Night Star Express welcomes new customer Baywa 
Night Star Express has started managing overnight spare parts logistics services for the Baywa trading corporation. Thus Baywa’s central warehouse in Röthlein (Bavaria, Germany) and its 230 technology workshops all across Germany have now been integrated into Night Star... more
Czech automotive trains rerouted
Since September, the Czech carrier CD Cargo has been able to meet 383 CD Cargo locomotives four times a day (twice in each direction) on a route through Austria and Germany. The trains run from Bratislava via Petrzalka, Vienna, Passau, Falkenberg and Elster, and vice-versa.They... more
Breaking records on Indian routes
IAG Cargo recently flew more than 50 t of cargo on a single Boeing B777-300ER flight from Mumbai to London – a company record from India. The product mix included perishables, pharmaceuticals and courier consignments, with a large amount of engineering goods, destined for Europe... more
What about the maritime industry in 2050?
DNV GL Maritime has published the fourth edition of its ‘Maritime Forecast to 2050’. It is based on 30 scenarios that project future fleet composition, energy use, fuel mix, and CO2 emissions through to the year 2050.16 different fuel types and ten fuel technology systems are... more
Train service Scandinavia - China launched
Nurminen Logistics is the first in Europe to transport temperature-controlled foods by freight train from Scandinavia to China. "Earlier, it wasn't possible to transport temperature-controlled products by railway. But now, our new reefer containers which are suitable for... more
CMA CGM flying high
The Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of 30% of Groupe Dubreuil Aéro by the CMA CGM Group has now been inked. The French airline group Dubreuil Aéro, shareholder of Air Caraïbes and French Bee, sees the CMA CGM Group enter into its shareholder base with the... more
CIIE-themed B777-300 congratulates Beijing Daxing
On the first anniversary of its official opening, Beijing Daxing airport is welcoming today, 25 September 2020, an unusual aircraft flying for China Eastern Airlines (CEA), member of Skyteam Cargo through China Cargo Airlines. The special-themed B777-300 was jointly launched... more
Spanish perishables now arrive in UK by rail
This September, Transfesa Logistics begins a new express rail service to the UK with refrigerated containers. The British supermarket chain Tesco has partnered with Transfesa to transport fruit and vegetable products from Spain to UK. In this first stage, Transfesa will be... more
Less turnover, more profits
Freja Transport & Logistics Holding reports a decrease in turnover for the first half of 2020 at 1.5% compared to 2019. Total turnover for H1/2020 amounts to DKK 1.64 billion (EUR 220.2 million). Ebit for the first six months of the year totals DKK 76.6 million (EUR 10.2... more
Swissport launches pharmaceuticals label
Swissport has launched its own quality label for warehouses that meet the company’s standards for the storage and handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical goods.14 facilities will initially be awarded a 'Swissport Pharma Centre' label. All of them are certified by the... more