Emirates banks on Irish cargo traffic 
Just months before Brexit, Dubai-based Emirates Skycargo announced that it carried close to 10,000 t of Irish exports from Dublin in 2018. Each of the twice daily B777 flights between Dublin and Dubai offer up to 25 t of cargo capacity. Last year, 35% of Emirates Skycargo’s... plus
K + N nets Zalando contract
The fashion retailer Zalando has contracted Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) to provide and manage an inbound distribution centre in Halle an der Saale (Germany). The 35,000 sqm facility will go into operation in autumn this year. As many as 100 million articles per year will be... plus
UAL going ever further west
Netherlands-based Universal Africa Lines (UAL) is expanding into the Caribbean. Given the recent developments in the oil and gas industry in Trinidad, Guyana and Suriname, the company is witnessing an increased demand for direct shipping services to that area. UAL is... plus
Better rail links for Dunkirk
The Novatrans subsidiary Greenmodal Transport and the port of Dunkirk are jointly launching a new multimodal offering. From this month, shuttle trains will haul maritime containers between the port on the North Sea coast of France and all major hubs in southern France (Bordeaux,... plus