Laurels for technology in logistics 
Founded in 2016, technology company Insta Freight has reached seventh place in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 2021. With this award, Deloitte honours the 50 growth champions in the tech industry, based on their percentage revenue growth over the past four financial years. The... more
First A330P2F re-delivered to MNG Airlines 
In April, MNG Airlines became EFW’s (Elbe Flugzeug Werke) first Turkish customer to invest in converting an A330 passenger aircraft to freighter. Turkey’s first A330-300P2F is now leaving EFW's facilities after a planned seven months of conversion. With more to come for MNG,... more
Rail-to-truck transfer capacity added
The Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal terminal near Raleigh in North Carolina, USA, is open for business. Located on a mainline of the US class I railway CSX, the new terminal adds rail-to-truck transfer capacity for domestic and international container shipments. CCX... more
Atlantic Loop 3 calls at Jaxport
It's the first time that Hapag-Lloyd’s Atlantic Loop 3 (AL3) European-US container service has called the Florida-based Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport). The vessel is berthing at Jaxport’s Trapac Container Terminal at Dames Point for at least the next eight weeks to avoid... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
The berries of the potato plant are poisonous, as are the tubers if they are eaten raw. more
Dunkerque-Port renews management board
After a recent meeting of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque, Emmanuelle Verger, chairwoman of the supervisory board and Maurice Georges, chairman of the management board, announced the appointment of Daniel Deschodt as deputy managing director of the... more
DDS raises new funds
DDS Logistics, a French software developer for transport, logistics and international sourcing that specialises in transport management solutions (TMS), has just obtained new funds from its investors. The EUR 8 million fresh cash will be used to push two projects: the... more
Locomotives for Kazakhstan
At a ceremony held last week, Russian manufacturer Sinara Transport Machines (STM) handed over the first batch of 2ES7 Black Granite freight two-section electric locomotives to Silkway Transit, Kazakhstan’s first private railway carrier. The first three locomotives have already... more
Lineas banks on European business
Lineas has signed an agreement with Beacon Rail and Ermewa Group on a phased sale-and-leaseback of 109 T77 diesel locomotives over the period 2021-2023 and approximately 4,000 freight wagons in 2021. Lineas will continue to use the assets in its day-to-day business and remain... more
Two Boeing B747-8F for Hongyuan Group
AFG Aviation Ireland (Ireland), a wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany, has completed the acquisition of two Boeing B747-8F freighter aircraft, MSN 37562 and MSN 37563, from Saudi Arabian Airlines for its strategic partner Hongyuan Group. Hongyuan Group is the... more