Container slot booking now binding 
Eurogate Container Terminal Bremerhaven (CTB) has introduced mandatory pre-booking and slot booking for truck handling at the CTB and MSC Gate terminals, which become effective today, 2 May 2023. The new system is based on the IT platform "Truckgate" operated by... mehr
US short line railroad to test Glid units
The Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad (PVJR) is cooperating with Genesis Electronics Group to evaluate its Glid units on its US rail lines. Glid will be able to test its equipment for lifting semi-trailers and entering and exiting rail lines in the confines of Taylor... mehr
Yusen opens 13th logistics hub in Germany
Yusen Logistics has opened a new 24,000 sqm warehouse in Sittensen, near Hamburg, thus strengthening its position in Northern Germany. The new domicile brings the total number of the company’s branches in Germany to thirteen. The ground breaking ceremony took place in August... mehr
Chapman Freeborn picks Russell Cook
Chapman Freeborn, the global aircraft charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Russell Cook as industry vertical director – automotive. Cook has had a career in freight forwarding for over 30 years, 20 of which have been spent looking after... mehr
United Cargo now also Opticooler RKN certified
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has announced that United Cargo has completed the technical approval of the Opticooler RKN, to enhance its temperature-controlled airfreight services which are primarily used for global shipments for the pharma industry. On nearly all wide body... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The deserts on our planet grow by about 100,000 sqkm every year - equivalent to the area of South Korea. mehr
Nocc now in one hand
Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternative’s Global Transportation Group acquired 50% of Norwegian Car Carriers (Nocc) from Klaveness Marine, taking its ownership to 100%. At the same time, Nocc acquired all minority shares in Nocc Atlantic DIS and became... mehr
More than 64 t of goods transported
CD Cargo has had a very tough year. In addition to the dramatic increase in energy prices and almost all other costs, the railway company had to cope with a decline in the volume of many commodities transported due to the lower performance of some industries. Nevertheless,... mehr
Axxès: a new team for DACH markets
Digital service provider and toll service provider Axxès, which is headquartered in Lyon (France), opened a branch in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) on 1 March 2023. From this office, a team of six employees will support the company’s development in the DACH markets, reporting to... mehr
Leteci Balkanac starts test run in the Balkans
European Loc Pool (ELP) is collaborating with Stadler Rail and third-party partners to secure the homologation of Euro Dual Locomotives in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro and thus extend the deployment of these units to these countries. The partners will conduct... mehr