Acquisition of almost 600 more intermodal wagons 
Ermewa, part of the French SNCF group, has acquired the intermodal fleet of Macquarie European Rail. Thanks to this acquisition of 60 ft, 80 ft and 90 ft container wagons, the rail wagon lessor Ermewa takes a further step in the intermodal segment and strengthens its position in... more
Combatting frustration on the truck ramp
Allocating parking spaces, meeting deadlines, regulating responsibilities: the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) has developed nine ramp rules – entitled the "Golden Ramp Rules" that are designed to make goods reception and loading more effective. In... more
German air service provider orders B737 p2f
The US aircraft conversion company, Aeronautical Engineers, has signed a contract with Miesbach (Germany)-based Royal Aero to provide the latter with a B737-400SF freighter. The aircraft, Royal Aero's first AEI freighter conversion of this aircraft type, will be modified at... more
Cologne/Bonn airport recruits new CFO
Torsten Schrank has been chosen for the role of second managing director of Cologne/Bonn airport (Germany). The company’s supervisory board appointed Schrank, a business administration graduate, who is expected to start work in early May. As the airport’s CFO, he will be... more
Rhenus Alpina snaps up document destruction specialist
Rhenus Alpina is acquiring all of Dissolve Tech’s shares. The family firm, based in Fällanden, near Zurich (Switzerland), is a mobile document destruction specialist. Along with the shares, Rhenus is also taking over all patents, the mobile destruction vehicle and its special... more
Beacon finds new traction lessee in Spain
Beacon Rail Leasing has acquired nine Bitrac locomotives from Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). The traction will be leased to SNCF Captrain España. The lessor said: “The acquisition is a natural extension of Beacon Rail’s strategy." The new locomotives... more
Airship maker grounds prototype, plans production
As 2018 came to a close, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) received the design organisation approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency and production organisation approval (POA) from the UK's Civil Aviation Authority. The DOA, which covers design activities and flight... more
Experts take seats on Baltic Exchange Council
The Baltic Exchange has appointed three new members to the Baltic Exchange Council (BEC), the governing body which oversees the Baltic's strategy for membership services and relationships. Baltic Exchange members Guy Hindley (Howe Robinson), Denis Petropoulos (Braemar... more
Polish terminals get better link to Duisburg
The Swiss railfreight service provider Hupac has increased its intermodal offer between Duisburg (Germany) and the Metrans facilities in Poznan (Gadki terminal) and Warsaw (Pruszkow terminal). With immediate effect, Hupac trains now run twice per week and direction between... more
First monthly cargo decrease for three years
The European airport trade association, ACI Europe, has released its traffic report for November 2018, during which freight traffic went into the red, losing 1.4% - the first monthly decrease for three years. Amongst the top 10 European airports for freight traffic, only Liege... more