Civilian mission to Brazil 
The German Air Force has brought 80 ventilators from stocks of the federal ministry of health to Manaus. The transport, which was commissioned by the German foreign office, began at Cologne-Wahn air base, which has direct access to Cologne-Bonn Airport. There, an A310MRTT... more
CER propagates rail as clean alternative
Mobility is an essential requirement for us to get to our place of work, travel or buy our favourite products. But the way Europe moves needs to change. It has to become smarter, better connected and cleaner. The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies... more
New terminal for east-west axis
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is building a new terminal in Brwinów near Warsaw (Poland). The new hub will enable an efficient exchange of goods in central and eastern Europe and support intermodal traffic between Europe, Russia and China, Hupac said. Construction works on... more
ACS expands humanitarian and government services
Air Charter Services (ACS) has named Ben Dinsdale as its director for humanitarian and government services, a newly created role designed to further develop ACS’s activities in this field. ACS has played a part in many humanitarian aid effort requiring airlift since 1990,... more
Another North-South service available
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has introduced a new Transfer offer on the Brenner axis. The intermodal provides non-stop links between Northern Germany and Northern Italy. The shuttle runs four times a week between the railfreight transport centre Interporto Quadrante Europa in... more
All change at BVL
From 1 April 2021, a three-person team with Christian Grotemeier (right), Mike J. Holtkamp (left) and Christoph Meyer (middle) will lead the non-profit Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL), BVL Campus and BVL Service. Thomas Wimmer retired in March 2020, after being elected... more
European shippers push EU to action
At the EU’s Maritime Forum at the end of March 2021, the European Shippers’ Council again put forward the shippers’ position on unreliability and peaking prices in the maritime container transport. It is their conviction that, in reality, shippers, ports authorities,... more
Nestle and XPO
As announced in June last year, Nestlé and XPO Logistics have inaugurated their “digital distribution warehouse of the future.” The companies started to work on the project in 2018, in cooperation with technology partner Swisslog Logistics Automation. According to XPO, the... more
Thirteen replacements and two newcomers
UK haulier Majors Service has put its first new trucks into operation, taking delivery of 15 Volvo FH with I-Save Unlimited Edition 6x2 tractor units. The Wolverhampton-based business has always used second-hand vehicles since it was established 24 years ago. However, the... more
Cargo awards from Brussels Airport
Because of the pandemic and the difficult year for aviation, Brussels Airport was not able to present its cargo awards in the traditional manner. However, during an unusual virtual event, the airport recognised its partners and the air cargo community, who have “launched new... more