Panattoni discovering Austria 
The US company Panattoni is expanding its footprint in Europe. The developer of industrial and logistics real estate is establishing a branch in the Austrian capital Vienna. The office is opening in February and is managed by project developer Jürgen Winklbauer. Panattoni... more
Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas
Government ministers were on hand to flag off the 1,000th trip of Central Railway’s Kisan Rail link (farmer’s rail) in India. The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) had 23 wagons with 453 t of bananas on board. So far, 345,000 t of farm produce has already been... more
Additional office for the Indian Register
On 1 February the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) opened an office in Coimbatore, in India’s southernmost federal state of Tamil Nadu. The industrial city has a diversified manufacturing sector, including more than 25,000 small, medium and large-scale enterprises. The IRS... more
Aerovista to enter cargo business with Petrus
Aerovista, a global aviation asset manager and lessor based in Dubai (UAE), has entered into a partnership with Petrus Aviation, a US provider of aviation financing from Dallas TX, for the former’s A321 freighter conversion project. Aerovista chairman and managing director... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A fear of bridges and tunnels is called gephyrophobia, from the Greek word for bridge, gephura. more
Pfenning extends executive management team
The Pfenning Logistics Group, a family-managed contract logistician, has added Martin Königstein to its executive management team, which now has three members – Manuel Pfenning, Rana Matthias Nag and Martin Königstein (from the left).Königstein has been part of the firm’s... more
Almost 1 billion for Flexport
San Francisco-based Flexport, a technology platform and digital forwarder, has closed a USD 935 million series E funding round. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners. In addition to existing partners DST Global, Founders Fund and Softbank Vision Fund, new... more
Trans-Siberian test run for Japanese reefer goods
Russian Railways (RZD), the Japanese transport ministry and Fesco have sent the first refrigerated containers with Japanese cargo to Europe on the Trans-Siberian Railway, with the transport carried out by Dalreftrans. With the new train the three players are implementing a... more
Three roundtrips between Wolfurt and Frenkendorf
Swissterminal is adding a new rail link to Wolfurt (Austria) to its intermodal portfolio. With immediate effect, the company is operating three weekly roundtrips via the Frenkendorf hub in Switzerland. The service connects customers in the Vorarlberg area and eastern... more
Swedish carrier takes bridge route via Denmark
Green Cargo has rerouted its international block train services Italy Direct and Austria Direct. Transports to Austria and Italy now run via Denmark instead the train ferry route between Trelleborg (Sweden) and Rostock (Germany). Italy Direct operates via Denmark at an... more