Starlux doubles up 
Starlux Airlines from Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for five more A350F freighters. This doubles the airline’s initial order from last year for five of the all-new cargo aircraft, as mentioned in our article. The A350F fleet will be operated by Starlux Cargo... more
Operail testing single-person operations
Traditionally, freight trains are operated by two people – a driver and an assistant in the locomotive cab. Operail has now become the first rail freight transport company in Estonia to test single-person operations, deploying its C30-M series locomotive, which it built... more
Counterfeit jewellery seized at US border
Around USD 30,000 worth of counterfeit Tiffany & Co jewellery was seized at the Champlain port of entry by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) teams recently. From late last year until the beginning of this week, officers examined shipments of what appeared to be high-end... more
Green corridor to link Portugal to Northern Europe
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has signed an mou with Madoqua Renewables Holding and other global leaders to develop a green corridor linking Portugal to Northern Europe. The initiative aims to decarbonise maritime transport by employing low-emission shipping solutions and... more
New Deugro managers in Saudi Arabia
Deugro has appointed Johnny El Hayek as its country manager for Saudi Arabia, after the regional director for the Middle East, Suresh Rajan, and the general manager for the western region of Saudi Arabia, John Vetteth, retired. The former general manager of Saudi Arabia’s... more
Hupac starts 2025 with four new shuttle services
On 1 January the Swiss intermodal specialist activated a shuttle train between the industrial areas of Ghent (Belgium) and Piadena, southeast of Milan (Italy), with an initial three roundtrips a week. The second new service includes a train linking Zeebrugge CLdN... more
Strengthening Sino-European networks
On 7 January a Boeing B777 freighter loaded with diverse goods departed from Ezhou Huahu airport, embarking its inaugural flight to Frankfurt (Germany). This marked the official launch of DB Schenker’s regular Ezhou–Frankfurt cargo service, establishing another significant air... more
JD Logistics launches Shenzhen–Bangkok flight
Jingdong Logistics has launched an air cargo route between Shenzhen (China) and Bangkok (Thailand). The maiden flight took place on 3 January and was conducted by JD Airlines. The aircraft carried “a full load of cross-border e-commerce goods” to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport,... more
E-truck passes cold-endurance test in Finland
Renault Truck tested its ‘E-Tech T Diamond Echo’ lorry on a nine-month European tour. The journey started in Lyon (France) in April 2024 and ended at the turn of the year, after a 24,000 km journey to Finnish Lapland. On the last stage in the far north, the e-truck... more
An innovative player in low-carbon logistics
At the 4th edition of the Grand Prix des Entreprises Engagées, organised by LCL Banque des Entreprises, in partnership with GreenFlex, Modalis, an innovative player in the intermodal shift, won a trophy for its commitment to implementing intermodal logistics with a low carbon... more