Astre Association renews contract with Recoa 
The Astre European Transporters Association has ratified its agreement with Recoa Collection, a company that specialises in the recovery of unpaid credits. In June 2020, three months after the outbreak of the pandemic, Astre reached an agreement with Recoa which became the... more
Heavy handling in Liege
Located in the Autonomous Port of Liège, Belgium, the company Renory, a subsidiary of the Novandi group, has been entrusted with the exceptional delivery of more than 32,000 t of steel coils from India. The shipper is Liberty Steel. Having passed through the seaport of... more
New wagon type rolls into service
VTG Rail UK reached a milestone as GB Railfreight (GBRF) took delivery of its first Ecofret2 triple-wagon sets. The first operational triple-container flat wagon sets will be used to support the operator's growing demand for intermodal services. Following successful... more
Finally a new order for Boeing
Baku-based Silk Way West Airlines is expanding its international network with an order for five B777F. The deal with Boeing marks the first purchase of the long-range, high capacity twin-engine freighter in the Caspian region and Central Asia. Zaur Akhundov, Silk Way Group... more
Haulier trials electric refrigerated trailer
Gist has started to test the UK’s first fully autonomous, all-electric engineless refrigerated trailer system, the Vector eCool, which was developed by Carrier Transicold and Gray & Adams. The 13.6 m electric trailer is being used for store deliveries of fresh and chilled... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
10% of all cats use their right front paw as often as their left. more
Gothenburg's smooth start in 2021
The first quarter of this year saw an increase in the trade flows through the Swedish Port of Gothenburg, in the container, ro-ro and new vehicle segments. “The situation is now considerably more problematic than it was a year ago. Still, volumes at the Port of Gothenburg... more
Fleet Advantage restructures management
Fort Lauderdale (FL)-based Fleet Advantage, a major innovator in fleet data analytics, fleet financing solutions and fleet life cycle cost management (LCCM), has announced several promotions within its organisation. Bill Ten Eyck, who has over 38 years of experience in... more
An exceptional year for Cargolux
With 1.1 million t of freight sold in 2020 (+9.7% yoy), the year of its 50th anniversary proved to be exceptional for the Cargolux Group. The airline earned a net profit after tax of USD 768.7 million (2019: USD 20 million) with an ebit margin of 31.3%. With a flexible fleet of... more
What Cargo Digital World has to offer
At a recent press conference, European general cargo cooperation Cargo Line presented Cargo Digital World (CDW), a company which was founded in Paderborn in January 2021. CDW’s aim is to offer technology-based logistics solutions in cooperation with logistics start-ups. ... more