Mourning for managing director Michaela Przybylla 
HGK Intermodal has reported the sudden and unexpected passing of its managing director Michaela Przybylla. The group’s employees received the sad news with great dismay. Przybylla worked for almost 33 years for companies in what is now the HGK Group. She initially trained as... more
Towards a greener Baltic Sea
Ports of Stockholm, the port of Turku, and Viking Line have joined forces to establish a green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm, aiming to eliminate fossil fuel usage by 2035 at the latest. With the MOU, signed on 6 February, the partners agree to create a... more
EUR 100 million for rail technology upgrade
Technology specialist Kontron has won railway contracts in Europe worth more than EUR 100 million. In Ireland and Austria, the contracts will ensure the continued development of the standardised GSM-R (global system for mobile communication – railway) on the Iarnrod Eireann -... more
Nippon augments its quotes service
Nippon Express is expanding its network of e-NX quote services, now set to cover 35 countries/regions with a new launch in Japan. The digital forwarding service provides freight quotes for full/less than container loads using variables such as quantity, origin and... more
A reliable partner
Reliable Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous aircraft systems, has received military airworthiness approval to begin flight testing and operational missions of its remotely piloted Cessna 208 Caravan for the US Air Force. The approval strengthens the partnership with the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
When male starlings feed on poisoned worms, they turn into great singers that attract many more females than usual. more
Returning to Eimskip
Jónína Guðný Magnúsdóttir has been appointed executive vice president domestic operations in Iceland, which includes overseeing land transport, a distribution centre, a warehouse and a cold store, facility management and the subsidiary Sæferðir. Around 400 employees work in the... more
Lubbers joins the pipeline
Chicago-based AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions provider, has completed its acquisition of Lubbers Logistics Group, a European logistics company founded in the Netherlands 95 years ago. Lubbers specialises in high-value, complex and time-sensitive... more
Atlantic partners
The ECS Group and Royal Air Maroc Cargo are a team. Routes linking the Americas and Africa don’t often play a key role in the international airfreight industry. October last year thus saw a crucial move when Royal Air Maroc (RAM), one of Africa’s largest air cargo providers,... more
Cargo Beamer launches service to Italy
Starting from mid-February, Cargo Beamer will connect its Italian terminal in Domodossola to Bari both as a gateway link Kaldenkirchen (Germany) – Domodossola – Bari and a single route Domodossola – Bari. The service will be available, inter alia, for craneable and non-craneable... more