Cork airport catches cargo activity 
DHL Express is to establish new cargo operations from Cork, connecting the integrator's largest European hub in Leipzig, using one of four B767-300's leased from Condor, which the German leasure carrier has converted into cargo-only aircraft. Niall MacCarthy, the airport's... more
Expansion pays off
Container transit on the Russian Railways' network along the China – Europe – China route increased by a factor of 2.2 in Q1/2021 compared to the same period last year, rising to 162,600 teu. Shipments of loaded containers increased by a factor of 2.1 to 151,500 teu, which... more
Warehouse this side of the channel
There are plans to build a 42,000 sqm warehouse in the DLI South zone of the port of Dunkirk. A temperature-controlled rack feeder for 68,000 pallets is to follow. It will be located in the centre of the port's container and ro-ro terminals. The facility is planned as a fully... more
Trimodal terminal on Upper Rhine
A new trimodal terminal is set to open in Lauterbourg on the French Upper Rhine in June this year, providing the region between Strasbourg and Karlsruhe with an additional cargo handling capacity of 80,000 teu per annum. The terminal will also be able to tranship heavy cargo.... more
New director general at DAF Trucks France
Renaud Dehillotte has been named director general at DAF Trucks France. Joining in 2003 as financial controller at DAF Trucks France, he then moved to DAF UK and later became director general of DAF Poland. In 2016, Dehillotte was named sales director Europe and he has... more
Two trucks for international transports
Beat Münger Internationale Transporte, a carrier based in Schüpfen in the canton of Bern (Switzerland) recently acquired two innovative MAN TGX 18.510 4×2 LLS semi trailers, thus raising its fleet of large trucks to three. The two new vehicles are equipped with a 510 PS... more
Laurels for Northern Lock in Bremen
On 26 April, the official award plaque will be unveiled at the Northern Lock in Bremerhaven, making it a "historic landmark of engineering" with a ceremony some 90 years after it was built. The ceremony will be hosted by the Bremen Chamber of Engineers, whose federal... more
Teessiders join forces
AV Dawson, which operates the North England Port of Middlesbrough, amongst others, has found a new partner. After the recent rebrand of its Middlesbrough base to Port of Middlesbrough and the launch of a GBP 10 million investment plan in its facilities, AV Dawson is supporting... more
Daily services to China's southern ports
Cargo-partner has introduced a new intermodal service combining rail and ship transport to link Europe with China and the countries in southeast Asia. The consignments are collected from 13 provinces in the Chinese hinterland and carried by train via Chongqing to the... more
More trains for Trans-Sib
Russian Railways (RZD) is increasing the number of transit container trains on the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the Maersk AE19 transcontinental service. The service connects the Russian ports of St. Petersburg and Vostochny by rail. Container trains towards the East will now... more