TNT Swiss Post's new facility 
TNT Swiss Post, the joint venture between TNT Express and Swiss Post, has opened its new location in Oftringen (Canton Argovia). The transport company previously headquartered in Buchs (Argovia) designed the building itself. New technologies and equipment as well as improved... more
Rail service between Rouen and Paris launched
Through its subsidiary FluvioFeeder Armement (FFA), Marfret is introducing a new container rail service in France to link Normandy with the Ile de France region (Bonneuil-sur-Marne). FluvioFeeder Armement recently already started a weekly railway service between the TCMD... more
Kombiverkehr augments intermodal offer
By adding the Rotterdam Europoort P&O terminal to its network, Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr in Germany has further expanded the range of intermodal options by truck and rail in its services to and from the Netherlands for customers from the freight forwarding and logistics... more
Connecting the USA with Europe and India
Delta has launched cargo-only flights between the United States, Europe and India. Shawn Cole, VP – cargo: "Given the travel constraints within Europe, we are strategically adding cargo capacity in Spain, Ireland and Germany to support overall passenger and cargo... more
CD Cargo finds synergies
On Wednesday, 11 November 2020, CD Cargo Hungary carried out its first transport under its own licence for operating trains on the Hungarian network. With the train, the subsidiary of the Czech railway company carried wood from Czechia to Moascsa in Romania. CD Cargo... more
Carmen Celedin elected harbour master
Carmen Celedin (photo) has been elected harbour master of the Ennshafen in Austria, succeeding Robert Wanger. Celedin has headed the "technical infrastructure" department in the Austrian port since 2010. In her new role, she will be in charge of maritime transport,... more
A good time for Pall-Ex
The UK-based Pall-Ex network has increased its members numbers and freight volumes. The influx of new hauliers led to a 20% rise in shareholder membership enquiries compared to the previous year. Pall-Ex currently has about 80 shareholder members. Among the 15 new members... more
Alitalia to return to South America next month
After suspending these services in March and April this year, Alitalia will resume its weekly scheduled flights to Argentina and Brazil in mid-December. The services from Rome FCO to São Paulo GRU, which are set to begin on 15 December, and those to Buenos Aires, which will... more
HL shows steady performance in 2020
As forecast, the Hamburg shipping company Hapag-Lloyd achieved revenues of USD 10.5 billion after the first nine months of the year, almost on par (-1%) with the same period in 2019. Yet, ebitda climbed by 20.4% to more than USD 2 billion. While ebit rose by a significant... more
Russian experts to teach Serbian rail specialists
Russian Railways (RZD) has opened a regional information and training centre in the building that houses the headquarters of Serbian Railways in Belgrade. The aim of the new facility is to significantly improve the quality of training of Serbian railways specialists to help... more