Long-standing contract renewed 
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a new three-year contract to handle warehousing services and inventory management for Michelin at its Valladolid facility in north-western Spain. Using a space of some 55,000 sqm within its Valladolid facility, Ceva Logistics handles warehousing... more
First wagons receive PKP Cargo International branding
PKP Cargo International (formerly AWT) has received the first refurbished wagons with a new branding. The cars were repaired by the PKP Cargotabor rolling stock repair plant in Kluczbork, Poland. The rebranding process at PKP Cargo International, a Czech company from the Polish... more
First SNG-run vessel on its way
The 2017-retrofitted ‘Wes Amelie’, a 1,036-teu feeder container ship operated by Unifeeder, will become the first vessel in shipping to run on synthetic natural gas (SNG) generated by wind energy. MAN Energy Services, Wessels Marine, Unifeeder and Nauticor are cooperating on the... more
Martin Longden joins Trenchard Aviation Group
Trenchard Aviation Group, a major partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Martin Longden to the position of VP Interiors. Longden comes to the business with over 20 years’ aerospace experience spanning MRO and... more
XPO uses intelligent robotics in the UK
XPO Logistics has increased its use of intelligent robotics in the UK in anticipation of holiday retail volumes. The robots work alongside XPO’s employees to help manage inventory for distribution during the seasonal peak. The automation is manufactured by 6 River Systems.... more
More trains to connect south and south-east Europe
Hupac has expanded its services to and from France, Spain and Turkey. The company has integrated Halikali in Turkey to its network. The new train offers two roundtrips a week and connects Turkey with North Sea ports and inland hubs in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy.... more
New structures in Poland
Transcargo, the company that Freja Transport & Logistics acquired in 2018, will change its name on January 1, 2020: from this date, it will also operate under the name of Freja Transport & Logistics. On the same day, the Polish branch will be transferred to the same IT... more
Softly, softly: Swiss rail carrier opts for quiet brakes
By the end of 2019, SBB Cargo’s roughly 5,000 freight wagons will be equipped with low-noise brakes and be able to operate freely on the entire Swiss rail network. For this purpose, the wagons’ braking systems were retrofitted and the grey iron brake shoes were replaced by... more
Kuehne + Nagel acquires Rotra
Kuehne + Nagel announces has acquired the overland and logistics operations of Rotra, a company headquartered in the Netherlands with approximately 800 employees and a yearly net revenue of above EUR 100 million. Following the recent takeover of the Jöbstl Group in Austria, this... more
More capacity and new cargo platform
Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order with Airbus for 16 long-range A330neo. The order firms up the wide-body portion of a previously announced MoU, which also includes commitments for ten A321XLR and five A320neo single-aisle aircraft. It concerns a higher-capacity version of... more