at the La Spezia container terminal. The LSCT equipped the workplace with three defibrillators, strategically positioned in three different areas of the terminal. Present at the inauguration the La Spezia... plus
VTG to add transparency to its fleet
From spring 2020, Nexxiot will equip VTG's entire tank container fleet with IoT sensors. The Swiss company, which develops digital supply chain management solutions, recently signed a contract to this effect with VTG Rail Europe, a German-based provider of logistics services for... plus