Breaking ground after two years of preparation
After the preparations to lay the foundation stone for Zufalls logistics centre in Flieden near Fulda, Germany, had developed into an unexpectedly long tug of war lasting almost two years, construction work on the around 80,000 sqm site has finally begun in earnest and is... more
New president for Gefco France
Gefco, a global partner in multimodal supply chain solutions and finished vehicle logistics, has named Vittorio Battaglia new president of Gefco France and member of the group's executive board. Previously, he was general director of transport of the FM Logistics Group. With... more
Two A350s packed with relief goods
Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus transported humanitarian goods on board two new Airbus A350-900s, delivered to the East African carrier on 6 November 2020. The humanitarian shipment took off from Toulouse for Addis Ababa loaded with approximately 5 t of cargo, consisting of... more
Bolloré creates task force for vaccines
As preparation for the arrival of 15 billion doses of vaccines against Covid-19, Bolloré Logistics has founded a “task force” to design logistics solutions allowing to distribute these vaccines once they are placed on the market. The controlled-temperature transport of... more
114,000 t of CO2 emissions saved
Swedish carrier Green Cargo has been transporting freight for the Nordic energy group St1 across Sweden for 25 years. During this period, almost 11,000,000 t of freight were delivered from St1 in Gothenburg to depots in Jönköping and Karlstad. Through 25 years of... more
First general manager for animal transport specialist
The Chapman Freeborn company Intradco Global has appointed Alexander Kraynov as its first general manager. He brings with him a vast amount of experience in the cargo charter market, mostly within the Volga-Dnepr Group (2002-2018), where he progressed from sales executive to... more
Vectron Dual Mode authorised in Germany
Siemens’ Vectron Dual Mode locomotive has received authorisation for operation in Germany from the Federal Railway Authority (EBA). To date, over 100 combined diesel and electric locomotives have already been ordered, Siemens said. Around 60% of the German rail network is... more
Hamburg call by LNG ULCV
The ‘CMA CGM Jacques Saadé’, currently one of the world’s largest containerships, has become the first ‘megamax’ class LNG containership to call at the Eurogate Terminal in Hamburg - taking the famous channel from the North Sea to the Port of Hamburg. The ship sails in CMA... more
Smells like business spirit
Qatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Development Bank have introduced an initiative to support local perfume manufacturers in the state of Qatar. By offering discounted rates to this industry branch to export to international markets, the airline will provide opportunities for... more
Kombiverkehr bolsters sales in the North
Frankfurt (Germany)-based Kombiverkehr is expanding its footprint in intermodal traffic between Germany and Scandinavia by strengthening its sales activities in this field of business which has been growing steadily over the past years. In Björn Saschenbrecker Kombiverkehr... more