Infrarail: RIA showcases small companies 
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) in UK partners with exhibition organisers Mack Brooks for its upcoming rail trade show Infrarail, which will take place for the first time at Olympia London from 12 to 14 May 2020. The partnership will see RIA organise the RIA hub, the... plus
Conversion of military airport raises questions
The conversion of the military airport in Dübendorf (Icao: LSMD, Switzerland) into a civil airport has raised many important questions that were not taken into consideration when the project was planned in 2013. For security reasons, the planned flight operations must be... plus
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