Mossend rail service introduced 
MSC and its partner GB Railfreigt have launched a new railfreight service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway in England, complementing MCS's two existing weekly calls into the Scottish ports of Grangemouth and Greenock. The Mossend... plus
Barcelona is the place to go
Barcelona is the next point on the map: Cargo-Partner will open its first branch in Spain on 1 September 2022. It will be led by Oriol Asturgo, managing director of Cargo-Partner. The team in Barcelona currently consists of six employees and is expected to grow to fourteen... plus
Stakes are high on the Rhine
Low water levels of the Rhine and many other rivers currently present a risk for inland waterway freight transport and make it even more difficult to maintain Europe's supply chains. As Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has now reported, a total of 82.4 million... plus
Top ranking for Turkish Cargo in Europe
According to World Air Transport Statistics data, published on a yearly basis by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), Turkish Cargo, the logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the first among the European air cargo companies and fourth among the global... plus
The deal is undone
On 27 September 2021, Maersk said goodbye to its subsidiary Maersk Container Industry (MCI), which had been in business since 1991, and to the latter’s Qingdao facilities. Maersk signed and sealed the takeover agreements the China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC),... plus
More space for ID Logistics
Segro France is acquiring a warehouse on behalf of ID Logistics. The 49,931 sqm logistics site is located in Plessis-Pâté, part of the former air base of Brétigny-sur-Orge. Around 75% of the property will be occupied by ID Logistics, the rest being rented by a company in the... plus
Kuehne + Nagel: changes in the management team
Holger Ketz (pictured left) will join Kuehne + Nagel's global air freight management team in Schindellegi, Switzerland, as global head of network and carrier management on 1 January 2023. In this newly created role, Ketz will oversee the management of the company’s own... plus
Another A321 freighter for Lufthansa Cargo
From October 2022, Lufthansa Cargo will offer its customers additional capacities in its medium-haul network on specially converted Airbus A321 freighters. The first cargo flight of its kind took off from Frankfurt bound for Dublin in March 2022. Due to a positive response... plus
More intermodal links for Czechia
Railcargo Group, the railfreight subsidiary of the Austrian railway ÖBB, has improved train services between Czechia and the North Sea ports. The new shuttle runs once a week in both directions between Melnik (Czechia) and Wilhemshaven (Germany) and offers connecting services to... plus
First South Korean H2 trucks arrive in Germany
Bremerhaven-based Hylane has taken delivery of the first Hyundai hydrogen-powered trucks to arrive in Germany. They are the first seven of a total of 27 XCIENT fuel cell vehicles that will be delivered directly from the plant in South Korea to Germany in the coming weeks.... plus