Rail Baltica electrification deal 
Rail Baltica has signed Europe’s largest railway electrification contract, worth EUR 1.7 billion, with the Cobelec consortium of Grupo Cobra and Grupo Elecnor. The agreement, formalised in Vilnius on 15 September, covers the electrification of 870 km of lines and more than 2,400... more
Swissport names Ajay Barolia EVP Cargo North America
Swissport has appointed Ajay Barolia as Executive Vice President Cargo North America, reporting directly to CEO Nelson Camacho. Since joining in June 2024, he has played a key role in strengthening Swissport’s regional cargo business. With over 30 years of industry expertise,... more
Teleport, Air Central boost Air Silk Road
Teleport, the logistics arm of Capital A, has signed an MoU with China Central Longhao Airlines (Air Central China) to strengthen air cargo links between China and Southeast Asia. The agreement, sealed at the Zhengzhou–Kuala Lumpur Air Silk Road Forum, supports Malaysia’s... more
DHL restarts US parcels
DHL group’s post & parcel Germany division is resuming postal parcel shipments of goods from Germany to the USA and Puerto Rico for business customers. Services restart on 25 September, following a four-week suspension triggered by US customs regulations under the Executive... more
African hub expands trucking
Geodis has launched a new cross-border trucking service linking South Africa with ten neighbouring countries. Operational since July, the service connects Johannesburg with destinations in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,... more
Bimco's ship demand forecast raised
Bimco has raised its 2025 ship demand growth forecast to 4.5–5.5% on the back of stronger trades outside North America, while keeping its 2026 forecast at 2.5–3.5%. Chief shipping analyst Niels Rasmussen said 2025 market conditions will likely be weaker than in 2024, with... more
Japanese and Koreans start freighter codeshare
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Air Incheon have begun codesharing on freighter services between Japan and South Korea. Since ten day now, both carriers are selling cargo space on each other’s flights, enhancing connectivity and supporting rising demand on the busy trade... more
EV Cargo Solutions appoints new operations director
EV Cargo Solutions has named Martin Davies as operations director, a newly created role supporting the company’s transformation strategy. He will oversee managed transport, fleet performance, carrier management, contract logistics and health and safety. Davies brings... more
Epea: Carbon balance at Levi’s site
The Levi Strauss & Co. European distribution center in Dorsten (Germany), developed by Delta Development, is set to achieve its climate neutrality target, according to the Environmental protection encouragement agency (Epea). According to the developpers the 73,000 m²... more
Multimodal EAC deal signed
Carboninsets has partnered with Baxter Freight to provide Environmental attribute certificates (Eacs) across all major transport modes – rail, marine, road and air – for one of Baxter’s key cargo owner customers. This marks the first global multimodal Eac partnership according... more