Atran: another route from China to Cologne/Bonn 
Atran Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, founded in 1942, has launched a new route between Shenzhen, one of the major Chinese cities populated by over 17 million people, a global centre in technology, research, manufacturing, finance and a major... more
Big retailer opens another hub in UK
Asos, an online retailer for fashion and textiles, currently operates fulfilment centres in Barnsley UK), Berlin (Germany) and Atlanta (GA, USA). A further distribution centre built by GMI has now come on stream at Fradley Park in Lichfield, UK. The 133,000 sqm facility is a... more
More sustainability with leased Euro Dual
Germany-based rail transport company BBL is adding a new Euro-Dual locomotive to its fleet. The young leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the unit before the end of December. BBL will use the Euro Dual mainly for transporting building materials, particularly... more
Ameriflight goes GE Digital
Dallas (USA)-based Ameriflight, the nation’s largest Part 135 cargo airline, has chosen GE Digital’s Aviation Asset Records software solution to provide more information for planning its flight operations. The solution features an automated dashboard that provides a visual... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The first chairman of the German Vegetarians' Association, founded on 7 June 1892, was Ernst Hering. more
Deugro India wins Mala award
Deugro Projects (India) has won the 2021 all India maritime and logistics award (Mala) as the “best freight forwarder of the year” in the “project cargo” category. Deugro received the award during the 11th edition of the ceremony in Mumbai, India. This is Deugro India’s... more
Hydrogen-powered trains for bulk freight
Railfreight operator Aurizon and mining company Anglo American have entered into an agreement to conduct a feasibility study to explore the use of hydrogen fuel cell and battery hybrid power train units in heavy haul railfreight operations in Queensland, Australia. The study... more
Ground breaking for Group 7's fifth site
The managers of the Munich-based freight forwarding company Group 7, members of the construction management and representatives of the general contractor have broken ground for a new logistics centre in Hamburg. After the hubs in Frankfurt, Munich-Parsdorf, at Munich... more
Caen: Port bridge back in service
After 15 days of closure for works, the Bénouville Bridge in the Port of Caen - part of Ports of Normandie - was reopened to the traffic again, despite the difficult weather conditions of the past week and the nature of the manual work carried out. Two of the six hydraulic... more
