A new location in Gdynia 
With already more than 30 existing locations in Poland, including major contract logistics sites in Wrocław, Poznań and Piła, Ceva Logistics has now opened a new office in Gdynia, Poland. This new freight management office is home to members of the company’s ocean freight... more
The fifth generation is almost complete
The Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing has delivered the “Eco Mediterranea”, the tenth of twelve vessels belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G). This ro-ro unit flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 m, a beam of 34 m, a gross tonnage of 67,311 t and a... more
Icao to Russia: Stop violating Chicago Convention!
During its 226th meeting session, the Icao council considered matters referring to the operation of double-registered aircraft in the Russian Federation. Article 18 of the Chicago Convention provides that an aircraft cannot be validly registered in more than one state.... more
Norwegian Res Q changes hands
Maersk will acquire the Norwegian company, Res Q, which specialises in safety training and emergency preparedness. Res Q has five survival centres located in Norway to cater for training in the North Sea and offers more than 70 course titles. In addition, Res Q has 67... more
Freight Transport Association picks Marcus Fischer
The Freight Transport Association in the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce (WKÖ) has a new chairman: Markus Fischer is to succeed Günther Reder, who wants to fully concentrate on his company again. Fischer, who has a degree in business administration, is a transport... more
Arrived in Piraeus 
Continuing to expand in Southeast Europe. Cargo-Partner, a logistics company from Austria, gained a foothold in North Macedonia last year, followed by another one in northern Greece. Setting up an office in the largest Greek port promises faster transit times for shipments... more
A team to build the first wind-powered ro-ro vessel
Naval architects will make a joint effort to build what they boast will be "the world’s first wind-powered ro-ro vessel". Wallenius Marine and Knud E. Hansen recently inked an agreement to design the ship. “Orcelle Wind” is the first vessel from the wind-powered... more
Middle Corridor - a new alternative
Customers of a. hartrodt may now avoid the increasing disruptions on the sea freight routes between China and Europe. As a new alternative, the freight forwarder is offering rail transport via the Eurasian Middle Corridor. This route goes via Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea,... more
Felb welcomes A. Redkin and R. Marakhovskii
The railway operator Felb – Far East Land Bridge is reorganising its management team. With immediate effect, Alexander Redkin will take over the position of COO and Ruslan Marakhovskii will become the new CFO. They will share the leadership of the logistics company with interim... more
Daimler Truck tests hydrogen-based drive
Daimler Truck has reached its next milestone on the road to sustainable transport, now also including hydrogen-based drives. A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck fuel-cell prototype has been undergoing intensive testing since last year – both on the in-house test track and on public... more