Packing parcels in Portugual 
DPD has opened a new parcel distribution hub in Loures, Portugal, where the express transport provider is looking to achieve a turnover of EUR 115 million. After recording its best year ever in 2023, DPD Portugal is now expanding its portfolio with a ca. 12,000 sqm... more
Canada orders 1,500 special trucks
Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will produce the more than 1,500 Zetros logistics trucks ordered by the Canadian department of national defence, in its plant in Wörth am Rhein, Germany. Canada’s Armed Forces plan to use the vehicles for the off-road transport of goods and... more
A first for Airest
The Estonian cargo airline Airest has added the first ATR-72-500F to its freighter fleet. Until now, the Tallinn-based company operated its pan-European acmi and charter services exclusively with a fleet of Saab 340F freighters. The ATR leased from Jetstream Aviation Capital... more
Four B737-800BCF in 2024
Aercap Holdings has signed lease agreements for four 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) aircraft with JD Airlines, the cargo airline of JD Logistics (also known as Jingdong Logistics), which are scheduled for delivery in 2024. The aircraft will be operated on behalf of JD... more
Munich added to freighter network
Lufthansa Cargo will be operating cargo aircraft from the Bavarian hub from 6 July 2024. An A321 freighter will connect Munich with Istanbul airport twice a week, complementing the existing belly services. The new freighter connection is planned for Saturdays and Sundays.... more
Reinforcing Romanian roots
At CTP’s logistics park in Oradea, Romania, 12,500 sqm have been leased to a local e-commerce solutions provider. Helpship can now double its operational capacity and gain access to an air cargo terminal. CT Park Oradea Cargo Terminal is a key industrial site in Romania’s... more
Fuel cell trucks surpass 10 million km
Hyundai Motor’s Swiss fleet of fuel cell trucks recently reached a new record, covering 10 million km in just three years and eight months since this truck model began to operate in the country in October 2020. Currently, 48 Xcient fuel cell lorries are in service in... more
Strengthening spare parts supply
Kuehne + Nagel (KN) has added 55,000 sqm to its German portfolio and opened a new contract logistics hub in Rhineland-Palatinate. It will be used to supply KN’s client Wacker Neuson Group with spare parts for its light and compact equipment manufacturing. Over 100,000... more
From Sony to Loxxess
Loxxess, Tegernsee (Germany)-based medium-sized logistics company specialising in complex logistics and value-added services, has appointed Petr Jahoda to the management team at its site in Bor (Czech Republic) to oversee the operational business of a customer segment.... more
Sustainable shunting operations in Italy
Manufacturer Vossloh will deliver eight DE 18 locomotives to Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, which is part of the FS Italiane group. The new shunting locomotives will be deployed by infrastructure manager RFI in the Strait of Messina (Sicilia, Italy) and for maintenance... more