Growth development is two years ahead 
Container transportation by rail between Europe and China is growing even more strongly than predicted by UTLC ERA, the operator that is responsible for 90% of all Eurasian transit freight. The reasons for the boom are complex: sea transport suffered various setbacks in... more
Flying the champs back home
A group of very special champions have made their way home from the Japanese capital on special flights operated by Emirates. Emirates Skycargo, the freight division of the Dubai-based carrier, operated 16 charter flights to fly 247 horses from Liege to Tokyo-HND and back.... more
Rail Baltica hub opened
The Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuania is now in operation. When all works and formalities on the Rail Baltica railway section between Kaunas and Palemonas have been completed, the new hub will be the most north-eastern point of the European railway system that can be... more
First 737-800BCF for Avia AM Leasing
Avia AM Leasing has welcomed its first 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) to the fleet. The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion project, performed at the Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Company (Staeco) facility in Jinan, China, was the first of its kind for the... more
QCS expands management team and network
The management team of Quick Cargo Service, a German Iata agent established in 1974, now has eight members: Dieter Haltmayer, as president, Stephan Haltmayer as CEO, Jennifer Melnyk as director of finance and Heidi Haltmayer as director of administration & marketing, Nico... more
Railway hits record levels
Container rail traffic in the Port of Barcelona grew by 46% in H1/2021, recording a total throughput of 161,735 teu. With this significant increase, railway's share reached a record level of 16.1%, which is mainly due to the commitment that large retailers and industrial... more
New facility at Colchester
The Woodland Group’s warehouse and fulfilment business, founded in Great Britain in 2010, has opened a new 14,000 sqm facility in Marks Tey, Colchester. The warehouse has been designed to expand capacity by 5,000 pallets and has over 4,000 pick faces dedicated to e-commerce.... more
Fresh logistics approach for fashion player
Germany-based fashion and lifestyle company S. Oliver Group is setting up a new service centre in Dettelbach close to Würzburg. Commissioning is planned for March 2024. Miebach Consulting is the Group's planning partner, including the oversight of the construction of the... more
Newly leased wagons to transport LPG
Orlen Unipetrol Doprava has leased 81 brand new LPG Safety ++ tank cars from wagon owner Ermewa. The last tranche of the delivery recently arrived at the Czech petrochemical company in Litvinov and is now in use for LPG transport in eastern Europe. The new LPG Safety++,... more
Polish carrier introduces intermodal line
PKP Cargo International is using a new direct railway line connecting the Turkish port of Halkali on the European side of Istanbul and the recently opened terminal in Kolin (Czechia). The companies of the PKP Cargo International Group are providing transport for Mars... more