Swedish carrier stops operations within Norway 
Green Cargo will discontinue its domestic operations in Norway, which comprise three railfreight lines, in Q1/2023. According to the carrier, current economic conditions are not sufficient to conduct commercially viable operations in this area. The decision will affect some... plus
Svitzer picks Michael Paterson
Svitzer, a global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has appointed Michael Paterson as its UK managing director effective 1 January 2023. He will head up the UK cluster following the merging of UK North and South operations earlier this year, overseeing the... plus
Big plane, big plans for new Uzbek cargo carrier
A nose-loading B747-200F has become Uzbekistan’s first large-capacity cargo aircraft (105 t). It is operated by the new cargo carrier My Freighter, based in Tashkent. Before its arrival from Indonesia at the end of last month, cargo planes of the Central Asian country had a... plus
Milsped acquires new transport management system
Belgrade (Serbia)-based Milsped has chosen the transport management system (TMS) developed by software specialist LIS to organise its national full-load and groupage transports. After the first rollout phase, 400 users will be working with the new system. With over... plus
Airbus contracts Unipart
Aviation and aerospace player Airbus has awarded the British company Unipart Logistics with a multi-year contract to provide in-plant logistics services. Under the contract, which will become operational early in 2023, the logistics company will be responsible for the... plus
A birthday brand is born
DCT Gdansk has changed its name to Baltic Hub. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the terminal operator underlined that the name change testifies to its ambitions to become the major player hub in the region. Currently, it is investing heavily in its infrastructure,... plus
Global X-Colombia: certification enters phase 2
Global Crossing Airlines Group (“Global X”) is entering phase 2 of the Colombia AOC (air operators’ certificate) certification process by Global X-Colombia. Initial approval from the Colombian CAA to start the formal certification was received in June of this year. Global... plus
Fernando Lopes joins CDB Aviation
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., (“CDB Leasing”), has appointed Fernando Lopes as vice president, commercial Americas. Lopes started his new role at the end of September 2022 and is working from São Paulo, Brazil.... plus
Oregon's port railway to be modernised
The Port of Coos Bay in Oregon has received a USD 10 million grant from the US department of transportation for improvements of the Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL), which serves the port. The project will replace 67,000 crossties and resurface the main line, sidings, an industrial... plus
Clasquin: less volumes, more profit
The French Clasquin Group, founded in 1982, has reported its figures for Q3/2022. Volumes went down over the period, by 4.2% in teu in sea freight and 2.5% in tonnage of air freight. Nominally, the number of shipments surged by 7.7% in Q3/2022 compared to the same period last... plus