Elcome Intl and SAL Navigation sign agreement 
Elcome International has signed an agreement to become an authorised sales and service representative for Sweden-based SAL Navigation. Under the agreement, Elcome is authorised to conduct sales, installation, service and maintenance for SAL’s echo sounders, speed logs,... more
Boost for railfreight
Railfreight operators Ferrotramviaria, For Fer, Hupac, Medlog Italia, Medway Italia, Mercitalia Logistics (FS Italiane Group), Rail Cargo Carrier Italia and Rail Traction have joined forces to form Fermerci. With their cooperation, the companies aim to increase railfreight... more
From A(irstream) to Z(imex)
Airstream International Group, a provider of aircraft remarketing services headquartered in England, has recently arranged the resale of three ATR72-212 freighter aircraft on behalf of Hawaiian Airlines, the US carrier having definitively stopped its inter-island cargo... more
Wan Hai Lines adds next US-American port
Taiwan-headquartered Wan Hai Lines is adding the Port of Philadelphia to its current Asia to East Coast of North America AA9 service, creating the first direct service from Asia to Philadelphia. The rotation will be as follows: Haiphong – Shekou - Kaohsiung – Qingdao -... more
Flag raised in Bulgaria
Transport and logistics company Asstra Associated Traffic opened a new office in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2022. The office is headed by branch manager Kiril Zahariev. Products from the metallurgy, wood and paper, agricultural, fresh food, and oil and gas industries are among the... more
ETS II: IRU demands a gradual roll-out
The European Parliament has approved the extension of the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS II) to road transport and buildings. The road transport sector is concerned about this decision which is associated with a very real risk of an increased cost base, without any... more
Pitto elected president of Fedespedi
At its recent general assembly, Fedespedi, the Italian business organisation that represents and protects the interests of international freight forwarders, elected its former VP Alessandro Pitto, CEO of Casasco & Nardi, as its president for the next three years (2022-2025).... more
P3 in Northern Germany
European logistics real estate developer P3 Logistic Parks, a subsidiary of the sovereign wealth fund Singapore Government Investment Corporation (GIC), is investing in Wilhelmshaven. The company is buying a 210,000 sqm site in the centre of the Jade Weser Port freight... more
Medicargo: developing drone logistics
ADAC Luftrettung and the German Red Cross blood donor service of Baden-Württemberg - Hesse will be working in close cooperation to develop drone logistics for transporting blood, medicines and tissue in future. More than 100 drone flights have been performed between the DRK... more
Bigger hybrid vessels to come
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä is supplying its hybrid propulsion system for a new generation of ferries. The three new ro-pax vessels currently being built will be run by Stena RoRo. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine... more