Ekol Logistics and UBV join forces 
Ekol and UBV have decided to take another step forward to strengthen their market position in Europe and have signed a long-term exclusive cooperation agreement. UBV is a large international groupage transportation company and Ekol Logistics is a 3PL company that specialises not... plus
Steerprop appoints new CEO
Steerprop’s board of directors has appointed Riku-Pekka Hägg as the company’s new CEO. Hägg will assume his new role at the start of January 2020. As former vice president of ship design at Wärtsilä, Hägg brings decades of maritime technology know-how, digital and strategic... plus
UIC: Railway safety achieves a record high
Rail transport is the safest mode of overland transport and is improving continuously in terms of safety, as the International Union of Railways (UIC) demonstrates in its latest report on railway accidents. Accidents and numbers of victims were reduced by almost 17% between... plus
«Extension européenne» à Vérone 
De nouvelles voies ferrées, davantage de trains et une position parmi les principaux terminaux du continent. L’Interporto Quadrante Europa nourrit de gros projets et va investir 59 M. d’EUR dans les infrastructures du transport ferroviaire de marchandises. Les installations déjà... plus
Kiwi Rail: A major step forward linking rail and road
New Zealand’s government has unveiled a master plan for a new freight hub near Palmerston North. The 3 km long intermodal freight hub combines a container terminal, warehousing for road transport operators and bulk goods and forestry loading operations with KiwiRail’s train... plus
Bcube implements handling solution from Champ
Bcube, one of Italy's largest and most dynamic air cargo handlers and logistics companies, has implemented "Cargospot Handling". The solution of the global IT logistics provider Champ Cargosystems is a cargo operations and terminal management system which is... plus
Salvatore Sciacchitano to be president of the Icao council
The 36-member governing body of the international civil aviation organisation (Icao), the Icao council, has elected Salvatore Sciacchitano of Italy as its president for a three-year term, beginning 1 January 2020. He succeeds Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu of Nigeria, who has held the... plus
Yang Ming fosters intra-Asian network
In order to participate more of the economic upswing in Myanmar and the Philippines, the Taiwan-headquartered Yang Ming Marine Transport is launching two new services, SPE service (Singapore-Philippines Express Service) and MYX service (Malaysia-Yangon, Myanmar Express Service).... plus
Opening ceremony for locomotive workshop
A new locomotive workshop has been opened on the Massvlakte in the port of Rotterdam. In the high-tech facility all types of locomotives can be services, repaired and certified. Unique to the Netherlands are the test tracks with catenaries capable of handling all the different... plus
Americold to acquire Nova Cold Logistics
Americold Realty Trust, a REIT focused on the ownership, operation and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, has announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nova Cold Logistics, based in Canada, for CAD 337 million (USD 254 million)... plus