New transport options in France from 2015 
Transport provider CargoBeamer and DCB International have founded a subsidiary to open up the market in France. The first joint project covers the construction and operation of a trailer handling terminal in the port city Calais in northwest France. The facility will be able to... mehr
Rwandair serving more cities in Tanzania
From tomorrow (1 November 2014), Rwandair, the national carrier of Rwanda, is resuming flights to Mwanza (Tanzania). This will be Rwandair's third destination in Tanzania, in addition to Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro. Rwandair is the first airline linking Mwanza with Kigali... mehr
New Emea/Asia staffing manager for Jet Professionals
Jet Professionals, a global business aviation staffing solutions provider, has appointed Neil Engerran as manager of staffing services for the Emea and Asia regions. Engerran joined Basel (Switzerland)-based Jet Professionals International in December 2011, and recently... mehr
Dark side of "automotive logistics" uncovered
Officers from the UK's national crime agency, Acpo vehicle crime intelligence service and border force targeted containers and trailer traffic at the country's ports of Hull, Immingham, Grangemouth, London Gateway, Felixstowe, Tilbury and Southampton last month (September).... mehr
Rail Baltica II JV is established
The Rail Baltica II joint venture between the Baltic states has been established in the presence of the three countries' ministers of transport. The entity was set up to ensure a successful implementation of the Rail Baltica II European standard railway line project. The... mehr
Groupage containers direct from Bangkok to Basel
Basel (Switzerland)-based Transfreight and Lighthouse Logistics Solutions from Bangkok (Thailand) are commencing groupage container services from the Thai capital to Basel tomorrow (1 November 2014). In addition, Transfreight is to operate a Euro hub and distribute general cargo... mehr
ASL Aviation Group scooping up Farnair
Dublin (Ireland)-based ASL Aviation Group, a diversified aviation entity that has grown through acquisitions, has agreed to acquire the Farnair Group of companies. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year, once all pending regulatory and customary... mehr
InterRail Germany adds mover and shaker to team
Frank Annacker is the new head of sales for InterRail Logistics GmbH (Germany), and he will operate from locations in Frankfurt and Berlin. The scope of his activities will include marketing InterRail products across Europe, including the company's transit products serving... mehr
EU supports freight traffic in Dublin and Rotterdam
The EU's Ten-T programme will provide over EUR 5.5 million to finance studies to help solve the main railway bottlenecks near the port of Rotterdam (Netherlands). The study results will help improve railfreight transport access to the port, and the requisite works are expected... mehr
ACL picks winning names for G4 fleet
Construction is progressing on Atlantic Container Line's new G4 vessels, which are slated to be the largest ro-ro/containerships in the world. The G4 units will replace ACL's existing G3 fleet operating the company's transatlantic service. When G4 building work started in... mehr