Upgrade of Serbian railways goes ahead 
Russian Railways (RZD) and Serbia have signed an agreement on the joint implementation of a project to modernise the Belgrade – Vrbnica (Slovakia) – border railway line with Montenegro (Bar). The contract includes the construction and electrification of a 15-km second track... plus
Liege airport invites bright heads
Powered by the investment fund LeanSquare and Liege Airport (Belgium), the WeCargo event will soon bring together start-ups, air cargo industrialists and investors from 7 to 14 November, 2019. Through the "acceleration programme", set to take place during the whole... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
If a baby were to grow at the same speed every year as in the first year of its life, it would reach a height of about 5 m at its 18th birthday. plus
New chairman for Pakistan's forwarders
International Cargo Management (ICM) has announced that its managing director, Izhar-Ul-Haq Qamar, has been elected unanimously as chairman of Piffa (Pakistan International Freight Forwarder Association) for 2019-20. The role involves leading the industry in the further growth... plus
Gefco opts for augmented reality
Gefco has joined forces with Artishock to develop the augmented-reality application “Gefco Enterprise AR”. The new programme is deployed by Gefco Freight Forwarding to improve quality checks and increase productivity in packaging procedures within the cold chain. The company... plus
Dutch forwarder invests in digitalisation
A seamless flow of information is the basis for the smooth operation of a logistics company. This aim can hardly be achieved without modern IT systems. Therefore, Raben Group has equipped all drivers in eleven countries with an IT solution provided by Panasonic. The robust... plus
Four musketeers for one terminal
Container transport is increasing in comparison to bulk cargo. Duisburger Hafen (duisport) will withdraw its coal island from the market as from 2020 and build a trimodal container terminal on the site in cooperation with three international partners: the carrier Cosco Shipping... plus
«Encore un gros potentiel»
Vasilis Karakoulakis est président du spécialiste grec en logistique contractuelle FDL Group. Il compte inciter davantage d’entreprises à externaliser leur logistique et vise une expansion dans la région des Balkans. plus
E-commerce consignments to be carried on EMU services
Indian Railways has started a pilot project that allows e-commerce consignments on its EMU services. As a part of innovative pilot project, the carrying of e-commerce consignments of Amazon in EMU services commenced from Sealdah to Dankuni in EMU local (suburban services)... plus
More LCL railfreight options on the new Silk Road
Cargo-Partner currently operates 40 FCL railfreight services und 15 LCL railfreight services from China (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin) to Poland (Warsaw) per week. Now, the company has introduced additional direct LCL railfreight options from China to important transshipment... plus