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
Road safety: start practicing early
Dachser recently took part in the “Road Safety Workshop for Children” in Himberg near Vienna in Austria. The event was organised by the freight transport industry section of the Lower Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKNÖ) and aimed to inform children about the importance of truck... more
SLSMC welcomes president
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation’s (SLSMC) board of directors has appointed Demetrios (Jim) Athanasiou as the corporation’s next president and chief executive officer, effective 12 July 2024. He replaces Terence F. Bowles, who is retiring as the longest serving... more
Hanjin extends European reach
The Korean conglomerate Hanjin Logistics plans to expand its European network with seven new branches by 2027 and thus strengthen its share in regional markets. Currently, Hanjin Group’s logistics unit operates a subsidiary in Czechia as well as four branches in Germany,... more
116 yaks fly first class aboard a B747-400F
Silk Way West Airlines recently demonstrated its expertise in the transport of live animals. At the request of Azerbaijan’s ministry of agriculture, the cargo airline was commissioned to fly 116 yaks from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan. No sooner said than done; a few days ago the... more
Ruscon starts India - Russia overland service
With the new regular direct transport service, Delo Group’s affiliate Ruscon will deliver prefabricated cargo in containers from the Indian port of Nava Sheva near Mumbai to the Russian terminal in Novorossiysk in the Black Sea region. Ruscon will then distribute the... more
MSC to digitalise freight contracts with Nyshex
MSC has partnered with New York Shipping Exchange (Nyshex) to digitalise the performance monitoring of its ocean freight contracts. Nyshex's platform will give MSC real-time insights into its contracts, monitoring key terms, allocations, and service levels, and comparing this... more
Truck charging hub opens in Antwerp port area
The charging hub enables the use of electric heavy-duty vehicles and thus contributes to the green corridor initiative between the ports of Antwerp and Bruges. It is located at the truck parking lot Ketenis and equipped with ten combined charging system (CCS) chargers, powering... more
More responsibilities for Ralph Kurz
On 1 May 2024, Ralph Kurz took over as development manager Austria Dachser DIY Logistics in addition to his role as sales executive. He will now oversee the further development of Dachser DIY Logistics’ corporate solutions unit in Austria. Kurz succeeds Manuel Schmelz, who... more
A distribution hub at Lyon airport
Panattoni is working with Lyon airport on a new multimodal parcel dock to be developed on a site measuring 7,300 sqm in the Cargoport zone, France’s second-largest freight hub after Paris. This will be Panattoni’s debut in the Rhône-Alpes region as the company looks to... more