First USA-Faroe service bookable from today 
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced the USA’s first-ever nonstop service to the Faroe Islands with flights by Atlantic Airways between New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) and Vágar, the sole airport on the Faroe Islands. The seasonal weekly... more
Pharma expert Mark Maurer joins Loxxess
Loxxess, a medium-sized logistics company specialising in complex logistics and value-added services and headquartered in Tegernsee, Germany, has a new member on its executive board: Mark Maurer took over as managing director of Loxxess Pharma on 17 April 2023 and now acts as... more
VR launches first Dr19 locomotive in Finland
Finland’s rail company VR has started operating the first of a total of 60 diesel locomotives it ordered from manufacturer Stadler Rail a few days ago. With the new unit, the carrier can deploy larger trains and reduce its carbon footprint, VR said. The ordered locomotives... more
2,300 trucks to shift from road to rail
At this year’s transport logistic fair in Munich, CFL cargo and Bertani Trasporti signed a partnership for operating two roundtrips per week to transport vans from the Gliwice Port in Poland to Marckolsheim in France, a distance of more than 1,300 km. This new, cross-border... more
Booking a shipment in six steps
At the third myDHLi Digital Summit, DHL Global Forwarding presented its upgraded state-of-the-art digital customer portal. The software is intended to help customers enhance their logistics’ performance, resilience, and sustainability, even in uncertain times. In a live... more
Anglo-Eastern uses Wärtsilä’s FOS
Wärtsilä, a specialist for innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions, is partnering with DNV’s industry cloud platform Veracity to create secure and seamless connectivity between Wärtsilä’s fleet optimisation solution (FOS) and the platform. FOS provides a unique... more
Harren & Partner rebrands to Harren Group
Privately owned maritime services and logistics conglomerate Harren & Partner has changed its name to Harren Group. The purpose of this new group brand is to mark the start of a new era of collaboration and innovation within the organisation. While the group’s individual... more
German logistics network partners with ABC
Elvis, a European cargo association of international freight forwarders based in Knüllwald (Germany), has signed a co-partnership agreement with the transport and logistics network ABC Business Network based in Verona, Italy. The aim is to expand the performance of both... more
UPS A300-600F retrofit completed
Airbus has completed the cockpit upgrade project for 52 A300-600F and two simulators in the UPS Airlines fleet. The final delivery of an aircraft retro-fitted with state-of-the-art cockpit avionics in March was the culmination of a six-year project signed in March 2017, with... more
UECC introduces Autostar
United European Car Carrier (UECC), which provides high quality and sustainable short sea transport services for cars, launched a new service, the Autostar, on 5 May 2023, establishing a direct link between the Port of Pasajes (Spain) and the Port of Cuxhaven (Germany). Per... more