New train service links the Netherlands with Scandinavia 
Cabooter, Westerman and DB Cargo are joining forces and have jointly launched a new intermodal link between Venlo (the Netherlands) and Scandinavia. To begin with, the new train offers three direct services per week between Venlo and Malmö and Norrköping in Sweden. From... more
Rhine Valley Rail to expand Rotterdam connections
The CMA CGM group plans to launch the Rhine Valley Rail, a new rail service connecting the port of Rotterdam with the German hinterland. The new train service will officially start on 18 October 2019 and will be operated in cooperation with Transfracht (TFG). A total of six... more
Cargolux flies heaviest piece to its Chinese hub
Cargolux Airlines successfully transported a 10-m long shaft with a total gross weight of 43 t from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou. It was the heaviest single piece of freight that Cargolux has ever delivered to mainland China. The transport was organised on behalf of the newly founded... more
Silent trucks allow undisturbed sleep in Helsinki
The Finnish haulier Kuuskuljetus is operating Finland’s first LNG truck with a plug-in battery electro-hydraulic crane from Scania. The unusual combination was selected in view of Kuuskuljetus’ transport assignments for the Renta Group. Renta supplies scaffolding in the... more
XPO Logistics obtains ecocert organic certification
XPO Logistics has obtained an ecocert organic farming certification for five of its temperature-controlled sites in France, including the recently opened logistics warehouse in Sainghin-en-Mélantois, close to Lille. The certification confirms that XPO’s operations on the sites... more
Lowest number of trucks crossing the Swiss Alps since 1999
In H1/2019, the number of trucks driving across the Swiss Alps declined by 2.5%. According to the Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT), the trend towards fewer truck journeys continues. Because of construction works, the railways also transported fewer goods (-3.7%).... more
Five years of pharma and fish
Life-saving medication manufactured in Belgium and fresh salmon from Norway are just two of the commodities that are transported across the world by Emirates Skycargo via Dubai (UAE). Since the start of its services to Belgium and Norway in September 2014, the freight division... more
Digital space tool saves fuel
The Smart Green Shipping Alliance (SGSA) has been accepted into the European space agency business incubation centre United Kingdom (ESA BIC UK). Part of the business support package awarded to SGSA by the ESA includes a grant to develop a prototype digital tool that will enable... more
Facelift for Linz Airport
Hitherto, the airport of Linz in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria has been known as "blue danube airport linz". Now the airport has been given a new and simplified name: Linz Airport. The management says that the new name is more in keeping with the... more
Turkish Cargo renews Iata CEIV pharma certification
Turkish Cargo has extended the validity period of its Iata CEIV (Centre of excellence for independent validators) pharma certificate for the Turkish Airlines (air carrier) and Ataturk Airport (ISL) station to 2022. Training courses for the renewal period of the... more