First LNG unit docks at BEST Terminal 
The Hutchison Ports BEST terminal in Barcelona has welcomed the first LNG-powered vessel. This is the first container ship using this alternative energy source to arrive at the Port of Barcelona. CMA CGM “Scandola” is deployed in the MEX 1 service, which links Asia with the... more
The future of logistics real estate
In a report, the research department of real estate developer Prologis Research has evaluated possible scenarios for the future development and demand for logistics real estate. Prologis Research expects a long-term increase in the structural growth rate of logistics real... more
45 t of food from Paris to Africa
Royal Air Marco Cargo and Air Charter Service (ACS), a major provider of urgent humanitarian logistics services, teamed up to operate a charter flight last month, shipping nearly 45 t of food from Paris to Africa. The flight, commissioned by a renowned non-governmental... more
Direct steel deliveries on demand
Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo is working with logistics partner Ultra-Brag to implement a climate-friendly transport solution for scrap metal for steel recovery for the Beltrame company Stahl Gerlafingen. Instead of being transported by road as before, up to 100,000 t... more
Flypop finally finds aircraft lessor
Having been in discussions with a number of leasing companies over the past few months, Flypop has finally signed a multiple aircraft A330-300 lease deal with Ireland-based Avolon. (Nino) Navdip Singh Judge, CEO & principal of the new British budget airline: "With... more
Work in Port of Bilbao continues
Green light has been given for the expansion of the AZ1 dock in the port of Bilbao. The Port Authority has called a tender for enlarging the AZ1 dock, valued at EUR 28.8 million, and to be carried out in 18 months. The work will provide 231 m of new berthing and add 49,760... more
New multi-temperature warehouse in Austria
The Austrian subsidiary of Ludwig Meyer, Friedrichsdorf in Germany - Meyer Logistik Österreich for short - is planning its own multi-temperature warehouse in Vorchdorf. At the site, which is centrally located between Salzburg and Linz, the company wants to offer storage... more
Alpensped recruits Markus Exo
Alpensped, a family-owned, medium-sized logistics provider from Mannheim (Germany), has asked Markus Exo to fill the new position of key account and business development manager. Exo, who worked for Duvenbeck for the last 23 years, has many years of logistics experience... more
Two vehicles for Palletforce operations in UK
Family-owned haulage and warehousing specialist Farrall’s Group of Chester, UK, has recently taken delivery of its first new generation MAN TGX tractors and two new MAN TGE 3.5 t vans. Farrall’s Group has been buying MAN trucks for three years. The two new MAN TGE’s are both 140... more
More service for Western-built aircraft in Moscow
Aeroflot has put into operation a new 15,000 sqm hangar in the Northern Terminal Complex of Moscow SVO. All types of Western- and Russian-built aircraft will be serviced there - simultaneously a wide-body aircraft (for instance, B777 or A330) and two SSJ100s. The Russian flag... more