Finland – Siberia in just 5.5 days by rail 
Russian Railways (RZD) has launched a high-speed cross-border freight service from Western Siberia to Northern Europe. The first high-speed freight train loaded with chemical products recently departed for Finland from Kopylovo station on West Siberian Railways in the Tomsk... more
Hot demand for chilled goods
The latest annual analysis of the reefer market presented by the Dutch consultancy Dynamar confirmed the trend in 2019, the latest year analysed. A global appetite for selected special food products boosted the reefer market. The provisional figures in Dynamar’s ‘Reefer... more
New basic ULD services solution
Global ULD services provider Jettainer has developed and launched "plug&fly". The new basic version of its full-service ULD solution enables small and mid-sized airlines to unlock the benefits of outsourced ULD management. It helps airlines optimise their ULD... more
50% more capacity and 600 extra containers
Lineas and Poland-based PCC Intermodal will increase the frequency of their regular connection between Belgium and Poland from 1 February 2021. Having previously made three round trips, the Poland Xpress will now travel five times per week to meet a growing demand for... more
Dnata bolsters North England operations
Dnata has opened a new cargo complex, Dnata City North, at Manchester Airport (MAN). Representing an investment of over GBP 30 million (EUR 33.8 million), the13,935 sqm facility allows the global air services provider to significantly expand and consolidate its Manchester... more
A good year for Wincanton
Wincanton, headquartered in British Chippenham, has published updated information on its recent business results. After a difficult H1/2020, the group returned to growth in Q3 of the financial year. Wincanton’s revenue rose by over 10% in Q3 compared to the prior year, with... more
Freightliner trials potential modal shift
The Innovate UK sponsored Liverpool-Humber optimisation of freight transport (LHOFT) project has been working with partners Kraft Heinz, the University of Hull and Oxford Rail Strategies, to develop an intermodal rail freight solution for the haulage of products from Elst (in... more
Lease conversion of a second B747-8F
Stamford (CT, USA)-based Voyager Aviation Holdings has entered into an agreement with Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and Volga-Dnepr Group to convert the operating lease on one of the Russian's company’s B747-8F into a finance lease. The transaction is the second conversion... more
Three more locomotives for Italian fleet
Italian intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered three more Traxx DC3 E.494 locomotives from Bombardier. This order will increase GTS Rail’s Traxx locomotive fleet to 20 units, of which eight are the latest generation. The entire fleet is being produced by... more
Shifting semi-trailers to rail
In Germany, the port of Duisburg (Duisport) has acquired a stake in Cargo Beamer. The aim is to bring semi-trailers onto trains. The companies already work together on an automated method to shift such vehicles from the roads to the railways.With Cargo Beamer’s technology,... more