Order to extend locomotive fleet to 100 Vectrons 
The French-based rolling stock leasing company Akiem has commissioned an additional 15 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that was signed in December 2021. Locomotives... more
Donsin Airport: back to square one
The new leadership of Burkina Faso, which had just swept to power after a military coup, granted the concession for the construction and operation of the new Donsin airport in the country’s capital Ouagadougou to the French company Meridiam almost ten months ago. The... more
Changes at the helm at Cathay Cargo
Effective 1 August 2023, general manager cargo commercial George Edmunds assumed a new position as CEO at Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (Haesl). He will be replaced by James Evans, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the Cathay Group. In addition, Frosti Lau... more
Sustainable warehouse in Wesel
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions recently celebrated the opening of a new business site at the Rhine/Lippe port of Wesel, Germany. Covering 86,000 sqm, the logistics building fulfils all the conditions for gaining Breeam Excellent certification. It is setting new standards in... more
Airstream wins exclusive contract
Airstream provides aircraft remarketing, sales, dry leasing, ACMI & financing solutions for the aviation industry. The company has been exclusively mandated to sell an ATR72-202 freighter, on behalf of Zimex Aviation Switzerland. This aircraft, built in 1995 and bearing... more
Promising test results for e-trailer
In a first for Germany, logistics service provider DSV has tested the fuel consumption of an e-trailer from Trailer Dynamics under real conditions in direct comparison with a conventional trailer - both with a payload of 11 t. On the 360 km route from Krefeld to... more
Lithuanians looking for drivers in Central Asia
To tackle the current shortage of professional drivers in the European Road transportation market, Girteka is collaborating with countries close to Europe, like Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan. Mindaugas Paulauskas, CEO of Girteka Transport: "A shortage of drivers has become a... more
TT Club: Ulrich Kranich passes the baton
The liability insurance provider to the international cargo and logistics industry has announced that Morten Engelstoft (right) is to take over as chairman of both Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association (Bermuda) (‘TTB’) and TT Club Mutual Insurance (UK) (‘TTI’) on the... more
Austrian law also impacts international traffic
The new transport clause of Austria’s Waste Management Act came into effect on 1 January 2023. Waste transports with a total weight of more than 10 t must be transported by rail if they are travelling over a distance of more than 300 km. The new procedure is working very... more
Swapping trailers halfway
The European association of international freight forwarders Elvis and the software developer Mansio are jointly setting up a network for full truck loads which will enable providers to exchange their trailers halfway along the journey. At the start, the transport concept is... more