Russian Railways to test unmanned trains 
During the International Railway Salon PRO//Motion.EXPO in Moscow last week (28.-31.8.2019), Russia’s first unmanned train was presented to the public. Russian Railways (RZD) chairman Oleg Belozyorov said it was “a major technological breakthrough”. The ES2G Lastochka... plus
Delta and Virgin deepen UK/US ties
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the UK and USA from summer 2020, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin at London Gatwick (linking Boston) for the first time together since their partnership began (2014). With Delta's return to Manchester and... plus
Albatros Express expands services in Germany
Effective 2 September 2019, Transfracht will expand the range of services for the Albatros Express Germany. The company will raise import and export capacities on the connections between Leipzig and Riesa in Germany. There will be five weekly departure times from Leipzig... plus
Fred Westdijk named new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics
Fred Westdijk is to be the new CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics. He succeeds Sebastiaan Scholte who left the company on 1 July. Westdijk, currently the company’s director of contract logistics, began his career in 1999 at KLM Cargo and subsequently worked at Exel Logistics, DHL... plus
DPD opens its largest parcel sorting centre in Germany
DPD is commencing operations at a new parcel sorting centre in Hamm (Germany) this week. The facility, the largest that the company has ever built in Germany, will handle around 80,000 parcels per day on an area totalling 122,000 sqm, as from 7 September. The parcel volume will... plus
Rails from Austria to smooth the way for British trains
The British infrastructure operator Network Rail is currently preparing to bid out a multi-year contract for the supply of rails. Companies that want to take part in the bidding procedure need to prove their ability to deliver long rails. DB Cargo is therefore working with... plus
Two new heavyweights for NYK
One of the Japanese NYK Group companies, NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers, is to expand its fleet. The shipping company has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, which is part of the China Merchants Group, to build two heavylift vessels. The two new units will be... plus
New man for new customs division
Acito Logistics is expanding its portfolio in its customs sector by bundling its decentralised customs business and establishing Acito Customs, based at company headquarters in Weil am Rhein (Germany). The move resulted in the appointment of Danny Döbele, who has a decade of... plus
Circle participating in European project Easylog
Circle, a specialist for analysing and developing automation and digitalization solutions for the port sectors and intermodal logistics, is participating in the European project Easylog, funded to the tune of almost EUR 2 million (EUR 1.7 million from the European Regional... plus
A big slice of the cake for Swiss Combi 
Swiss Combi – an entity comprised of the logistics service providers Planzer (40%), Camion Transport (40%), Galliker (10%) and Bertschi (10%) – have obtained a 35% stake in the Swiss railfreight operator SBB Cargo. Switzerland’s national railway SBB will retain the remaining 65%... plus