More freight to be shifted to rail in Genoa 
The European Commission has approved EUR 9 million Italian aid measures to encourage the shift of freight transport from road to rail in the area of the port of Genoa. The road and rail infrastructure from and to the port was severely impacted by the collapse of the Morandi... more
ECG welcomes new board
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics elected its new board at this year’s general assembly, which was exceptionally held through webinar. President Wolfgang Göbel, chief sales Officer, Mosolf and vice president Bjorn Svenningsen, director sales & marketing, UECC,... more
100,000,000 mouth masks so far
DSV Belgium has profound experience in the transport of pharmaceutical products for different customers. A lot of expertise and know-how has been built up in the pharma hub based at Brussels Airport over the years. Now DSV has handled one hundred million mouth masks, an... more
United Cargo increases capacities
United Cargo's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London to Chicago (ORD) last week, with almost 2 t of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in belly. Initially, cargo-in-cabin shipments will be loaded on B777 and B787 cargo-only flights, which... more
Yang Ming's surprising Q1/2020
The Keelung (Taiwan)-headquartered Yang Ming shipping group has published its consolidated revenues for Q1/2020. The total figure of NTD 34.64 billion (USD 1.15 billion) shows a rather moderate decline of 1% compared with NTD 35.08 billion (USD 1.14 billion) in revenue in... more
Muswellbrook rail bridges upgrade underway
An AUD 58 million (EUR 34.5 million) project to replace three rail bridges in Muswellbrook in northern New South Wales to ensure safety and reliability of the freight line has begun. The project includes the construction of a new 26 m long rail bridge at Bridge Street and a... more
Alfredo Scalisi to lead Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia Container Terminal’s board of directors has appointed Alfredo Scalisi as new managing director. Scalisi joined the terminal as general manager on 1 July 2019. "On behalf of the board of directors, I wish Scalisi to successfully continue developing the La... more
New warehouse for wine and spirits
Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new 27,000 sqm warehouse in Oppeano in the province of Verona, Italy, ideally located to serve the northern Italian ports of Trieste and Venice. The hub in Verona offers time and cost efficient rail connections to the European market. The fully... more
Jade Weser Port electrifies hinterland connection
The environmental management in Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s deep-water container port, has gained Pers certification for the third time since 2015 and 2018. Pers is the acronym for port environmental review system, a special tool that used for the comprehensive... more
Hermes raises turnover to EUR 3.5 billion
In the financial year 2019/20, which ended on 29 February, the Hermes Group once again recorded profitable growth. The trade and logistics service provider, which specialises in the B2C and C2C segments, increased its consolidated turnover (adjusted for exchange rate... more