More transhipment capacity for CT 
At the trailer port in Dresden, Germany, 25,000 trailers with a volume of around 600,000 t of goods are shifted from road to rail every year. In order to meet the increasing demand for combined transport, a new trailer port has been built on the south side of the Alberthafen... more
Buss HGK: a new managing director in Duisburg
HGK Shipping is restructuring the management of a joint venture which it runs in partnership with Buss at Duisburg's Huckingen port. In July 2024, the experienced logistics manager Andreas Bögner will join Morten Lund at the head of Buss HGK Logistics, which supplies the... more
Packing parcels in Portugual
DPD has opened a new parcel distribution hub in Loures, Portugal, where the express transport provider is looking to achieve a turnover of EUR 115 million. After recording its best year ever in 2023, DPD Portugal is now expanding its portfolio with a ca. 12,000 sqm... more
Rigid sails ready for commercialisation
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has announced the commercialisation of its ‘Rigid Sail’, an energy-saving device that it has developed in collaboration with Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Akishima Laboratories. The ‘Rigid Sail’, which maintains its wing shape in the wind, acts as an... more
Canada orders 1,500 special trucks
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will produce the more than 1,500 Zetros logistics trucks ordered by the Canadian department of national defence, in its plant in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. Canada’s Armed Forces plan to use the vehicles for the off-road transport of goods and... more
A first for Airest
The Estonian cargo airline Airest has added the first ATR-72-500F to its freighter fleet. Until now, the Tallinn-based company operated its pan-European acmi and charter services exclusively with a fleet of Saab 340F freighters. The ATR leased from Jetstream Aviation Capital... more
Four B737-800BCF in 2024
Aercap Holdings has signed lease agreements for four 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) aircraft with JD Airlines, the cargo airline of JD Logistics (also known as Jingdong Logistics), which are scheduled for delivery in 2024. The aircraft will be operated on behalf of JD... more
Munich added to freighter network
Lufthansa Cargo will be operating cargo aircraft from the Bavarian hub from 6 July 2024. An A321 freighter will connect Munich with Istanbul airport twice a week, complementing the existing belly services. The new freighter connection is planned for Saturdays and Sundays.... more
CSX invests in its Maryland rail yard
With the initiative, the US class I railway aims to increase capacity and safety at its facility in Cumberland, ML (USA), which connects the northeast corridor and midwestern territories. The project involves removing the hump and the hump tower from the yard, and placing... more