First air logistics provider to offer SAF 
After the first cargo carrier in September, Kuehne + Nagel (KN) becomes the first air logistics provider to offer its customers the option to purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for each shipment and thus instantly avoid carbon emissions. This new add-on is available on... more
VTG expands its footprint in the Balkans
VTG Rail Logistics has opened a new office in Sofia (Bulgaria), thus strengthening its presence in the region. VTG Rail Logistics Bulgaria provides the entire range of services of a global rail forwarder. By integrating its new location in the Bulgarian capital into its... more
From 2.0 to 4.0
The Port of Barcelona has presented the grants for innovative ideas and projects of Ports 4.0, the corporate open innovation model of Puertos del Estado and the Spanish Port Authorities. The main objective of the Ports 4.0 fund is to develop a new product, service, process,... more
Acquisition in Italy
Interporto Rivalta Scrivia has sold Kantaro SRL, a cold chain warehousing provider in Italy, to Lineage Logistics. The acquisition includes three warehouses in Nocetolo in the Reggio Emilia province between Parma and Bologna. The takeover is another step in Lineage’s... more
The sky's the limit
Czech ground handling specialist Skyport has been awarded the contract to handle import and export cargo for Ukrainian airline Skyup at Prague Airport. The contract follows Skyup Airlines' launch of a new air cargo service between Boryspil International Airport, Ukraine, and... more
Chartered shipbrokers elect new leadership
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, the professional body for the commercial shipping industry worldwide, has officially welcomed its new executive leadership team at the controlling council. Glenn Murphy, FICS of the Ireland branch (left) and the Institute's vice... more
Emission-free on the Baltic Sea
Ferry operator Scandlines has signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Cemre for the construction of an emission-free cargo ferry to be deployed on the Puttgarden-Rødby route. The ferry is scheduled to begin operating between Germany and Denmark in 2024. It will have a... more
Workshop services 25 locomotives per week
DB Cargo continues to invest in its site in Halle, Germany, where the German railfreight company has set up and inaugurated a EUR 26 million workshop for line and shunting locomotives. The workshop has six working stations. 75 employees make sure that 25 locomotives of DB... more
Six helicopters repatriated
Chapman Freeborn, family member of Avia Solutions Group, and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have successfully worked with McDermott Aviation to demobilise helicopters from Greece after the wildfires. This most recent operation involved the repatriation of six McDermott Aviation Bell 214B... more
Work begins on Bremen's Columbus quay
Work on the construction of the new Columbus quay in Bremerhaven began in early November. A large part of the construction is scheduled for completion in autumn 2023. By then, 620 m of quay will have been driven into the Weser silt, the spaces in between filled with sand,... more