Norway: service contract awarded for 100+ trains 
The Norwegian transport provider Vy has awarded Stadler Rail a maintenance contract for more than 100 Flirt trains that were built by the Swiss company. The five-car electric multiple units (EMUs) operate mainly in the greater Oslo area. The full service contract, which will... more
Noerpel lays foundation stone for facility near Munich
The Noerpel Group recently laid a foundation stone for its new facility in Odelzhausen, near Munich (Germany). The building is expected to go into service at the end of 2019. The service provider’s managing partner, Stefan Noerpel-Schneider, sees great potential in the... more
China – Rotterdam train finishes 800th trip
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Tilburg's multimodal terminal operator GVT, and Chengdu International Railway Port have signed a declaration of intent (DoI) to transport more railfreight between Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Chengdu (China). The DoI was signed on the day... more
DHL opens logistics hub at Vienna Airport
DHL Global Forwarding recently celebrated the opening of DHL’s new Vienna Airport campus. The logistics hub will combine the strengths of the three different transport modes – overland, air and ocean freight – for optimal handling and transport of goods in and out of Austria and... more
Danish shipping association gets new boss
The general assembly of Danske Rederier, Denmark’s shipping association, appointed the Torm CEO, Jacob Meldgaard, as its new Chairman. He succeeds Niels Smedegaard, who has left DFDS and thus had to step down as Chairman of Danske Rederier. The deputy chairman was replaced... more
Oslo welcomes third weekly ABC flight
From today (28 May 2019), Airbridgecargo Airlines (ABC) is adding a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo airport. The new departure will be tailor-made for the export of seafood from Norway to Seoul and South Korea via Moscow. In 2018, ABC lifted Norwegian seafood... more
Kufstein: HGV block processing to resume
Processing HGVs in blocks began again in Kufstein on the Austro-German border on 27 May. The only exception this week will be on 30 May (Ascension Day). The resumption of this procedure is likely to cause mile long queues of HGVs on Austria’s Inn valley motorway. Trucks will... more
New CEO and CCO for Palletways
Imperial Logistics’ operating company, Palletways Group Ltd, has announced the retirement of its current CEO, James Wilson, effective 1 July 2019. Luis Zubialde, Palletways' current COO and part of the company since 2006, will replace Wilson on the same date. Wilson will... more
Bansard enters Australian market through acquisition
Bansard International recently acquired a stake in Cargo Line International, thus becoming a shareholder of the group. The participation is the result of several years of collaboration between the two companies. It is also Bansard's first ever concrete link to the Australian... more
UK: 100 t "lady" safely lifted
The specialist lifting engineering company Modulift was recently engaged by Swanage Railway to assist with a project to safely lift an old steam locomotive in the UK. The Southern Railway U class 31806 engine needed to be lifted off its wheels in a workshop to allow the... more