New HGV to train drivers and supply towns 
HMT Group in UK is the latest company to introduce the Isuzu Grafter 3.5 t truck as a driver training vehicle to encourage non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class I and 2 driving levels. The truck is also being used within the company’s Palletline pallet network business to... plus
PSA extends its JNPT terminal
PSA international has finally given the green light for its Indian project. The 2.4 million teu capacity addition at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has got underway, an add-on to its first phase development that began in early 2018. The terminal was awarded a... plus
NAC is launch lessor for Embraer E-Jet P2F
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is a launch lessor for the E-Jet P2F – passenger-to-freighter – programme announced in March 2022. NAC, the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, will convert up to ten of its fleet of E190s and E195s to freighter aircraft. The E190F and... plus
Hajni Keri to manage sea freight at Europa
Europa Air & Sea, part of the logistics firm Europa Worldwide Group, has promoted Hajni Keri to sea freight customer service manager at Europa’s Minworth site. The division is thus providing an additional contact to help customers with their logistics needs. Keri has worked... plus
Railway supplies hygiene products for war refugees
In cooperation with its freight transport customer Essity, ÖBB organised the transport of relief goods for refugees from Ukraine and brought 38 pallets with 30,000 rolls of toilet paper provided by Essity to Poland. The urgently needed relief goods will directly benefit the... plus
A system for innovative projects
The port of Barcelona has launched a new system to coordinate and implement projects that are reshaping its portfolio. Damià Calvet, the gateway’s president, and Emma Cobos, its director of innovation and business strategy, jointly presented the strategy, which defines three... plus
An investment in packaging
As has only just been reported, Simon Hegele Gesellschaft für Logistik und Service mbH took over 50% of the shares of Georg Schrepfer in Germany at the beginning of 2022. The remaining 50% will stay with the previous owner, Thomas Bach. For Simon Egele, the acquisition is... plus
Estonian cargo carrier leases AN-26 from Ukraine
Avem Aero has grown its Saab 340 fleet with a new aircraft, an AN-26 leased from the Ukrainian airline Constanta by an aircraft lease agreement without a due date. The Estonia-based cargo carrier is planning to deliver oil well equipment and other outsize freight to Sweden,... plus
Further Eurasian intermodal route launched
Nurminen Logistics is banking on the new southern Trans-Caspian route. The Finnish forwarder despatched its first full-length container train from Chongqing, China on 10 May 2022. The train will run via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania to Central Europe. Nurminen... plus