Another register registers in London
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has opened a new office in the major shipping hub London. The office is headed by Georgios Bazos, business development director (UK) who moves to London after leaving The Marshall Islands Registry. Bazos commented the step:... more
Transmec extends its main intermodal hub
Seventeen roundtrip services now run every week from the private Intermodal Vest terminal in Oradea, Romania - almost triple the total at the start of 2021. Hub owner Intermodal Vest, a joint venture between Transmec and P&O Ferrymasters, has responded by making further... more
Xeneta picks Scott Irvine and Laura Finbow
Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking, market analytics platform and container shipping index, has appointed two new sales executives. Scott Irvine joins Xeneta as VP of freight forwarding and Laura Finbow will serve as director of sales enablement. The... more
Direct train between Duisburg and Lodz
Kombiverkehr is expanding its services on the Germany - Poland connection and, in addition to the Poznan CLIP Swarzedz terminal, is now also operating a direct train to the Lodz Spedcont terminal. With this new service, the CT operator is easing traffic congestion on the E20... more
Antonov's general director suspended
The Antonov company issued the following update after Ukrainian armed forces liberated Gostomel, where Antonov's flight test base is located: "Unfortunately, in results of the 'Russian world' actions, the airport is not recognisable now. AN-26, AN-74 and AN-225 aircraft... more
Lodz Cargo first to implement I-Cargo
Air France - KLM has chosen the Lodz Airport Central Poland cargo department as the first airport in the world – cargo handling agent - to implement the electronic cargo handling system I-Cargo. This software eliminates the paper versions of the air freight bill by introducing... more
Keel laying at Finnlines
There are two Finnlines newbuilts around the corner. While the shipping company is building two ro-pax vessels of the "Superstar class", the keel laying of the first one, “Finnsirius”, was celebrated on 1 April 2022. The units, “Finnsirius” and its sister vessel... more
More vehicles for mixer truck fleet
As part of a programme of significant growth within its mixer truck fleet, specialist suppliers of transport and plant hire services UK-based Explore Transport, has added Renault Trucks to its vehicle line-up for the first time. Supplied by Border Trucks, a total of eight... more
2021 a pushy year for Liebherr
In 2021, the Liebherr Group achieved a total turnover of EUR 11.6 billion which corresponds to a rise of 12.6% or EUR 1.3 billion compared to the previous year. The group was thus almost able to match its previous record year in 2019 in terms of annual turnover. Net profit for... more
Speed along Hungary-Serbia railway increased
The Belgrade-Novi Sad section of the Hungary-Serbia railway has recently been put into operation. It marks significant progress on the Hungary-Serbia Railway, a project jointly constructed by China and Central and Eastern European countries. The new stretch shortens the... more