Enhanced cross-border rail interoperability 
The European Commission has approved a EUR 8 million Slovenian scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail and remove barriers to interoperability. Under this scheme, railfreight companies will receive direct grants to finance the integration of the European... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is fear of the number 666, which for some people is ‘the number of the beast’ and symbolises the devil. Did you survive 6/6 yesterday? more
A jacket via Cherbourg
The jacket construction that is to support the electrical substation of the Fécamp offshore wind farm has just entered the port of Cherbourg. This jacket is 60 m high and weighs 1,200 t. It was towed on the Stralsund barge, which itself is 90 m long and 32 m wide. Installed... more
Exposing the blind spot
Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. The system uses a dual radar on each side of the truck to detect other road users – such as cyclists. When someone is in the blind spot zone, the... more
Expanding into Denmark
The Rhenus Group has opened two new sites in Denmark. With its locations in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Rhenus Air & Ocean plans to strengthen the group's connections with the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, and UK. Scandinavia is the company's latest focus. Rhenus... more
PISR finds new COO
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has announced the appointment of Captain Georgios Tsouris as its COO. In this newly created role, Tsouris will be the senior executive of the digital registry. A master mariner, he will operate from PISR’s headquarters in Greece.... more
Right on track: 30th cargo conversion delivered
Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) delivered its 30th Saab 340 cargo conversion, a Saab 340B with msn 225, last week. The aircraft was converted to full TAM cargo conversion generation II on behalf of Latvia-based RAF-Avia, which already operates a mix of cargo- and passenger-configured... more
DHL investing AUD 17 million at Brisbane airport
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight specialist arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, held a ground ceremony for its new 4,880 sqm facility in Brisbane Airport this week. DHL Global Forwarding is investing AUD 17 million (EUR 11 million) over ten years in the new facility, which... more
Railfreight business booming in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) achieved an increase of 25% in freight transport in Q1/2022, transporting more than 5.5 million t of minerals and goods compared to the same period of 2021. Furthermore, the quantities of cargo transported by rails over the first quarter... more
CDB Aviation strengthens partnership with Avianca
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., (“CDB Leasing”), has signed new lease agreements with Aerovías del Continente Americano Avianca (“Avianca”) for two Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (“P2F”) and one A320neo... more