Leasing locos for container and car transports 
Germany-based transport company Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser (EVB) has leased two Siemens Smartron locomotives and one Vectron dual mode locomotive from Northrail. The handover of the first Smartron locomotive will take place in December 2022, with the second... more
Matthias Hohmann leaves Night Star Express
After 25 years of successful commitment, Matthias Hohmann is leaving the company at his own request in order to pursue other challenges. Before his appointment as managing director in 1997, Hohmann worked for a shareholder and as a member of the advisory board at Night Star... more
First aircraft lands at Nigeria's Ekiti airport
Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Airport, Ado-Ekiti, was inaugurated for public use shortly after the first aircraft landed at the facility ten days ago. Its construction began in early 2021. With the commissioning and landing of the first flight on its soil,... more
Stockholm wants more hydrogen
It is a coalition involving three partners. The Ports of Stockholm, Volvo Penta and CMB.Tech are collaborating to jointly pilot and operate ro-ro tractors running on hydrogen-diesel dual fuel powertrains. The investment is taking place in Stockholm Norvik Port, with the... more
More logistics space at Strasbourg airport
Bolloré Solutions Logistiques (BSL), a subsidiary of Bolloré Logistics specialising in contract logistics, launched its first logistics centre dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry at Strasbourg airport in January 2022. The 10,000 sqm temperature-controlled logistics... more
Another player switches to TIR in GCC region
Fedex Express, has completed its first TIR operation in the GCC region. The general cargo consignment, originating in Dubai, UAE, has reached its final destination, the King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The TIR truck seamlessly crossed the Batha border in... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Only five countries have participated in all the Olympic Games: Greece, Australia, France, Great Britain and Switzerland. more
Aluminium helps achieve climate goals
Aluminium manufacturer Hindalco has launched India’s first fully aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fast-track the country’s ambitious plans to modernise freight transportation and enable Indian Railways to make large carbon savings. The gleaming rakes are 180 t lighter than... more
Cologne Bonn airport promotes Geslao
Andrea Tony Geslao will henceforth head the cargo sales department at Cologne Bonn airport (CGN). Geslao previously worked in various positions at Lufthansa, and has now been at CGN since April 2018, most recently as the head of the airline marketing department. As the new head... more
Walking ahead
Walker Logistics has been named as one of the fastest-growing SME Online fulfilment and supply chain providers in the southeastern United Kingdom. It is amongst the top ten companies listed in this year’s ‘Thames Valley SME Growth 100’ list. The list ranks the southeast’s... more