Latam Cargo keeps Argentina connected 
As a result of current market conditions, exacerbated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the difficulty of building structural agreements with local industry actors, which has made it impossible to foresee a viable and sustainable long-term project, Latam Airlines... mehr
Test train run between Barcelona and Zaragoza
Bunge, which specialises in the transport of agri-food, has started tests to transport soybean flour by rail in Spain. The first train left Bunge's facilities in the Port of Barcelona bound for the dry port of Zuera (Zaragoza) last Monday, 15 June 2020. It is a convoy of 17... mehr
East Midlands-based airline strengthens fleet
UK specialist aviation services provider RVL Group has increased its capacity with the addition of a further Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft to its East Midlands Airport (EMA)-based fleet. It brings to four the number of King Air aircraft in operation with RVL, and adds... mehr
10,000 trucks to be shifted to rail
DB Cargo and Kombiverkehr are expanding their shuttle service between the Belgium port of Antwerp and Duisburg in Germany. From now on, up to 90 teu can be transported per train rather than the previous 60 TEU. This means that in a 12-month period up to 9,000 additional... mehr
LIS restructures management
Reshuffle at the top of LIS: Hilmar Wagner has moved from the management board to the supervisory board, handing over full responsibility for the company’s operational management to his son Magnus Wagner and Rolf Hansmann. LIS has thus completed the final step of its generation... mehr
Georgia Ports heartened by May results
In container traffic, the month of May at Georgia Ports (GPA) performed better than expected. The Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal handled more than 337,000 teu last month, down 9.7% or 36,000 teu from May 2019. GPA executive director Griff Lynch thanked the port's... mehr
DB Schenker introduces global space scan
As supply chains have been impaired by the coronavirus pandemic, global demand for additional storage capacities is rising. DB Schenker is addressing this need by implementing a global space scan, a new service to identify and assess available idle space in all 794 of its own... mehr
Construction begins at biggest Baltic airport
Construction of DHL's regional facility was started at Riga airport (RIX) last week. The centre will be among the most advanced express shipment handling and logistics centres in the Baltics. The agreements provide that in cooperation between RIX, DHL Latvia and Castor... mehr
British carrier introduces another rail service
GB Railfreight (GBRf) and building materials supplier Cemex have launched a new service from Dove Holes Quarry, Buxton to Crawley in UK. This was the first train to be operated by GBRf on the route to Crawley with products being conveyed on cut and shut aggregate hoppers that... mehr
Michael Johnsen to join Arpin's global leadership team
Arpin International Group has appointed Michael Johnsen, its vice-president Asia-Pacific Region, to its global leadership team. Johnsen will continue to serve in his present role and will take on the additional duties of the global leadership team immediately. The team’s... mehr