Belgian carrier honours Covid-19 heroes 
European railfreight operator Lineas revealed the brand new "Heroes" locomotive in its main hub in Antwerp, Belgium. With the special edition locomotive, wrapped in white for the occasion, Lineas wants to honour today's heroes in the battle against the coronavirus: all... more
New rail service between Padua and southern Italy
Mercitalia, part of FS Italiane, has launched a freight transport service in Italy linking Padova Interporto to terminals in Bari and Catania. The first phase throughout the Covid-19 emergency period initially involves transporting mainly essential goods, and then in a second... more
Ceva renews contract with Mondadori Group
Ceva Logistics has further extended its market-leading position as a book logistics provider in Italy through the renewal of its contract with Mondadori Group, an Italian publishing house for books and magazines. The new contract extends a partnership that began in May 2017 for... more
Lanxess to head global procurement and logistics
Marcel Beermann will take over as head of the procurement and logistics group function at the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess on 1 June. He succeeds Frederique van Baarle, who will become head of the high performance materials business unit on the same date. Beermann... more
Eurasian rail service simplified
The United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA), part of RZD Holding, has launched a regular multimodal container service between Scandinavia and China. The new service uses a unified CIM/SMGS invoice. This single CIM/SMGS transport document... more
Deployment of scrubbers on the rise worldwide
The number of ships with installed or on-demand scrubbers is currently at almost 4,050 units, according to the latest data from DNV GL's 'alternative fuels observatory'. Although new orders for this technology slowed down as the sector approached 2020, the latest data still... more
Covid-19 gives Combi "Jumbo" one more chance
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has joined hands with the health technology company Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China, offering two weekly flights from Amsterdam to Beijing and three weekly flights to Shanghai... more
MPV/HL's situation to improve - long term
London (UK)-based maritime analyst Drewry said in its latest forecast for multipurpose and heavylift (MPV/HL) shipping that if the measures against the coronavirus (COVID-19) cease by 4Q/2020, the demand growth for breakbulk and project cargo will continue, but remain weak or... more
Elsen runs transports for clinics
Elsen Logistik, the logistics arm of the Elsen group, is operating shuttle transports for the Catholic clinic Koblenz-Montabaur in Germany, bringing supplies to and from the three locations of the clinic group. A closer cooperation involving additional activities is planned for... more
CBRE appoints new head of investment properties
The real estate company CBRE has appointed Katarína Brydone as head of investment properties of CBRE in Czechia effective from 1 June. Brydone succeeds Chris Sheils, who spent four successful years in this position and has taken the decision to leave the business following... more