Viele Wege nach Rom, Venedig,... 
Trotz aktueller Ungewissheit über den weiteren wirtschaftlichen Kurs Italiens nach den Parlamentswahlen bleibt das drittbevölkerungsreichste Land der Eurozone ein begehrtes Ziel für auswärtige Fluglinien. Aus Nord- und Südamerika verstärken derzeit gleich zwei grosse Anbieter... mehr
Egypt to double capacity on Cairo-Benha route 
Egypt National Railways (ENR) has selected Thales to re-signal the 48 km long Cairo - Benha section of the Cairo - Alexandria main line. The project will enable ENR to double the number of passenger and goods trains and improve safety on what is the busiest section of the... mehr
Imperial Logistics delivering tools for Airbus
Airbus has instructed Imperial Logistics to procure and distribute metal cutting tools like milling cutters, drills and countersinks for its German production facilities. Imperial Logistics now acts as a service provider for Airbus and manages the procurement and logistics... mehr
Reinforcing intermodal hinterland traffic
The German service provider, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), became the sole owner of Metrans, effective 1 April 2018. HHLA said that it will now expand its intermodal activities through its rail subsidiary Metrans. HHLA already took over its Poland-based intermodal... mehr
Grimaldi honoured in North America
The Naples (Italy)-based Grimaldi Group recently received the "Shipping company of the year award" at the fourth edition of the North America Automotive Global Awards, held in Detroit MI (USA). US-born Terry Virts, a former Nasa astronaut, presented the laurels to... mehr
Freightos and Baltic Exchange work on indices
A new cooperation between Baltic Exchange and the digital container freight platform Freightos, is about to see the light of day. The two organisations announced that the Freightos international freight index, which reflects weekly spot rates for 40 ft containers based on 12 -... mehr
AEI converting aircraft for TSM
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM (TSM) with a fourth CRJ200 SF freighter conversion. The CRJ200 (MSN 7300) will commence modification in June, with re-delivery scheduled for October 2018. Commercial Jet's Dothan AL... mehr
Special livery to celebrate 60th anniversary
OE-LPF, a new B777, will join the long-haul fleet of Austrian Airlines in May. Painting and labelling work on the aircraft, which is still undergoing modifications in Hong Kong, has been completed and the aircraft already sports a new design. In addition, the B777... mehr
Freja opening up in Ålesund
Freja Transport & Logistics is opening a new office in Ålesund (Norway) this summer. Stein Arve Waagan, who has profound experience in transport, logistics and temperature controlled services, will head the facility. The move is in line with Freja's strategic development... mehr
Russian and German railfreight carriers cooperate
Russia-based RZD Logistics and the German service provider, DB Cargo, have agreed to develop a joint multimodal container service with expedited cargo delivery from China to ports in the Kaliningrad region ports and on to certain terminals in Europe and vice versa. RZD... mehr