Stengg and SF Airlines to set up MRO JV in China 
ST Engineering has announced that its commercial aerospace business and SF Airlines have entered an agreement to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in Ezhou, Hubei, China. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approvals, will... more
Further Eurasia railfreight service introduced
A new China-Moscow freight train departed from the city of Langfang in north China's Hebei Province last Saturday, 25 February 2023. Carrying 55 40-foot containers, it will leave the country via Erenhot Port in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, pass through... more
More capacities to the Canary Islands
Since they launched the project in November 2018, the shipping companies Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express have jointly transported a total of 1 million linear meters of merchandise between the Canary Islands and the port of Huelva. Last November, on the fourth anniversary of... more
EPG acquires Groenewout
The owner-managed German logistics consulting company EPG Consulting has acquired the majority shares of Groenewout, thus enhancing its existing network of 22 locations and 900 employees. Groenewout was founded in 1966 and now is a consulting specialist in Belgium, the... more
Chapman Freeborn picks James Edwards
Global air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed James Edwards as general manager – UK. Joining Chapman Freeborn with a wealth of aviation experience, Edwards has worked with companies such as Airways Aviation, British Airways and... more
UIC gauge to Catalunya 
DB subsidiary helps speed up Spain’s railway links to Europe. The need for variable gauge wheelsets for Iberia’s 1,668 mm broad-gauge at the Franco-Spanish border has put a brake on rail traffic across the Pyrenees so far. Now Transfesa has used a 1,435 mm UIC line between... more
2023 Rock Stars of the supply chain award
UWL, a top-10 American-owned NVOCC and global logistics solutions provider, reports that Jane Colazzo, senior vice president, strategic development at UWL, has been honoured with the 2023 Rock Stars of the supply shain award presented by Food Logistics. This award recognises... more
Qatar Airways doubles cargo capacity in Munich
Qatar Airways Cargo is doubling its capacity at Munich airport. All four flights between Germany's fourth biggest air cargo gateway and Doha are operated on behalf of the logistics company DB Schenker. One of the carrier's new rotations continues from Munich to Chicago Rockford,... more
One more step towards decarbonisation
Bolloré Logistics Belgium recently introduced a rotation of trucks running on biofuel to offer a transport solution that cuts CO2 emissions and thus reduces the carbon footprint. The haulier uses the environmentally friendly vehicles for pre- and post-delivery flows from the... more
Rina and ABB – new concepts for green power
The Genoa-based international classification society Rina has inked a memorandum of understanding with ABB. The aim of the project is to develop new concepts to reduce the emissions of various types of vessels. The collaboration will comprise the development of commercially... more