FLXdrive locomotive to operate in Pilbara region 
The Australian mining company Roy Hill is the first to purchase Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery, heavy-haul locomotive for the region and the mining industry. It will operate from the mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia to... more
Enhanced handling in Pakistan
Pakistani ground handling services provider Gerry’s Dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. The partnership will see Gerry’s Dnata provide quality and safe ground, passenger and cargo handling services to the airline in Karachi... more
Major investment in London Gateway
Building a fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub is DP World's next project. The GBP 300 million (EUR 351 million) investment - on top of the GBP 2 billion (EUR 2.34 billion) DP World has invested in its operations in Britain over the last decade – is also an answer... more
TGP refresh in India
UK-based Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), an international project logistics company headquartered in Kent, has founded its own national unit for project logistics in India. TGP Projects India became operational in July. Active in India for over 30 years, TGP used to have... more
100% of ICT Logistics transferred
It is a Danes-only transaction with an international focus: ferry operator DFDS is acquiring all the shares of Danish freight forwarder ICT Logistics. Since 2006, DFDS has owned 19.9% of the shares in ICT Logistics, which prvides transport solutions between Scandinavia and... more
More safe parking areas for truck drivers
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to access EUR 100 million to improve the network of safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPA) in the European Union. The International Road Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (EFT) have welcomed... more
Third investment in e-commerce 
Denmark-based shipping company Maersk has now struck in Portugal. After the recent takeover of Visible SCM and B2C, the purchase of the Portuguese provider Huub will be the next step. Again, e-commerce is the driving force. Huub, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up,... more
Trains can ship a great deal more waste
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) transports 8 million t of waste annually, 12% of the total waste in Austria. According to RCG, the potential is much higher and the prospects for an expansion of waste transports by rail are currently good. In Austria, from 2023, all waste transports... more
A warehouse for a dozen countries
The shipper paves the way: Diageo, a major alcoholic beverage player worldwide and owner of brands such as Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Guinness, and FM Logistic have opened a new tax warehouse in Dudestii Noi, Timisoara County, in Romania. Around 12.6 million litres... more
First Southeast Asian carrier for Cargo.one
Maskargo, the logistics arm of Malaysian Airlines, has inked a distribution agreement with Cargo.one. Freight forwarders using the German e-booking platform will soon have access to the carrier's real-time rates and capacity at the click of a button and receive immediate... more