Talking railway tracks 
Concessions are sometimes a bit of a hard nut to crack for private operators in Brazil – be they airports or railway lines. In the north of the country the rail operator Rumo is expanding its network’s communications channels, in order to improve its profitability, amongst other... more
Unisys presents need for change and digitisation 
Niranjan Navaratnarajah, cargo industry director for information technology provider Unisys, will address the Air Cargo India conference in Mumbai today, 26 February 2020, to discuss why the industry needs a fundamental cultural change to remain nimble, economically viable and... more
Hungarian subsidiary takes charge of intermodal services
The Transco group has founded a subsidiary in Budapest, Hungary. The branch, called Invictus Holding, will operate primarily as a rail forwarder and provide railfreight services for direct customers in southeast Europe. In addition, it will act as an infrastructure... more
DVF welcomes new member Cargonexx
Ensuring an optimal utilisation of capacities to prevent unnecessary empty runs – that is Cargonexx' goal. The company has now joined the Deutsches Verkehrsforum (German transport forum, DVF). "We are very proud to welcome this new member, particularly since Hamburg-based... more
Flash Europe expands to Bulgaria
Flash Europe is entering the Bulgarian market with its franchise partner Cargo Sped. Georgi Tsvetkov, owner of Cargo Sped Bulgaria, has invested in the master franchise licence and in two – out of a total of five – regional franchise licences in Bulgaria. These two regional... more
Corona likely to have a costly impact on Chinese ports
The maritime data provider Alphaliner has published its estimates with regard to the effects of the extended Chinese Lunar New Year holidays and the countermeasures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. According to these figures, the epidemic will reduce... more
Heyworld implements Champ solution
Heyworld has implemented Champ's "Traxon cargoHUB" for its digital data exchange, a platform featuring one of the largest air cargo communities, with electronic access to over 100 airlines and 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide. The new... more
Testing solar panels on trailers
The Germany-headquartered Nagel-Group has started to test the use of solar panels on the tops of 20 new reefer trailers to generate a small amount of energy for telematics self-sufficiently. The panels use the solar energy of daylight to charge the battery of the refrigeration... more
Guadeloupe holds a steady course in 2019
The Caribbean Grand Maritime Port of Guadeloupe (GPMG) has reported its traffic figures for 2019, speaking of "encouraging results". After a record year in 2018, GPMG's freight traffic experienced a slight setback in 2019. The total volumes recorded a decrease of 4% in... more
Christos Spyrou joins Tiaca’s board of directors
Nominated at Tiaca’s most recent board meeting at the opening of the executive summit in Budapest, Christos Spyrou, CEO and founder of Neutral Air Partner (NAP), has joined the association's board of directors, which will next meet in Istanbul following the world cargo... more