Train takes 24 days from Hebei to Paris 
With its European partner Forwardis, which is part of French SNCF Group, Russian provider Trans Container has arranged the first dispatch of a train from China to France via Svisloch – Siemianowka crossing at the Belarus – Poland border. Fifty containers loaded with consumer... more
Integrator launches Roissy hub
Fedex Express recently launched its new facility at Roissy-Charles- de-Gaulle airport (CDG) in France. Since 2020, the Americans have invested EUR 220 million in CDG to create their largest hub outside their home territory. In the southern part of the site, Fedex has opened... more
Bolloré Logistics picks Camille Contamine
Bolloré Logistics appointed Camille Contamine as head of public affairs for Bolloré Logistics Europe. Reporting to Philippe de Crécy, Bolloré Logistics VP air freight Europe, Camille will be in charge of relations with institutional bodies and professional associations on all of... more
Official carrier for Rally Dakar 2022
Shipping company Ignazio Messina has been appointed as official carrier by Saudi Arabia's organisers of Rally Dakar 2022. The Genoa (Italy)-based carrier will deploy three vessels “Jolly Quarzo”, “Jolly Titanio” and, if required, “Jolly Perla”, that will carry from Marseille... more
J. Johannsen & Sohn: 125 years
The Lübeck tugboat company J. Johannsen & Sohn is now celebrating its 125th anniversary. The company's founder and Captain Joachim Johannsen began in 1896 with the unloading of goods from sailing ships lying on the river Trave using specially purchased flat bottomed ships.... more
Car manufacturers must guarantee minimum supply
In Brussels, the association of European vehicle logistics, which represents the interests of the finished vehicle logistics (FVL) industry, recently stressed that the sector is currently hit by severe disruptions due to material shortages and threatened production schedules. It... more
Two new airline clients from South Europe
Spanish full-service carrier Vueling continues to invest in its capability to ensure safe operations. "Cefa FAS" (flight animation software) will allow the airline’s flight safety department to easily translate aircraft data into meaningful animation to analyse flights... more
e-truck becomes green city shuttle
Flooring company Bona has just taken delivery of Germany’s first Scania battery-electric truck. Bona will use the truck as a city shuttle, making multiple trips per day to transport finished products from its production plant in the south of the city to its distribution centre... more
Block train links Lübeck with Milan
The Port of Lübeck is seeing an increase in cargo volumes transported by rail. LHG subsidiary European Cargo Logistics (ECL) in Germany is also contributing to this growth. The freight forwarder that focuses on intermodal transport has introduced another Italian service to the... more
Rolling highway hits record
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) had transported almost 158,000 trucks by rail on the rolling highway (rola) by the end of October 2021, already cracking the figures of the last two years. In 2019, around 151,000 trucks were transported on all rola connections, compared to around... more