85 locomotives for cross-border operations 
The French leasing company Akiem has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The ordered locomotives have a maximum power of 6.4 megawatts and can be delivered with a top speed of either 200 or 230 km/h. They can be used for cross-border... more
At the gates of Paris
Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) has just completed the acquisition of a brownfield area in the French city of Gennevilliers. Its plan is to develop a warehouse at the gates of Paris. The redevelopment of the site will begin in September for delivery of the facility in the... more
CCS-UK enhancement combats handling delays
CCS-UK has released a new version of its advance information system (AIS) module that enables freight forwarders and their transport providers to pre-book timed vehicle slots at on-airport (or any other) handling facilities. The new slot booking function can be run alongside... more
Bremerhaven’s dike advisory board to be renewed
The Bremerhaven dike advisory board was set up for the first time in 2010 as an active instrument of citizen participation. This institution, in which each Bremerhaven district is represented by one person, creates transparency about the use of the funds raised by... more
Trans Pack moves into new headquarters
Trans Pack-Krumbach, a wholesaler for transport packaging and load securing, has built a new headquarters in a centralised location in Neuburg a. d. Kammel, Germany. Founded over 30 years ago as a classic mail order company, the company now supplies customers throughout Europe.... more
Finnsirius tests the water
It is a first-timer for the first Superstar ro-pax vessel, “Finnsirius”, from Finnlines. After the launch on its Chinese wharf, construction on water will now continue. The building of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel is also proceeding and a keel laying ceremony took... more
Disputed alternatives on the Black Sea 
Maritime transport between Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Russia under scrutiny War and naval mines are one thing, trade and transport interests another. Freight transport on the Black Sea needs a degree of reorientation. New maritime connections from Bulgaria to Georgia and... more
Shorter transit times to Romania and Turkey
In response to increasing demand, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is introducing a new non-stop service: containers (20 to 45 feet), swap bodies and craneable semi-trailers, including hazardous goods, now travel non-stop by rail from Genk (Belgium) via the Ruhr region in Germany to... more
Finnair Cargo partners with Wisetech Global
Finnair Cargo, one of the largest air cargo carriers in the Nordic and Baltic regions, and Wisetech Global, provider of the logistics execution platform Cargowise, have joined forces to enable freight forwarders to efficiently choose, book, confirm and change shipments, in... more
Lilian Pichelingat joins Upply as COO
Upply has appointed Lilian Pichelingat as director of operations to lead the commercial and operational development of the company’s solutions. Pichelingat has a strong background in the freight forwarding and chartering industry. Notably, he was operations director at... more