Steel factory orders Russian locomotives 
Russian manufacturer Sinara will deliver five up-to-date TEM10 series shunting diesel locomotives to the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK). The TEM10 with electric transmission and 1164 hp output is equipped with two drive systems based on Volvo Penta diesel engines... more
Back to Finland after 20 years
As from today, 6 July 2021, Air France will re-start flights from Helsinki to Paris (CDG). Initially operated four times a week, the route will become a daily service from 19 July. It completes Air France’s offer in the Nordics, where the airline already serves Copenhagen and... more
Distribution site for Dräger
After eleven months of construction, Fiege has now completed the new hub for its healthcare division in Zülpich, Germany. Among other purposes, Fiege will use the 54,000 sqm logistics centre to handle logistics operations for Dräger, a specialist in medical and safety... more
After Corona on record course
With a turnover of EUR 210 million for H1/2021, Austria-based Schwarzmüller Group has returned to the level reached before the coronavirus pandemic. The company’s four factories produced 5,348 vehicles in the first six months of 2021. The manufacturer headquartered in Upper... more
Partnering to increase ferry and rail services
DFDS‘ Mediterranean business unit is investing more in intermodal transport solutions that combine ferry and rail transport. To this end, DFDS recently signed an agreement with logistics company Prime Rail, which will become DFDS’s contractual partner in its relations with rail... more
Turkish Cargo flies 100 million vaccine doses
Turkish Cargo has carried 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, roughly 450 t, from the production centres to destinations in its network. Key and certificated destinations in Turkish Airline's network have been Baku, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Rome, Mexico City, Miami and Sao Paulo.... more
20 refrigerated semitrailers to extend fleet
Russian FTL-trucking company Globaltruck is acquiring 20 new refrigerated semitrailers from German manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull. Deliveries already began in June and are scheduled to be completed in the current month. The new trailer model ensures high accuracy of... more
Another acquisition for DP World
It is the next coup in the logistics sector: DP World is purchasing all the shares of Syncreon for an enterprise value of USD 1.2 billion. Syncreon is a US global logistics provider that was formed in 2007 when Dublin-headquartered Walsh Western International bought TDS... more
Port of Barcelona welcomes new president
Damià Calvet is taking office today, 5 July 2021, as president of the port of Barcelona, replacing Mercè Conesa, who has presided the Mediterranean port for the past three years, since July 2018. Calvet was appointed at the last meeting of the executive council of the government... more
Ystad's new monitoring system
As Sweden’s fifth-largest in terms of cargo vehicles, the port of Ystad handles about 300,000 lorries and trailers annually. Now, Hogia is delivering a terminal system that will digitalise the port’s administrative and operational processes. “Our business is growing, with... more