Quantron adds fuel cell transporter 
In addition to fully electric commercial vehicles, e-mobility company Quantron has also developed hydrogen fuel cell solutions. The Q-Light FCEV van is its latest product in this segment. At Nufam, a trade fair for the commercial vehicle industry, Quantron is presenting the... more
Double decker inside the container
Dutch provider Mooij Forwarding & Logistics has commissioned eighteen containers with a double-deck loading system to run on European corridors. The company operates daily connections between various destinations in eastern and western Europe, where it has been using... more
5,000 truck movements less in Ireland
Rail operator Iarnrod Eireann and XPO Logistics have launched a railfreight service between the Irish port of Waterford, Ballina and Co Mayo. The shuttle starts with weekly operations, rising to twice-weekly within eight weeks. It will see the potential for over 5,000 truck... more
Linking Lyon to the cargo world
Two weeks ago, on 17 September 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo and ECS Group celebrated one year of serving Lyon. Since its first flight, the international cargo airline, together with the global GSSA ECS Group, has flown over 5,000 t of cargo out of France's second largest... more
Port of Kiel: award for lighting design
The façade of the shore power plant at Kiel's Ostseekai was awarded the German lighting design prize 2021 in the "projects with an artistic background" category. It was designed by BSP Architekten BDA and makes climate-neutral ship supply visible from... more
Modern equipment for grain transport
Rusagrotrans has ordered 500 hopper cars from UWC. The Russian manufacturer will deliver the wagons by end of 2021. Russagrotrans operates grain and other bulk cargo transports for the Russian agricultural industry and is expanding its rail network for grain shipments. In... more
Securing air cargo from Africa to Europe
National Aviation Services (NAS) Ivoire, a West African division of the aviation services provider founded in Kuwait in 2003, has successfully completed its regulated agent third country validation process (RA3) for air cargo operations at Abidjan airport (ABJ). This is the... more
Continuing to carry pharmaceuticals
Pharma logistics is a thriving business: Lithuanian provider Girteka Logistics has passed its fifth annual good distribution practise (GDP) audit, scoring 96.45% following an independent assessment. The certificate will allow Girteka Logistics to continue carrying cargo for... more
CMA CGM orders, Lufthansa Cargo gets two B777F
CMA CGM Group has placed the first direct order for its air freight division launched earlier this year. The global shipping and logistics group announced the purchase of two new Boeing 777 Freighters. It will give CMA CGM Air Cargo the flexibility to operate the airplane... more
Un gelato che piace
W3logistics has gained another customer from the frozen food/food logistics sector: Gelato Classico produces perfectly crafted ice cream according to the Italian tradition in Germany and also supplies the organic specialist and food retail trade. The Dortmund-based software... more