Erfa calls for focused subsidies 
The European Rail Freight Association (Erfa) recognises that financial support for single wagon traffic (SWT) can play an important role in achieving modal shift targets. However, such aid must not distort competition with other railfreight services, the association said.... plus
Ofac adding Kratol and Zitotrans to blacklist
The US department of the treasury’s office of foreign assets control (Ofac) is taking additional actions to degrade the Russian Federation’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine by sanctioning eight individuals and 16 entities, and four Russia-registered Ilyushin aircraft with... plus
AA Cargo: 50% more flowers for Valentine's Day
American Airlines Cargo is transporting hundreds of tonnes of fresh flowers this Valentine’s season, marking the first of several peaks the carrier will see throughout the year. While many companies gear up for the Valentine’s Day rush, the American Airlines Cargo team is... plus
Eurasian FTL Service launched
Globallink has introduced a new cross-border trucking service, connecting the industrial heartland of Mainland China to major hub cities in Europe via Mongolia. The aim is to offer a faster and more cost-effective shipping solution for businesses, the forwarder said. The new... plus
A great success for SGN
Kristy Guo, the founder of SGN, managed a very successful first conference for SGN – Signature Global Network. She gathered about 58 worldwide member attendees and business leaders in the logistics industry for the three day event. On 3 February 2023, SGN hosted its... plus
New facility in Singapore
Freight forwarding company JAS Worldwide has started operations at a new warehouse dedicated to pharma and healthcare logistics in Singapore. The facility is certified to both GDP standards and has Singapore's Health Sciences Authority's GDPMDS certification. Controlled room... plus
Containers galore
In a recent survey, London-based maritime consultancy Drewry analysed the amount of available containers worldwide. Drewry's senior analyst for container equipment, John Fossey, was quoted that he expected high numbers of leased boxes to be returned to leasing companies in the... plus
Train to connect Baltics and Central Europe
LTG Cargo in Poland is opening a new intermodal train route between Poland and Lithuania. The direct trail will connect Slawkow (Poland) and Kaunas (Lithuania) in both directions twice a week. The first train will depart already this week, on 16 February 2023. It can carry... plus
Paving the way for operations on gravels
The US aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation is now offering a gravel kit for its new twin-engine, large-utility Cessna Sky Courier turboprop. First deliveries with the installed option that gives customers the flexibility to operate their aircraft in and out of... plus
GW closes another gap on the map
At the beginning of February this year, Gebrüder Weiss added Albania’s capital Tirana as the latest new link to its network in South East Europe. The Austria-based forwarder spoke of "closing the geographical gap between Montenegro and North Macedonia." Current... plus