Intermodal route in Central Asia trialled 
ADY Container has delivered the first container block train on the Assaka-Baku route. The block train consisting of 50 containers from the Assaka Logistics Centre in Uzbekistan has already reached the port of Alat. The 40-foot containers loaded with car parts were... plus
Fedex Express boosts capacity
Fedex Express is launching a new flight from UK to USA, boosting capacity for UK exporters requesting next-day deliveries to the world’s largest economy. The flight, operated with a Boeing 777, offers customers more transatlantic parcel and e-commerce capacity, adding... plus
JAS chooses Alexandre Cirodde
JAS EMEA has named Alexandre Cirodde as EMEA regional accounts director for aerospace. Cirodde brings over 20 years of experience in the aerospace and freight forwarding industry. In the early 2002s, he started in the procurement department of a European multinational... plus
Habben Jansen expects congestion to end
Optimism is Rolf Habben Jansen's third motto, caution his second one. More punctual shipping connections and lower transport costs are on the horizon if additional terminal employees can be recruited, amongst other things, he explained at an online media event earlier in... plus
Transfesa in the Top 101
Transfesa, based in Spain, was recognised by #Por El Clima’s member companies as one of the 101 most sustainable firms for the second year running. The award-winning project was ‘we are part of the solution’, which seeks to redefine the company’s processes to align them with the... plus
Florian Weyer joins Haropa Port
Florian Weyer is joining Haropa Port, the major river-sea port on the Seine axis, as deputy director general in charge of territorial management at Le Havre. His previous position was "land transport" advisor in the cabinet of Elisabeth Borne, then minister for... plus
PLP's new site to be finalised in 2022
PLP, a developer, manager and owner of logistics and industrial properties in UK, has contracted Glencar to build a 140,000 sqm (Crewe 460) speculative big box logistics unit at a development site at Basford West in Crewe. Construction work is expected to start imminently, and... plus
Exploring the Thames
A new study has revealed that the River Thames has an enormous untapped potential for handling light freight. The ‘Light Freight on the River Thames’ report was commissioned by the Thames Estuary Growth Board and the Port of London Authority and delivered by WSP, an... plus
Trial with low-noise loco
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has taken delivery from Beacon Rail Leasing of a class 18 hybrid+ shunting locomotive, as part of a three-month trial. This latest expansion of GBRf’s growing fleet by a low-noise and zero-emissions shunting locomotive sees the operator looking to the... plus
Barcelona handles ever-more ULCVs
Huge containerships are also leaving their mark on the port of Barcelona. Between January and November 2021, the number of calls from ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) with a capacity of more than 20,000 teu increased by 78% compared to the same period in 2020, to a total of... plus