UK to receive first co-co locomotives 

Stadler is introducing the Class 99 bi-mode co-co locomotive in UK: the Swiss rail car manufacturer has signed an agreement with leasing company Beacon Rail for the provision of 30 bi-mode locomotives to be operated by GB Railfreight. The Class 99 represents the next... mehr
Fifth A330 for AELF Flightservice 

AELF Flightservice’s fifth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-CFS) is officially on certificate, flying in passenger-to-freighter (PTF) configuration. The aircraft started its first commercial flight in PTF configuration on 23 April 2022, flying from Vietnam to USA. With the... mehr
Wilhelmshaven: discretion is obligatory 

It is an important commitment. The carrier Hapag-LLoyd is investing in Northern Germany and recently took ownership of a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and a 50% stake in Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven (RTW). The terminal operator Eurogate will continue to hold... mehr
LTG to test alternative route to Ukraine 

The Lithuanian railfreight company LTG Cargo has launched a test run from Kaunas Intermodal Terminal (KIT) in Lithuania to Ukraine via Poland. This is the first time in LTG’s history that freight from Ukraine is to be transported by rail to Lithuania without going through... mehr
Making dangerous goods transport safer 

The international freight transport insurer TT Club is calling for more security and safety in lithium battery supply chains. This statement follows a number of recent fire incidents affecting container transport, ro-ro ships and air cargo movements allegedly involving lithium... mehr
Gruber picks Felix Kunath 

Gruber Logistics recently appointed Felix Kunath from Berlin as its new director for the Full Truck Loaded (FTL) business unit, the provider’s most important segment in terms of turnover. The South Tyrolean company recorded a turnover of EUR 420 million in 2021, of which around... mehr
No Russian impact on Port of Gothenburg 

In Q1/2022, the Swedish port of Gothenburg handled with 212,000 teu, 4% more containers than in the same period in 2021 (204,000 teu). While the total number of ro-ro units amounted to 147,000, a 5%-rise compared to Q1/2021, the number of new cars handled declined by 7% to... mehr
ATSG chooses Safran’s brakes 

Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft and provider of air cargo transportation services based in Wilmington, Ohio (USA), has selected Safran Landing Systems for the retrofit of more than thirty Boeing 767 freighters operated by the... mehr
Davies Turner names new senior management 

UK-based independent freight forwarding group Davies Turner has made several important additions to the board of directors at its surface freight and logistics subsidiary Davies Turner & Co. Head of ocean Tony Cole (left), who leads Davies Turner & Co’s ocean freight... mehr
Newly-founded OSL enters agreement 

Industry veterans Peter Brun, Lars Kjærulf-Møller, Emil Hersbøll and Svend Heisselberg have founded Ocean Shipping & Logistics (OSL), which is to operate from its hub in Aarhus, Denmark. The new company decided to directly join forces with the GAC Group. The joint... mehr