WFS welcomes SriLankan at LHR 
SriLankan Airlines has become the first new customer at Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) "Centerpoint" cargo handling terminal at London Heathrow. The airline has awarded WFS with a 32-month contract, commencing in September, to provide cargo handling and airside... more
Port of Calais: extension now open
The time has come. Once upon a time, Napoleon wanted to send his troops from the French Port of Boulogne-Calais to the British coast. Now, the Port of Calais opposite Dover has inaugurated the new extension of its facilities. The works began in 2015 as the first maritime... more
Valenciaport: advice on how to tackle Covid
Since it is vital to keep ports open during a pandemic, Fundación Valenciaport has launched a new advisory service for ports whose main objective is to provide port managers with a global and precise vision of the situation. This technical assistance, lasting over a period... more
Channel Port of Dieppe renews its board
Following last June’s elections, the 'Syndicat Mixte' Channel Port of Dieppe has now named the members of the bureau of its board of directors. Jean-François Bloc, regional councillor and Dominique Patrix, community councillor of Dieppe Maritime, have been appointed chairman and... more
Belarusian sawmill orders Russian flat cars
Russian freight car manufacturer UWC will deliver a batch of new generation flat cars for the transportation of timber to the Belarusian woodworking company Vitebsk Sawmill. The cars are scheduled to arrive by the end of Q1/2022. The flat car of the 13-6895 model... more
A Projects acquires Trans-Trading
The Belgian group A Projects, which is based in Antwerp, has inked an agreement to acquire Trans-Trading Internationale Spedition, a German international freight forwarder that has regional offices in Willich, Hamburg and Munich. With this takeover, A Projects will further... more
Rail hub in Zalaegerszeg to open in 2023
HHLA subsidiary Metrans is expanding its network. The first foundations for a new Metrans terminal were laid in Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) earlier this month. The hub will be used for transport services along the Adriatic corridor and towards southern and south-eastern Europe.... more
Alitalia Cargo adds Mumbai service
The twice weekly "all-cargo" direct connections of Alitalia, whose successor ITA plans to begin operations on 15 October, to Delhi and Tokyo NRT will continue throughout the month of September. The company added a new connection from Milan MXP to Mumbai yesterday,... more
Dimotrans sees crystal clear
The Lyon-headquartered Dimotrans Group recently acquired 85% of the capital of Crystal, a provider of intermodal services specialising in the air and maritime overseas segments. Four of Crystal Group's historical partners keep the remaining 15% of the capital. They will... more
Andreas Chrysostomou joins CSA
Maritime industry veteran Andreas Chrysostomou has been named as the new executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance. Chrysostomou, who’s currently the chief strategy officer of Tototheo Maritime, has enjoyed a long career in government service that brought him to the helm... more