Corona not to blame for decline in freight volume 
In H1/2020, Operail generated an operating income of EUR 31.8 million, which is 16% less than in the same period 2019. Net profit was at EUR 1.8 million compared to EUR 5.5 million in 2019. However, Operail’s wagon rental business showed a significant increase: income from... more
Brands and masks 
Maersk intends to complete its clearing out process in its subsidiaries by early October. It is a question of integration, capacities and brand orientation, as well as an opportunity to streamline the group in these days of Covid-19. more
Reconnecting Morocco and the UAE
As today's ITJ 39-40/2020 is featuring the Maghreb countries, the two big UAE carriers are re-installing belly capacity to and from Morocco. Starting today, 18 September 2020, Emirates resumes passenger services to Casablanca. The resumption of thrice weekly flights to the... more
Swiss intermodal operator adds capacity
Hupac responds to rising demand for intermodal connections from/to south-east Europe by increasing the frequency between Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Vienna in Austria starting from week 39. This direct rail service will also offer seamless ongoing connections to Hungary... more
Transporeon takes over Controlpay
Transporeon has announced the takeover of Controlpay, a provider of freight audit and payment services. With the acquisition, Transporeon will be able to offer "end-to-end" solutions, capturing the last steps around invoice automation and analysis of payment-related... more
Bolloré picks MD for Benin/Niger cluster
After a 20-year career at various Bolloré Transport & Logistics subsidiaries in Africa, Pierre Ngon was appointed managing director of the Benin/Niger cluster of Bolloré Transport & Logistics at the beginning of September. Succeeding Jérôme Binois, he will be responsible... more
New shuttle connects Norway and Sweden
A new weekly rail shuttle service is now in operation, providing Oslo and Norway with a rapid, dependable, climate-smart link to the Port of Gothenburg. The service can transfer 2,000 trucks from road to rail, with a resulting reduction in carbon emissions of over 700,000 kg... more
56% of ports back to pre-pandemic levels
Several trends are outlined in the Covid-19 Port Economic Impact Barometer for H1/2020 published by the IAPH. The report, which was compiled by a dedicated Task Force operating under the World Ports Sustainability Programme (WPSP), summarises responses from 85 ports from around... more
VD Group H1/2020 revenues up 40%
Volga-Dnepr Group enters the second half of 2020, the year of its 30th anniversary, in stability and consistency. Total revenue across Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Atran Airlines is up more than 40%. "This", the Moscow-based group explained,... more
Raja strengthens sales team
The Raja group, a European services provider for packaging and storage equipment, has appointed Etane Derhy as international key account director and Henri Serre as key account director for Raja France. Derhy will be responsible for key account consulting and acquisition... more