Road haulage partners in Europe 
Two Arab cargo airlines expanding their RFS networks. July saw two full-freighter airlines operating from the Arabian Peninsula announce that they had assigned their pan-European road feeder services to a single experienced partner each. While Etihad Cargo from Abu Dhabi (UAE)... more
Weekly block trains from Greece to North Macedonia 
Starting on 6 September 2023, the new regular container block-train service will connect the Port of Thessaloniki in Greece and Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia, initially on a weekly basis. It will depart from Thessaloniki every Wednesday and arrive in... more
Swiss train paths: carriers demand lower prices
The partial revision of the ordinance on access to the railway network access adopted by the Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) provides for an increase of the wear factor by 18.5%. At the same time, energy costs are to rise again: by 16.7% from 2024. For the logistics... more
Gebrüder Weiss takes solar car to Australia
The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss will transport an innovative solar car to Australia for the ‘aCentauri’ solar racing team of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. The World Solar Challenge will begin there at the end of October. 31 teams... more
First six HVO 100 stations in operation
UTA Edenred is now offering its customers HVO 100 as an additional type of alternative fuel: the eco-friendly synthetic diesel fuel is already available at six UTA acceptance points in Germany, with more stations to follow. UTA customers can currently obtain HVO 100 at three... more
A new CEO for VTG
Alberto Nobis will join VTG as chief executive officer on 1 October 2023. In his new role, he will oversee the management and development of more than 50 locations in 20 European countries with services along the entire rail-bound logistics chain - from wagon hire and rail... more
Egyptair Cargo wins contract with DHL Aviation
Egyptair Cargo has signed a new contract with DHL Aviation to serve its cargo flights through the Egyptair cargo complex in Cairo. Engineer Yehia Zakaria, chairman and CEO of Egyptair Holding called this new contract a new success for Egyptair Cargo that contributes to... more
A milestone for Damen Shipyards Galati
Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania is celebrating its 130th anniversary this year. Part of the Damen Shipyards Group since 1999, the Galati yard has been responsible for some of the company’s largest and most complex vessel deliveries to date. It continues to play an... more
Thai mangoes: better by sea
Daikin Reefer collaborated with Thai mango shipper Swift and CMA CGM to conduct static and live trial shipments using Daikin's Active CA technology, converting shipments of Nam Doc Mai and Mahachanok mangoes from air to sea transportation. The trials successfully preserved... more
L.I.T. acquires Gübau Group
The L.I.T. Group has taken over the Gübau Group, based in Wolfsburg and Velbert (Germany), with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. Gübau Logistics, Gübau Service and the subsidiary Vetra Spedition belong to the Braker group of companies. The takeover strengthens L.I.T.’s... more