Green Cargo shifts 370 lorry loads from road to rail 
The Swedish Transport Administration is building a so-called west link under central Gothenburg. The tunnel will be used to create a railway for commuter and regional trains. The west link will connect railway lines north and south of Gothenburg thereby enabling traffic to pass... plus
Paving the way for more P2F conversions
Through its Irish affiliate NGF Genesis Ltd, the Austin TX (USA)-based freighter-focused aircraft leasing and management company Spectre Cargo Solutions has closed its first round of a long-term senior debt facility led by Erste Bank for the purpose of refinancing seven Boeing... plus
Gefco launches mission control centre
Gefco has launched its dedicated mission control centre (MCC) in Amsterdam to manage global time critical solutions (TCS) within the freight forwarding business line. The MCC has been designed to provide 24/7 service to Gefco’s customers worldwide, supporting its dedicated... plus
Flying for Saudi Arabia's first European Tour golf event
The Saudi International golf tournament, sponsored by Saudi Airlines Cargo as a formal logistics partner, is being held for the first time in Saudi Arabia from today (31 January) until 3 February 2019. The tournament’s participants include the world's top three golfers... plus
Online reference site for intermodal transport
Online reference site for intermodal transport Contargo, a seaport- European hinterland transport provider, is now supplying the intermodal domain in the Java library with the technical terms for intermodal transport free of charge. Companies and manufacturers will thus be... plus
Coordinadora successfully delivers oversized cargo
The transport engineering company Coordinadora recently transported five oversized shipments. The cargo was loaded onto a ship at the port of Avilés on Spain's Atlantic coast, and then travelled approximately 1,500 km around the Iberian Peninsula to Algeciras Bay in the... plus
Instafreight pipes new chairman on board
Logistic expert Dirk Reich has been recruited as chairman of the board of directors of Instafreight. The Berlin start-up is a digital forwarding agency for road freight in Europe. Reich has more than 35 years of experience in the transport and logistics industry, 20 of which... plus
Finnish forwarder trials biogas trucks
The Nordic service provider Freja has been using biogas to power its trucks in Finland since the beginning of December 2018. In collaboration with Gasum, the forwarder started semi-trailer transport with an Iveco Stralis NP tractor unit. The collaboration is related to a... plus
Two digital experts for Röhlig's advisory board
Röhlig Logistics began the new year by expanding its advisory board with the additions of Verena Pausder and Jan Brorhilker, two digital experts. “We are very much looking forward to working with Pausder and Brorhilker," explained Thomas W. Herwig, chairman of the... plus
LIS building new office block
The transport management software provider Logistic Information Systems (LIS) recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new office building at its headquarters in Greven (Germany). The company made the move in response to the need for... plus