Regular train launched for timber transport 
Fesco has been expanding its geography of Russian inland export services and has launched a regular container train from Khabarovsk Territory (Russia) to Harbin (Heilongjiang province, China) through the Grodekovo/Suifenhe (Russia/China) border-crossing point. The train... more
LNG-to-powership project launched in Mozambique
Tokyo (Japan) -headquartered MOL and Karpowership will launch a joint LNG-to-powership project. The Dutch company Karpower International, a subsidiary of Karadeniz, will cooperate with MOL under the co-brand “Karmol” in Mozambique. Both parties will jointly own and operate a... more
Full speed ahead despite diesel traffic ban
As the first company on the German market, HJS has obtained the authorisation for a waste gas purification system that is especially designed for trade and delivery vehicles. Owners of commercial vehicles weighing 2.8 t or more can now benefit from state funding to have... more
Ground-breaking for new hub in Luxembourg
Kuehne + Nagel have celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony of a new contract logistics centre in Luxembourg. The event also marked the ten year contract extension between Kuehne + Nagel and On AG, a cooperation that started in 2010. The new contract logistics centre, due to... more
Rhenus Logistics acquires PSL Group
Rhenus Logistics has acquired PSL Group, a European road freight specialist, in a move that further strengthens Rhenus’ offering. With a head office in Maldon, Essex (UK), and six additional offices across England, PSL Group seamlessly complements the current Rhenus network,... more
Korean Air Cargo continues with GHA in Frankfurt
Korean Air Cargo, a major cargo carrier based in South Korea and a member of the SkyTeam Cargo Alliance, has extended the cooperation with LUG aircargo handling at FRA for a further three years to 2022. LUG has partnered Korean Air Cargo for some 22 years now, handling freight... more
Malaysia awards licence for oil & gas logistics
A new player in the logistics of oil & gas in Malaysia has emerged. The custodian of Malaysia’s national oil and gas resources has awarded GAC Malaysia the licence to provide bunkering, freight forwarding, shipping and non-bonded warehousing services. The Petroliam... more
CHS Trade chooses Hermes CMS
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has helped CHS Trade to digitalise its cargo processes at Slovakia's Bratislava Airport with its Hermes 5 (H5) cloud cargo management system (CMS). The ground handler is using H5 to digitise its AWBs and ist planning and data sharing... more
Zufall pools tyre logistics
The Zufall logistics group has founded a new subsidiary, Zufall tyre logistics (ZLT) in order to pool its activities in the tyre segment and expand the business in the long term. With retroactive effect to 1 June 2019, ZLT takes over the services that used to be performed by its... more
Bulgaria and Romania order Smartron locomotives
Railfreight forwarder E-P Rail has placed an order for four Smartron locomotives for Romania, and the carrier PIMK Rail in Bulgaria has ordered a total of three. Authorisation for introducing the first Smartron to the Bulgarian market has already been received. Siemens have... more