West-east service via Moscow 
Fesco is launching a regular rail service from St. Petersburg to Chita and Blagoveshchensk via Moscow. With the new train, customers now can deliver their goods to the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Amur Region via the capital of Russia as part of a single logistics service.... more
Logistics park in border triangle
Panattoni is building a new warehouse, the Park Freiburg Süd, on a brownfield site in the border triangle between Germany, France and Switzerland. The speculative object is being designed in two self-sufficient hall sections. Companies from the light industrial and logistics... more
AXS Marine and Baltic Exchange join forces
The Baltic Exchange, an affiliate of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) since 2016, is integrating the access to its indices via AXS Marine's chartering and analytical SaaS platforms. This combination enables charterers, shipowners, shipbrokers and freight analysts to deliver... more
Eastern Air and Flexport cooperate
Eastern Air Holdings and Flexport, a global logistics platform, have signed a multi-year contract for cargo services that will bring net-new capacity to the global air freight market. Eastern is expected to begin flying its B777 express freighters, once approved by the... more
Scandlines’ CFO to step down
Scandlines' CFO Per Johannesen Madsen will leave the company by the end of August 2022 at the latest. He has been CFO and has served on the executive board since 2012, responsible for the group's overall financial management and reporting. In his position as CFO, Johannesen... more
E-trucks taking root on Europe's roads
The international trucking industry is undergoing a transformation towards more sustainable transport as sales of heavy battery electric trucks are starting to pick up, with Europe in the lead. Statistics from the market analysis group IHS Markit show that during 2021 a... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
It is impossible to tickle yourself, even if you tell yourself you are someone else. more
Farewell to a great Spanish forwarder
Spanish logistics provider Transnatur is mourning the death of its founder, who passed away on 14 January 2022 at the age of 84. José Pagés Riera will be remembered by the industry in Spain as well as beyond the country’s borders for his creativity and his great entrepreneurial... more
Train service links Rotterdam with Northern Italy
Belgium-based operator CLDN Cargo has been offering intermodal transport services between Northern Europe and Italy with its own fleet of 5,500 trailer and container units for more than five years. The operator is now taking further steps to expand its Italian portfolio. CLDN... more
Pushing profitability without passengers
In line with last year's transformation into a combination carrier with equal emphasis on both cargo and passengers, Air Asia X (AAX), the medium haul, low-cost affiliate of Malaysia's Capital A (formerly Air Asia Group), has secured full belly space utilisation for one third of... more