New fork lifts for peak season 
As Europa Road gears up for its busiest time of year with the festive rush just around the corner, the business has invested GBP 1.5 million in 30 brand new fork lift trucks at its Dartford HQ in UK. Europa Road ordered the fleet of 1.6 t counter balance CAT trucks - which all... more
World heritage in Hamburg goes climate neutral
The Speicherstadt in Hamburg (Germany), the historical warehouse district, is an attraction and a magnet for insiders as well as outsiders of the logistics industry. The illumination that bathes the impressive red-brick buildings in a soft light has been especially popular for... more
More train connections for Lübeck
Kombiverkehr in Germany continues to expand its portfolio of domestic services by adding direct links to the ports on the Baltic Sea. As from 17 February 2020, the train between the Ruhr area and the port of Lübeck will run up to three round trips per traffic day. By... more
EU reopens sky to Gabonese carriers
The updated EU air safety list, the list of airlines that do not meet international safety standards and are therefore subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, reveals that all airlines certified in Gabon have been released from the list... more
Adriaan den Heijer appointed EVP of Air France-KLM Cargo
Effective 1 January 2020, Adriaan den Heijer has been appointed executive vice president of Air France-KLM Cargo and managing director of Martinair Holland NV. He succeeds Marcel de Nooijer, who will join Transavia as CEO on 1 January. Den Heijer has held various commercial,... more
CM Logistik improves processes
The CM Logistik group is expanding its portfolio by opening a new warehouse in Stuhr near Bremen (Germany) as a central interface between production and distribution. Sophisticated warehousing logistics help to reduce costs and optimise supply chains. The company administers and... more
By train, German cars reach China three weeks earlier
For a short time now, container block trains have been transporting Audi vehicles from Bremerhaven to China six times a week. The container freight station (CFS) stows the Audi limousines and SUVs in 40-foot containers, two to a box. The containers are then loaded onto trains at... more
Air Serbia is back in Istanbul
As a consequence of the temporary suspension of operations by AtlasGlobal, a Turkish partner of Air Serbia, the Serbian national flag carrier is re-establishing its flights between Belgrade (Serbia) and Istanbul (Turkey), following a two-and-a-half-year break. The first... more
Titan's third LNG bunker barge designed
A new LNG bunker barge is around the corner: Titan LNG has contracted Fearnleys AS, a Norwegian ship broker, to run the tender process for a newbuild. The technical and economic feasibility assessment has been finalised by the remitter's newbuilding team. The “Titan... more
Expanding services along the Kazakh transit corridor
KTZ Express has opened a branch in Xian in the province of Shaanxi in central China. With the new office, the Kazakh railfreight company intends to gain more cargo for shipments from China to Europe along the Kazakh transport corridor. KTZ Express has already integrated 17... more