XPO expands in Las Vegas 
The LTL specialist has opened a major freight transport centre in Las Vegas, NV/USA. The new site is XPO’s second in the city and will enable faster service and more efficient routing of freight in the Southwest and Rockies in the USA. With 36,000 sqm, the hub is one of the... more
Gothenburg links up with green corridor
“Laura Maersk”, the world's first methanol-powered container ship, has begun a weekly service between Bremerhaven and the port of Gothenburg. The new offer supports lower-emission ocean transport and helps customers reduce their supply chain greenhouse gas footprint. “Laura... more
Finnair resumes flights to Tartu
Finnair will resume flights to Tartu, Estonia, from 2 June 2024. The airline suspended flights on this service for a month so that Tartu airport could introduce an approach solution that doesn’t require a GPS signal. The approach methods previously used were based on GPS... more
Handing over the baton at Norsepower
Norsepower, a Finnish clean technology and engineering company specialising in mechanical sails, has appointed Heikki Pöntynen to the leadership position after Tuomas Riski resigned as CEO. Pöntynen brings a wealth of experience in major maritime growth companies, having... more
CJ Logistics continues cold chain
Developed by a joint venture of Yukon Real Estate Partners and BGO, a new cold storage facility is set to open in New Century, Kansas. The site features more than 27,000 sqm of rail-served warehousing space, of which over 9,000 sqm of the cold chain warehouse are still... more
Testing e-trucks in Europe
Cargo-Partner is trialling e-trucks on the first and last mile. A Mercedes-Benz eActros-300 with a range of 250-300 km was recently put through its paces in Austria: The vehicle was deployed for emission-free and silent collection and delivery tours around Vienna airport and... more
First electric tug in the Middle East
Damen Shipyards and Safeen Group, part of AD Ports Group, have signed an agreement for the lease and purchase of the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, the first fully electric tug to operate in the Middle East. This 25 m tug, with a 70 t bollard pull, can handle the largest vessels and... more
Stemming a 23,000 t ship with Scheuerle equipment
Heavy-load logistics provider Fagioli, based in Manvel TX (USA), set three world records recently. Positioned on 880 Scheuerle SPMT axle lines and using the thrust of 28 PPUs (power pack units), Fagioli transported the 23,163 t special ship "Charybdis", a so-called... more
Foynes freight line to reopen by end of 2024
The Irish Foynes to Limerick railfreight line project recently reached a major milestone when Iarnród Éireann began laying down the track on this section of the rail network. The existing old track, including rails, sleepers and fixings comprised of jointed track on timber... more