U-Freight names operations director for UK subsidiary 
As part of a strengthening of its team in the UK, the U-Freight Group has promoted Daniel Ludlow to operations director of U-Freight UK, its subsidiary in the United Kingdom. Ludlow started his career in the freight industry as a trainee export clerk with U-Freight UK in... plus
Realterm closes EUR 100 million European logistics fund
Realterm has announced the successful closing of Realterm Europe Logistics Fund (Relf) at its hard cap of EUR 100 million to invest in the high flow-through (HFT) logistics real estate sector in Europe. Relf is the ninth fund raised across the Realterm platform and the firm’s... plus
More methanol-powered vessels ordered
Stena Bulk recently announced a joint venture with Proman Shipping to build two methanol-powered vessels with delivery scheduled for the beginning of 2022. As a marine fuel, methanol is compliant with the IMO’s 2020 regulations by reducing sulphur oxides (SOx) by approximately... plus
Péage problématique 
Un péage est appliqué depuis début mars pour les camions sur quelque 3000 km du réseau routier bulgare. L’introduction du péage a été précédée de différends entre les associations de la branche et le gouvernement bulgare. plus
AA Cargo to add INC and PVG
American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operation this month to provide more than 5.5 million pounds (2500 t) of capacity to transport critical goods each week between the USA and Europe, Asia and Latin America. After operating its first cargo-only flights since... plus
Short sea link speeds up rail traffic
While demand for overseas traffic has declined as a consequence of the Covid-19 crisis, there is a growing need for rail transport along the New Silk Road. The Group of European TransEurasia Operators and Forwarders (GETO) and the International Coordinating Council on... plus
African airlines double up efforts
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the freight division of Ethiopian Airlines which celebrated its 74th anniversary on 8 April, has extended its reach to 74 destinations. During March, Ethiopian transported 45,848 t of cargo deploying both its freighters and PAX fleets,... plus
Antwerp's strong figures in March
In the first three months of this year, 59.1 million t of goods were handled in the port of Antwerp (Belgium). In other words, total throughput in the first quarter of 2020 rose by 4% compared to the same period in 2019. With a growth of 9.5% in teu to 3.02 million teu and... plus
Kimera Labs opts for Csafe Global parcel solutions
Csafe Global, a provider in temperature-controlled container solutions, will begin delivering its passive parcel shipping containers to Kimera Labs this month, allowing the company to ship their products anywhere in the world to further ongoing medical research. Kimera Labs... plus
PSA Mittelmeerzug between Basel and Genoa runs on schedule
At the end of 2018, PSA installed the Mittelmeerzug, the first-ever direct rail connection between Genoa in Italy and Basel in Switzerland. The train reduces the transit time for containers by at least seven days (sailing time required to reach the North-European ports) and... plus