Breezing through a wind farm expansion 
Laso has successfully completed the transport of equipment for the expansion of a wind farm. A new tower can now be added to the wind farm in Serra do Sicó, Portugal. The operation comprised the shipment of four tubes, three blades, and a nacel, a hub and a drive train. Due... more
Jeanne Graf to lead Riege Software in Switzerland
Jeanne Graf is taking over the management of the Swiss branch of Riege, a provider of software solutions for logistics headquartered in Düsseldorf (Germany). With her years of experience in the freight forwarding industry and her commitment to the company's core values, she will... more
Two ATR 72 LCD for Aerlink
Acia Aero Leasing (“Acia”), a provider of regional aircraft leasing and lease management services and solutions, announced the delivery of two ATR 72-212 large cargo door (“ATR 72 LCD”) freighters to the Australian Fifo and cargo air charter operator Aerlink. Aerlink took... more
LTG picks Ukrainian loco safety systems
The Lithuanian rail company has chosen SRPA Impulse to replace the Russian Klub-U locomotive safety system in self-propelled rolling stock for EUR 10.1 million. The Ukrainian technology specialist is already designing the new system, which will be followed by the dismantling of... more
Infrabel finds lessor
In Belgium, the railfreight operator Lineas has secured a EUR 42 million contract to lease 20 locomotives to the infrastructure manager Infrabel. Lineas transports goods throughout Europe with a fleet of almost 250 locomotives. Infrabel has its own fleet of 81 locomotives,... more
Maximising pallet space
Toyota Material Handling has overseen the redesigning and building of racking and storage systems at a warehouse belonging to Hemisphere Freight Services near Ipswich, UK. To maximise storage space, Toyota’s turnkey solution opted for a very narrow aisle racking, adding... more
Two-thirds of e-fuel projects at risk
The National Association for Conservation and Biodiversity (Nabu), Germany's oldest and largest environmental association, has highlighted the critical need for a security of investment for manufacturers of e-fuels, warning that two-thirds of current production projects are at... more
Sentenced to four years
Damian Williams, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, announced that Lars Winkelbauer, former COO of Polar, has been sentenced to four years in prison by US district judge Jesse M. Furman in connection with a massive scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide,... more
81 trips to the moon and back in one decade
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating a decade of dual airport operations. Since May 2014, the airline’s fleet of over 60 trucks has transferred 2.16 million t of cargo between Dubai World Central (DWC) and Dubai International Airport (DXB) in 640,000+ trips, totalling 100 million... more
Shuttle supports Swedish forest industry
TFK Logistics is establishing a rail service from the terminal in Bastuträsk in northern Sweden to the APM Terminals in Gothenburg. The new shuttle is a long-awaited addition to Rail Port – the network that connects the Port of Gothenburg with inland terminals in... more