First transport of coke to Italy completed 
PKP Cargo International has transported the first train hauled by a multisystem locomotive with a load of 1,220 t of coke from Ostrava in Czechia to the Slovenian-Italian border crossing station Villa Opicina. This was the first journey of the carrier’s locomotive on Italian... plus
Gebrüder Weiss remains on course
At a recent event organised by the Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD), Lothar Thoma, managing director air & sea at Gebrüder Weiss (GW), confirmed that the Austria-headquartered company will continue its expansion strategy. Being currently represented at over 150 locations,... plus
Livestock ex St Louis
St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) has added livestock as a new type of air cargo. Last week, approximately 200 breeding pigs departed STL for São Paulo VCP. The pigs left the airport aboard an Atlas Air B747-400F. STL director Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge said that... plus
Transplace picks Palo
Transplace, a Dallas, TX-based provider of logistics technology and services, has appointed new chief marketing officer Carmen Palo. She will enhance integrated communications strategies to extend Transplace’s reach and better serve its diverse clients of globally recognised... plus
Pacific Harbor Line to test battery locomotive
In the USA, Progress Rail has reached an agreement with Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) to supply its new battery electric locomotive for a demonstration project operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. The new, six-axle locomotive will feature the latest... plus
More handling capacity on the Red Sea
In Jeddah, the Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) has taken delivery of two new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and ten hybrid-rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) manufactured by ZPMC in Shanghai. These are further steps in the planned expansion of Jeddah Port's strategy to double... plus
TNT Swiss Post's new facility
TNT Swiss Post, the joint venture between TNT Express and Swiss Post, has opened its new location in Oftringen (Canton Argovia). The transport company previously headquartered in Buchs (Argovia) designed the building itself. New technologies and equipment as well as improved... plus
Multimodal avant tout 
Le raccordement d’un port aux modes de transport est vital pour le flux des marchandises. Le port allemand de la mer Baltique Mukran a ainsi lancé des liaisons short-sea, fluviales et ferroviaires supplémentaires. Le réseau existant va de la Suède à la Chine. plus
Rail service between Rouen and Paris launched
Through its subsidiary FluvioFeeder Armement (FFA), Marfret is introducing a new container rail service in France to link Normandy with the Ile de France region (Bonneuil-sur-Marne). FluvioFeeder Armement recently already started a weekly railway service between the TCMD... plus