Not many roads lead to Moscow 
Transport services to countries subject to sanctions – the example of Russia. Finding routes that no one else has found is the pride of the forwarder. Managing director and owner Gabriela Schuster reported on the latest experiences of her company, XXL Translog, which manages... more
Master plan through to 2053
Turkey at the turning point of orientation towards the global economy and logistics? ‘Driving by sight’ is well-known as the policy of many Western states and companies. The confidence and optimism of many Turkish players sets them apart from this approach. Christian Doepgen... more
18 airports connected by domestic RFS 
Singapore Airlines has extended its cargo partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the UK with a new contract for domestic road feeder services (RFS) connecting regional offline airports. WFS has provided cargo handling for the airline in the UK since 2015,... more
New intermodal connection for Europe's largest inland port
Contargo is introducing a new Duisburg–Wilhelmshaven shuttle in Germany in January. The intermodal link will initially offer one round trip a week. An increase to two round trips a week is planned for the second quarter. The first block train will depart from JadeWeserPort in... more
E-tipper for more sustainability in Swedish mine
An electric Scania heavy tipper recently commenced operations in the LKAB mine in Malmberget, northern Sweden. The electric heavy tipper transports residual products and weighs a total of 49 t, including load. It’s the first of its kind in the mining industry, Scania... more
Shortline railroad for a steel mill
The US class III operator, the Winchester and Western Railroad (W&W), an affiliate of Omnitrax, has signed an agreement to serve a new steel mill in West Virginia run by the Commercial Metals Company (CMC), the largest manufacturer of steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in North... more
Dual heavy transports for secure power supply
Felbermayr recently handled one of the most spectacular dual heavylift transport tasks of the year in Austria, when it transported four transformers for Austrian Power Grid’s new Nauders substation. The transports set off from a factory in Weiz, in the federal state of... more
Rail network expanding in the Midwest
3i-backed Regional Rail, an owner and operator of short-line freight railroads across North America, has agreed to acquire Agracel Rail Holdings’ three railroads, namely the Effingham Railroad, the South Point & Ohio Railroad and the Illinois Western Railroad, all located in... more
Scotish haulier joins Fortec
Pegasus Express has joining Fortec as a shareholder member. The haulier has already been a member of Pall-Ex since 2011. With shareholding membership of both the Pall-Ex and the Fortec pallet distribution networks, Pegasus Express can now expand its northern UK pallet-delivery... more
Important rail-shortsea links improved
Samskip, Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) and the Rail Service Center Rotterdam (RSC) have enhanced the efficiency of an important link between Europe’s railfreight and shortsea networks in Rotterdam (Netherlands). The partners said that they have improved performance by... more