Special truck for innovative cargo 
Delivering innovations with customised equipment – this how the most recent activity of Salzmann, a Swiss transport company, could be described. The newest vehicle to join the fleet is a three-axle container chassis of Krone’s box liner eL20 model used to convey 20' containers.... plus
Huelva welcomes a new service
Maersk has opened a new weekly service to the port of Huelva in southern Spain. The Huelva call will be included in the loop of W5C, within the rotation Algeciras – Leixoes – Huelva – Algeciras rotation. The president of the Port Authority of Huelva, Pilar Miranda, regards... plus
Positive forecast boosts intermodal traffic
Hegelmann is shifting more of its road transports in Europe to the railways. By working with partners specialising in intermodal transport, Hegelmann is able to use standard trailers. With this new approach, Hegelmann intends to reduce its ecological footprint and also take... plus
More measures against greenhouse gas
On 17 November, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) approved a draft of amendments to annex VI of the Maripol agreement to further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the short term. These new measures, which were discussed at the 75th... plus
40 airline partners to fight Covid-19
Unicef is looking to recruit some of the airline industry's biggest operators to help distribute a coronavirus vaccine to 92 of the world's poorest nations. Further to Bloomberg, the UN humanitarian relief agency held a call with about 40 carriers to make plans for the global... plus
Pharma.Aero welcomes new members
Pharma.Aero, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation which aims to provide reliable end-to-air transportation for life science and medtech shippers by fostering collaboration between CEIV certified airport communities, is enlarging its membership by collaborating with three new... plus
Growing LNG network for trucks in Belgium
LNG-provider Rolande in the Netherlands and the Belgian G&V Energy Group have opened a new LNG filling station in Habay in the Ardennes, Belgium. The new facility is a public 24/7 self-service station with two LNG pumps. With its capacity of 150 vehicles per day it... plus
Selected as vaccine distributor in Turkey
Like in other regions of the world, Phase 3 clinical trials of a further Covid-19 vaccine have recently started in Turkey. Transorient, an international freight management company based in Istanbul, has been chosen as the logistics partner from clearance to country-wide... plus
New service between Milan and the USA
A new large capacity freight service linking Milan-Malpensa (MXP) and Cincinnati was launched last week. From Tuesdays to Saturdays, an A330-200F of DHL offers around 15 t of freight capacity per roundtrip, used, amongst others, to transport goods "made in Italy".... plus
In memoriam – Günther Adami
Günther Adami, founder of the Swiss company Tisa, had a heart attack on 2 November 2020, and after losing consciousness, died on 13 November. He was born 20 April 1947 in Bregenz (Austria). After attending business school, Adami began an apprenticeship in the Delacher... plus