New equipment for port of Wismar 
The German port of Wismar on the Baltic Sea is enhancing its equipment with six heavy-duty terminal tractors. The provider is Cargotec, with delivery of the machines scheduled for the early part of Q4/2020. Wismar seaport on Germany’s northern coast handles a wide variety of... more
Train with semi trailers trialled in the Baltics
Lithuanian carrier LG Cargo has joined forces with Polish PKP Cargo and the German technology provider Cargo Beamer to pilot an intermodal train with road semi trailers. A train carrying 22 semi trailers recently arrived at the Sestokai terminal in Lithuania after a two-day... more
Another longest "domestic" flight
French Bee, a subsidiary of the Dubreuil Group, has made the world’s longest nonstop domestic commercial flight to date by flying one of its A350-900s from Papeete in French Polynesia to Paris and landing at Orly airport on 15 May 2020. The flight time to cover a route of more... more
More freight to be shifted to rail in Genoa
The European Commission has approved EUR 9 million Italian aid measures to encourage the shift of freight transport from road to rail in the area of the port of Genoa. The road and rail infrastructure from and to the port was severely impacted by the collapse of the Morandi... more
ECG welcomes new board
The Association of European Vehicle Logistics elected its new board at this year’s general assembly, which was exceptionally held through webinar. President Wolfgang Göbel, chief sales Officer, Mosolf and vice president Bjorn Svenningsen, director sales & marketing, UECC,... more
100,000,000 mouth masks so far
DSV Belgium has profound experience in the transport of pharmaceutical products for different customers. A lot of expertise and know-how has been built up in the pharma hub based at Brussels Airport over the years. Now DSV has handled one hundred million mouth masks, an... more
United Cargo increases capacities
United Cargo's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London to Chicago (ORD) last week, with almost 2 t of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in belly. Initially, cargo-in-cabin shipments will be loaded on B777 and B787 cargo-only flights, which... more
Alfredo Scalisi to lead Spezia Container Terminal
La Spezia Container Terminal’s board of directors has appointed Alfredo Scalisi as new managing director. Scalisi joined the terminal as general manager on 1 July 2019. "On behalf of the board of directors, I wish Scalisi to successfully continue developing the La... more
New warehouse for wine and spirits
Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new 27,000 sqm warehouse in Oppeano in the province of Verona, Italy, ideally located to serve the northern Italian ports of Trieste and Venice. The hub in Verona offers time and cost efficient rail connections to the European market. The fully... more
UK: flexibility sustains NHS supply chain
While transport and distribution businesses across the UK are doing all they can to support those working on the medical frontline during the crisis, Dachser is proving its flexibility of service. Its Dartford branch has been providing Alsico, a manufacturer and distributor... more