Plus vert dans l’hinterland 
Le trafic avec l’arrière-pays intéresse de plus en plus les grands carriers qui souhaitent tant développer leur propre potentiel logistique qu’améliorer leur répartition modale et faire baisser les émissions. ONE mise ainsi sur le prestataire Paris (Hutchison Ports). plus
Indian "medicine from the sky" initiative 
India's Anra Technologies has joined the "medicine from the sky" initiative. This project, spearheaded by the emerging technologies wing of the India government's information technology electronics and communications department, integrates drone technology to deliver... plus
Train clears away debris
In Czechia, CD Cargo has started transporting waste from municipalities in southern Moravia, where a tornado caused great devastation at the end of June. The debris is loaded onto a 24-car train set on each of the sidings of the former Mir mine in Mikulcice near the... plus
Wärtsilä consortium to design modular LNG carrier
The technology group Wärtsilä has lined up a collaborative effort with ABS, a firm that applies multi-physics modelling and simulation at sea, and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS), to develop a concept for a modular LNG carrier (LNGC) that will meet IMO 2050 decarbonisation... plus
Echo Logistics is sold
Echo Global Logistics, founded in 2005, has inked an agreement to be taken over by funds managed by the private equity firm "The Jordan Company" (TJC). The transaction is valued at approximately USD 1.3 billion. Headquartered in Chicago with more than 30 offices in... plus
More opportunities for railfreight
Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) and Japanese combined transport operator Nissin are partnering to develop and enhance railfreight services between Japan, Russia and Europe along the Trans-Siberian route. The companies recently signed an agreement to this effect. To... plus
Turkish Cargo: Sputnik-V doses from Serbia
Turkish Cargo has delivered more than 35,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines produced in Serbia as a donation for African countries, from Belgrade to Tunisia and Lebanon. The vaccines, which were specially packaged and loaded on the aircraft with the Lifo (last in first out)... plus
Letmeship picks Thomas Bissels
Multi-carrier shipping platform Letemeship has hired Thomas Bissels as new country manager Austria. Bissels has spent over 30 years in the logistics industry and held various executive positions at UPS and World Courier and worked as business development manager at Deutsche Post... plus
Chinese licence for Ruscon
Russian logistics operator Ruscon's representative office in Shanghai has received an NVOCC (non-vessel operating common carrier) licence from the ministry of transport and communication of the People's Republic of China. With this licence, Ruscon, which was founded in 2008,... plus
Ayro raises funds for ‘Oceanwings’
The French firm Ayro, a start-up that specialises in hybrid wind propulsion systems for maritime transport, has raised EUR 10.5 million to further develop its wingsail solution. Ayro designs, manufactures and sells ‘Oceanwings’, which can decrease fuel consumption on large... plus