First timber train leaves Archangel for China 
The first container train to China recently departed from Arkhangelsk Station in Russia with Northern Railways carrying sawn timber in 62 large-capacity containers. After a journey of ten days, the train arrived at the Russian Zabaikalsk border station at the Chinese... more
A freightful fifty years 
The history of Cargolux, founded half a century ago – on 4 March 1970 to be precise, with its first aircraft taking off on 11 May 1970 – represents a synopsis of the development that the aviation and airfreight industry has undergone in the last 50 years. This quieter phase than... more
Indian carrier spices up cargo services
Spicejet operated its first B737 freighter service to Singapore last week, carrying critical medical equipment and Covid-19 related medical supplies. Until then, the Indian airline had transported over 1,500 t of cargo carrying essential supplies since the nation-wide... more
Norvik Port now connected to Swedish railway
Over the Easter weekend the EUR 73 million industrial branch line that Ports of Stockholm has built to Stockholm Norvik Port was connected to the railway network and electrified. This creates a direct railway link to and from the port on the green cargo intermodal network for... more
Biggest total cargo volume ever flown
Witnessed by about 80,000 people in Warsaw (Poland), the AN-225 landed on 14 April carrying a record cargo volume of medical supplies. The day before, "Mriya", loaded with about 100 t of medicines, reagents for laboratory tests, medical masks and other protective... more
New DACH sales manager at former Neopost
On 1 April 2020, Packaging by Quadient, formerly Neopost and a provider of packaging technologies based in France, welcomed a new international senior sales manager DACH. Industrial engineer Claus Weigel will expand the company's sales activities in the German-speaking markets.... more
Wood transports shifted from road to rail
This week saw DB Cargo Logistics and customer binderholz dispatch their first load of cross-laminated timber on its journey from Burgbernheim in northwest Bavaria (Germany) to Sweden. Previously, binderholz sent its products by road, but it has now switched to green rail... more
New vehicle for construction traffic
In Switzerland, Hauser Transporte in Lömmenschwil (Canton St. Gall) has been able to add a new Renault Trucks C520 P10x4 to its fleet. The five-axle truck is designed as a two-side tipper and will be deployed in regional construction traffic. Hauser Transporte concentrates... more
Lower throughput in Rotterdam
Throughput in the Port of Rotterdam suffered in the first quarter of 2020, also due to the corona virus pandemic. Goods handling in the first quarter was at 112.4 million t (123.9 million t), 9.3% less than in the same period last year. The number of containers also went... more
Volatile transport volumes in Europe
The uncertainties regarding the development of the corona crisis led to a rapid increase in freight offers on the transport market. "Many companies submitted their orders in advance to be prepared for the expected border closures and other restrictions caused by the... more