Erhardt Logistics appoints Igor Muñiz 
Erhardt Logistics has appointed Igor Muñiz as CEO of Erhardt project cargo & logistics Middle East, a newly created branch in Abu Dhabi. The new company will handle the project cargo at MEATI & APAC and will mentor customers on their consolidation and growth in those... more
Two locos for cross-border traffic
Lokomotion is continuing to expand its cross-border services and leasing two Euro9000 locomotives from European Loc Pool (ELP). They will probably enter service in Q4/2023. The Euro9000 is Stadler Rail Valencia’s newest locomotive and currently the strongest unit available... more
Certificates for China
For its affiliate in China, freight forwarder Dimerco has achieved international standards ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 for its environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems. ISO 14001 helps organisations improve their environmental performance... more
LHG: safe operations in the port
Lübeck’s port operator Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has achieved a success in its occupational health and safety management. It may continue to bear the "Sicher mit System" (“security with a system”, DIN ISO 45001:2018) seal of quality for the next three years.... more
20 new locomotives for North-South traffic
Switzerland’s SBB Cargo Internationa has ordered 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the XLoad package from Siemens. The railfreight carrier will lease the locomotives from Süd Leasing under a long-term rental plan. Designed for a maximum speed of 160 km/h, the... more
IAG Cargo joins Neutral Air Partner
Neutral Air Partner (NAP) welcomes IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) as an airline partner with an aim to help its members grow their business and further develop cooperation in all areas of the air cargo logistics sector. The partnership will... more
Tilburg terminal now back in service
The project took about a year to complete. DB Schenker’s land transport hub in Tilburg, Benelux, in the industrial area in Katsbogten, where renovation work began in 2021, has now been reopened. The modernised terminal area covers a site of almost 60,000 sqm, has 90 loading... more
Transalpine traffic saves 23,500 t more CO2
Swiss-based rolling highway (rola) operator Ralpin transported almost 70,000 trucks last year. This almost a quarter more than the 56,000 trucks in 2020 and represents a decrease of 23,500 t of CO2. Operative losses were reduced by two thirds in the second year of the... more
Jeffrey Curmi appointed CEO of Transport Malta
Brigadier Jeffrey Curmi has been appointed CEO of Transport Malta within the ministry for transport, infrastructure, and capital projects. Curmi joined the Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) in 1994 and served as commander of the AFM from December 2013 to June 2022. Since 2013, he... more
Cyber threat under control?
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published two new unified requirements (UR) on cyber resilience, which will be mandatory for all ships whose construction contract is signed on or after 1 January 2024. The new URs, called E26 and E27, were... more