Expensive Russian Freighter 
After the Tu-154, the last of this type of trijet in operation, the east Siberian airline Alrosa has withdrawn another iconic Russian-made aircraft from service. This time it was the freighter IL-76TD. The company told the national media that the withdrawal was due to the... more
Safe journey to Finland
Finnish State Railways (VR) fleet has received two additional locomotives. On behalf of Trans-Trading Hamburg, the Lübeck Port Company (LHG) recently converted two Vectron locomotives numbers 35 + 36, each weighing 90 t and measuring at 19.04 x 3.05 x 4.44 m. The deal covers a... more
To Paris on Fridays
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed partnerships with trucking companies to offer a fleet of temperature-controlled GDP-certified Pharma trucks to support the sustainable cold chain requirements of its airline clients moving shipments from the French provinces to Paris... more
Handling 1 million teu
A new intermodal terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, is set to become one of the largest and most modern terminals in Europe. Its innovative crane technology comes from Kuenz, the specialist for intermodal container cranes. East-West Intermodal Logistics has 1,250,000 sqm of... more
Hapag Lloyd turns mega
It’s no mean feat: carrier Hapag-Lloyd is breaking new ground in financing by securing USD 889 million in loans for its next projects. The Hamburg-based shipping company was able to conclude two debut transactions according to the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market... more
First office in Manchester
At the beginning of 2021, Austria-based cargo-partner expanded its global network into the UK by opening its first British office in Manchester. This follows an investment in the local partner company Aztek International, which was founded in 2008. Cargo-partner now holds a... more
Bombshell: Liège fires Partoune
Liège airport in eastern Belgium, now one of Europe’s largest cargo hubs, dismissed its CEO Luc Partoune (left) with immediate effect on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. Partoune had been the airport’s chief executive since 1994. He is accused of serious irregularities, including... more
New service links Turkey with Spain
Ekol Logistics has introduced a new intermodal connection between Turkey and Spain. The Denmark-headquartered DFDS operates the ro-ro services that Ekol plans to use in this connection. The company will use Izmir’s Port of Alsancak in Turkey and Port of Tarragona in Spain.... more
Coca Cola by rail
Beverage producer Coca-Cola is increasingly relying on rail services for long-distance deliveries between its production sites. Logistics services provider DB Cargo ensures that the products arrive on time. More routes are being added to the rail network since this month, in... more
Foundation board completed
The Grieshaber Group from Weingarten (Germany), a medium-sized logistics service provider specialising in on automotive, food, pharma, paper and small parts with a company-owned vehicle fleet and logistics centres, welcomes Christoph Bahner, automotive logistician, and Professor... more