Freightliner trials potential modal shift 
The Innovate UK sponsored Liverpool-Humber optimisation of freight transport (LHOFT) project has been working with partners Kraft Heinz, the University of Hull and Oxford Rail Strategies, to develop an intermodal rail freight solution for the haulage of products from Elst (in... more
Lease conversion of a second B747-8F
Stamford (CT, USA)-based Voyager Aviation Holdings has entered into an agreement with Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) and Volga-Dnepr Group to convert the operating lease on one of the Russian's company’s B747-8F into a finance lease. The transaction is the second conversion... more
Three more locomotives for Italian fleet
Italian intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered three more Traxx DC3 E.494 locomotives from Bombardier. This order will increase GTS Rail’s Traxx locomotive fleet to 20 units, of which eight are the latest generation. The entire fleet is being produced by... more
Shifting semi-trailers to rail
In Germany, the port of Duisburg (Duisport) has acquired a stake in Cargo Beamer. The aim is to bring semi-trailers onto trains. The companies already work together on an automated method to shift such vehicles from the roads to the railways.With Cargo Beamer’s technology,... more
Another head; and another facility
The U-Freight Group has restructured the management team at its country headquarters in Amsterdam. Robert Rens has been promoted to operations director and will take over from Cas Scheij, managing director in the Netherlands, who has reached official retirement age but will... more
Rail upgrades in Lithuania
The GSM-R is to be updated within the next 1.5 years. To this end, Kontron Transportation and LTG Infra recently signed a contract for the instalment of a new communications system on the Lithuanian Railways (LTG). The upgrade represents the next step into the future of the... more
Dialogue or complaint
ESC and Clecat, European associations grouping shippers and forwarders, recently criticised policies being pursued by shipping lines in a joint open letter addressed to the European Commission (see ITJ Daily of 6 January 2021).The bodies have now followed up the letter sent to... more
Masil makes a first in Iraq
Iraq has awarded the exclusive contract for the delivery of a full suite of ground handling, cargo and fuelling services at Baghdad airport to Menzies Aviation’s joint venture with several companies in Iraq. Trading as Masil, the United Iraqi Company for Airports and Ground... more
Fjord Line picks CEO
Fjord Line’s board of directors has appointed Brian Thorsted Hansen as the company’s new CEO. Thorsted Hansen has extensive business experience and for the past 14 years has worked at the Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS, formerly serving as vice president and head of... more
Contargo Transbox and Webarge team up
Inland vessel operator Webarge and container logistician Contargo Transbox launched collaborative shuttle operations in the port of Antwerp earlier this year. Both firms offer container shuttle services in the Belgian port and are now seeking to optimise these loss-making... more