China – Rijeka - Budapest in just 32 days 
Chinese state-owned transport company Cosco has introduced an intermodal connection between the Croatian Adriatic port of Rijeka and countries in Central Europe. The new rail service extends the regular marine shipping line Piraeus-Rijeka Express Service between Greece and... more
Port of Barcelona celebrates its 150th birthday
The port of Barcelona has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. Mercè Conesa, president of the port of Barcelona, asked the state authorities of the Puertos del Estado to speed up approval of the new strategic framework of the port system. She said that this tool is... more
Gefco launches Chronotruck and Moveecar
Gefco, a provider of automotive logistics services, has introduced two new solutions, Chronotruck and Movecar. Chronotruck was recently taken over by Gefco and is a digital road freight marketplace that simplifies deliveries for shippers and carriers through robust algorithms... more
Indian-Swiss working group forges ahead
India and Switzerland decide to maintain their cooperation in the rail transport sector. The two sides have followed upon the first meeting of the joint working group (JWG) set up by the two countries after the MoU for cooperation in the rail sector was signed in 2017. In... more
Cargolux flies pink
This month, Cargolux Airlines is supporting the Fly Pink initiative to raise funds and awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The annual campaign encourages flight crews to swap their traditional golden stripes for pink ones to show support for the worthy cause.... more
New intermodal service to and from Italy and Norway
Norway-based Freja will cooperate with Color Line Cargo to offer fixed weekly departures using Color Line’s newest cargo ship, Color Carrier, between Oslo in Norway and Kiel in Germany and by train between Kiel and Verona in Italy. Freja has used Color Line’s ship solutions... more
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo adds more services
During its winter schedule, running from 27 October 2019 to 29 March 2020, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo's around 1,100 weekly services to 125 unique destinations will be operated with a fleet of 187 long-haul passenger aircraft, including the A350 that was introduced by Air... more
Avoiding the northern route: MSC joins the club
The Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has now also proclaimed to stay out of the Arctic - for environmental reasons. Like CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd, the carrier is thus joining a growing list of shipping companies that have pledged not to use the Northern Sea... more
GVZ Augsburg: New logistic hall inaugurated
GVZ Augsburg is a major and very efficient freight transport centre in Germany and a busy regional hub for national and international cargo services. At a celebratory opening event, DB Schenker recently presented a new state-of-the-art logistics hall, with a total storage area... more
Transfrigoroute becomes a member of BGL
The Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL, German freight transport association) and Transfrigoroute are pleased to announce that Transfrigoroute’s application for membership in BGL has been approved unanimously. As a trade association for... more