Maritima del Principado extends its equipment in Gijón 
In Gijón, the Spanish shipping company Maritima del Principado (Marprin), operational since 2009 and also active as shipping agent, stevedoring company and customs broker, recently extended its portfolio by a new LHM 600 crane. Overall, it was the 100th Liebherr mobile... more
From Germany to Hungary in one round trip per day
With effect from January 2020, Eurogate Intermodal (EGIM) will offer up to seven round-trip departures per week between German seaports and Budapest in Hungary. Of these, four round trips per week will run directly between Germany and Hungary and three connections per week will... more
Heavy-duty transport in Portugal
When the Portuguese special transport company Laso Transportes won the contract to convey a 70 m long and almost 300 t heavy metal component from Vale de Cambra to the port of Leça da Palmeira, some 60 km away, it was clear that Goldhofer’s heavy-duty modules were required to... more
European funds for the port of Piraeus
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will advance EUR 140 million on loan to the port of Piraeus to support the expansion and upgrading of Greece’s principal port. The largest ever loan for port investment in the country, which will run on a 20 year-basis, brings the total... more
Third shunting track at the Schwedenkai
An additional track will be built at the rail terminal at Kiel’s Schwedenkai, raising the number of entrance tracks to three. This will enhance the port’s line-up capacities for wagons in order to cut back the amount of train movements to and from the Kiel-Meimersdorf shunting... more
New player on the waters: E2F in France
In France, a new body has been created to promote inland navigation: On 1 November 2019, the French national chamber of craft industry (CNBA) and the French committee of river owners (CAF) agreed to set up a new organisation to speak for the fluvial transport and... more
Testing "Dumbo"
Russia has taken another step towards developing its own successor to the AN-124. Specialists of the Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (Tsagi) in Moscow have now presented an aerodynamic model of the "Slon" (elephant), a high capacity freighter whose properties are... more
Scottish carrier starts fleet renewal with full freighters
Glasgow (UK)-based regional carrier Loganair is replacing its ageing Saab fleet with ATR. The first aircraft to be substituted will be the freighters. Danish aviation service provider Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) confirmed that it has delivered one ATR 72-500 to Loganair on... more
UK carrier delivers cement to infrastructure projects
GB Railfreight in the UK has transact a seven-year deal with Hanson Cement for railfreight services from the Ketton cement works in Rutland and the Ribblesdale cement works in Lancashire to terminals in London, Bristol and Glasgow. The carrier will operate on average nine... more
New country manager for Serbia
The management of Gebrüder Weiss has appointed a new country manager for Serbia. Roland Raith is now responsible for running the company’s branch in this Balkan country. Furthermore, he is also in charge of Gebrüder Weiss Montenegro, since the management of this office reports... more