Expanding business with intermodal services 
The Serbian Milsped group has opened a subsidiary in Milan, Italy as the first step in its strategy to expand into the Italian market. More locations in the country are planned, the transport specialist said. The new company is called Milsped Italy and will introduce further... more
GAC's Seoul debut
GAC Group, which provides shipping and logistics services in the Asia-Pacific region, recently opened an office in Seoul, South Korea. The company thus continues its efforts to engage with the expanding South Korean market, which now accounts for more than 10% of the global... more
NAS opens office in Italy
Network Airline Services (NAS) recently opened a branch in Milan (LIN) in Italy, thus further expanding its presence in Europe. Sander van Vilsteren, Network’s senior commercial manager for the Emea region: “I’m glad to present Network Airline Services to a new location in... more
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