Car logistics company banking on the railways
The Italian carrier Captrain Italia has launched a new rail service. It is now operating twice-weekly rail transports between Piadena in Lombardy and the Italian port of Citaveccia, 70 km north-east of Rome, for its long-standing customer, the German automotive logistics company... more
New trucks for dumpsters and construction sites
The Swiss family-owned company Oeltrans has added a Renault Truck C520 P10x4, which is equipped with a swap body, to its fleet of 20 trucks. During the winter months, the hook loader is mainly used for the transport of dumpers, while the silo tipper is mainly used for the... more
Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes
Since this month, April 2023. the shipping company Fednav from Montréal (Canada) has been connecting the Port of Hamburg with the Great Lakes in North America with its "Atlantic Lakes Line" service. The FAL Line calls at Hamilton in Canada and Cleveland in... more
Empowering whales to fly
Flying Whales Québec has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt generator to supply power for its new hybrid-electric airship, the LCA60T. The companies have signed a contract for the integration and supply of the power device. The high-power density and efficiency of the Honeywell... more
Sea freight and overland transport boost business
The German general cargo cooperation Cargo Line closed FY/2022 with around 13.11 million outbound shipments and a 3.3% increase in turnover to EUR 1.57 billion. The European land transport segment in particular grew by 1.3% to 3.16 million shipments. The company’s operations... more
Privates favoured
Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken. more
Privates favoured
Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken. more
European group investing in Australia
Dublin-headquartered ASL Aviation Holdings has acquired Pionair, an independent Australian provider of charter and ACMI services. Over time, the Sydney-based carrier will be re-branded as "ASL Airlines Australia" in common with ASL Group members in Ireland, Belgium,... more
A third of urban deliveries by cargo bikes?
A new analysis suggests that if delivery companies switched to using cargo bikes instead of diesel vans for deliveries on the first and last mile, it would save taxpayers over GBP 4 billion EUR 4.6 billion) by reducing the costs of congestion and air pollution. The figures... more
Liebherr Group again posts record turnover
In 2022, Liebherr, one of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers, surpassed its previous turnover record from 2021 by EUR 950 million (8.2%) to reach EUR 12,589 million (net income of EUR 2 million). In the six product segments - maritime cranes, aerospace... more