Albatross Express increases capacities 
TFG Transfracht has expanded its Albatross Express services and increased the capacities on its existing four weekly round trips between Wolfurt (Austria) and Munich (Germany). With this upgrade, Transfracht is providing more transport options to the German seaports of... more
Aeler picks Johnson Tan
Johnson Tan, formerly commercial director at shipping giant Unifeeder, is joining Aeler, a Swiss logtech company, as commercial director with responsibility for launching the company’s new ‘container as a service’ (Caas). Tan also helped to develop X-Press Feeders' northern... more
A memorable 2021
Bremen-based logistics company Röhlig Logistics has reported its unaudited results for 2021. The privately-owned company generated a gross profit of EUR 213 million, compared to EUR 140.4 million in 2020 (+34%). This result was particularly due to the positive development of the... more
Danny Hakker joins Swissport
Swissport has appointed Danny Hakker as chief financial officer (CFO) for Continental Europe, effective 1 February 2022. He is a senior finance executive with an excellent track record in leading change and building high-performance teams. Hakker joins Swissport from RGF... more
First modernised loco to be ready in 2023
CZ Loko has won the tender for a complete modernisation of all 14 Class 742 locomotives in the fleet of Czech Railways (CD). The contract is worth more than CZK 684 million (EUR 28 million) and was signed by representatives of both companies. The national carrier will... more
All-cargo flights: two major peaks each day
Flights by all-cargo aircraft complement passenger flights in a couple of ways. First, they carry 50% of the world’s air cargo, while the rest travels in the holds of passenger aircraft. What is less well known is that cargo flights have two busy periods, just before the... more
New loop for dual-fuel road-railway ferry
Russia's first dual-fuel road-railway ferry, named after the Polish-Russian Marshal Rokossovsky, is preparing for its next trip. After having successfully completed its voyage from the seaport of Tuzla, Istanbul, to the seaport of Kaliningrad, the ferry will be put on the... more
More Netherlands for Movianto
By opening a new branch in Weert, the Netherlands, Movianto, a logistics service provider specialising in the healthcare industry, is doubling its warehouse capacity in this country and gaining 11,000 pallet spaces. The logistics centre, which will start operations in... more
Czech carrier adds Balkan services
Czech carrier CD Cargo has begun transporting containers between the Croatian port of Rijeka and Belgrade in Serbia. The new service includes four pairs of trains per week and is operated specially for Maersk. The containers are carried in CD Cargo wagons and for the time being,... more
Envirotainer and Swiss Worldcargo: new product
Envirotainer, a specialist for secure cold chain solutions for the air transport of pharma products and Swiss Worldcargo, a major player in time sensitive and care intensive pharma logistics, are intensifying their collaboration with the launch of the Envirotainer Releye RAP, as... more