Lulu Group opens facility in Milan 
Lulu Group has officially opened its sourcing, food processing & export hub in Italy. Located at the World Trade Centre near Malpensa Airport in Milan, the facility will focus on sourcing, processing, storing, packaging, and exporting of food products from Italy to more than... plus
Un poisson sans eau 
De lac à lac. Les camions ne roulent pas sur l’eau et les bateaux ne naviguent pas sur terre. Mais parfois ce n’est pas vrai. Par exemple lorsqu’une compagnie de navigation d’un lac suisse, en l’occurrence du lac de Walenstadt de 15 x 25 km, achète un bateau cédé par une... plus
Three roundtrips between Brwinow and Rotterdam
The Swiss intermodal provider Hupac is expanding its business by increasing the number of direct services from its Brwinow terminal near Warsaw, Poland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. With easy connections to/from the UK, Ireland and Portugal, the shuttle train will run... plus
Austria names successor to Hercules
At a press conference, Austria's defence minister Klaudia Tanner and major general Harald Vodosek announced that all further plans for the successor to the C-130 "Hercules" will focus on the Embraer C-390. The C-130 "Hercules" has been in service at in the... plus
Locomotive fleet grows to 36 Vectrons
The Polish locomotive leasing company Cargounit has ordered up to 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The framework agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024 as well as maintenance services.... plus
Dokasch TS expands its business in India
India’s pharmaceutical industry ranks third worldwide in terms of pharmaceutical production by volume, the Indian government says. Dokasch Temperature Solutions has now appointed James Savio as business development manager India to strengthen its position in this important... plus
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: no time to waste
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and its cargo partners are combatting long truck wait times at the hub through the introduction of a new smart cargo main port programme initiative, “Digital Planning”, for which key players in Schiphol’s air freight chain signed a best effort... plus
Singapore tops global shipping centre index
Singapore has once again secured the top spot in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCDI) for the tenth consecutive year. This report, published jointly by Xinhua and the Baltic Exchange, also ranks London and Shanghai as primary global maritime... plus
Anna-Maria Kirchner joins Finnair Cargo
Finnair Cargo has appointed Anna-Maria Kirchner as head of global sales, effective 15 September 2023. “We are happy to welcome Kirchner to our team. As we are looking to strengthen our sales team and develop our product and digital solutions to our customers, Anna-Maria is a... plus
Safety programme for chemical terminals
The Fundación Valenciaport is actively involved in the STBERNARD project, which is aimed at enhancing safety for first responders in chemical terminals during emergencies, especially CBRN threats. The project, co-funded by the Horizon Europe Programme with a budget of EUR 6.7... plus