Mexico-USA-Canada intermodal service launched 
Canadian National Railways (CN), Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Grupo Mexico (GMXT) have launched the Premium intermodal service, linking Mexico with USA and Canada. It offers a seamless rail connection in Chicago, Illinois (USA), with direct routes between all CN origin points... more
Atlantic Forwarding Group chooses Christoph Ritt
Atlantic Forwarding Group has appointed Christoph Ritt as the new chief financial officer reporting directly to the CEO. He will succeed Marco Iulita, who is leaving the company in April 2023. Ritt joined Atlantic Forwarding Group in 2022 and brings with him over 20 years of... more
Preventing excessive container roll at sea
Hyundai Heavy Industries has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) award for its new software system from Lloyd’s Register. The "Onboard Guidance System" is designed to prevent excessive container roll at sea, which is a risk of significant environmental damage as... more
Budapest Airport cargo connects to Western China
Budapest Airport welcomed a new airline to its cargo carrier roll call last week, as the Hungarian gateway celebrated the arrival of Sichuan Airlines. Inaugurating a route from its base in Chengdu, the regional airline of Western China will operate a three times weekly service... more
Hegele grows in Latin America
Simon Hegele Healthcare is partnering MR In Site with a majority shareholder investment. Located in Sao Paulo (Brazil), MR In Site manufactures and assembles electromedical equipment. The agreement includes the affiliates Brazil Riggers and Columbia Riggers, which specialize in... more
Another agro express train from Russia to China
RZD Logistics (RZDL) has introduced a new service to deliver agricultural products from Russia to China. The first direct train bound for Xian has already left Moscow. In the refrigerated containers, meat and chicken products from Moscow region were transported across the... more
Changes at the helm of PD Ports
PD Ports has welcomed two new additions to its executive leadership team. With a proven track record of delivery, PD Ports has attracted over GBP 1.5 billion of inward investment and helped to create some 2,500 new jobs since 2005. Liz Law joins PD Ports as CFO from Royal... more
Nine Mammoth-converted B777-200s for DHL Express
DHL Express has ordered nine Mammoth-converted B777-200LR freighters from Jetran. The first cargo aircraft will be delivered in 2024, with the remaining aircraft to be supplied until early 2027. This agreement is part of the overall sustainability priority to modernise DHL... more
"Romantic" route from Cuxhaven to Kristiansand
The Port of Cuxhaven (Germany) has set off a mini-cruise liner and ro-ro vessel named MS "Romantika" to Kristiansand (Norway). Operated by Holland Norway Lines, the new unit enables passengers to cross the North Sea, but also to transport cargo on this route. It is 193... more
