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Automobile and engine manufacturer Suzuki used to build weaving looms. more
First satellite "made in Luxemburg" to Cayenne 
Cargolux transported ESAIL, a satellite built by LuxSpace under an ESA partnership project for tracking ship, from Luxembourg to Cayenne, French Guiana this week. The launch of the first satellite "made in Luxembourg" of its kind is foreseen for 23 March in Kourou.... more
Hungary: first non-craneable semi-trailers shipped by train
TX Logistik (TXL) is now deploying the NiKRASA system in Hungary as well. Thus non-craneable semi-trailers can be loaded in this country, too. In Budapest's rail terminal Mahart Container Center recently, the first non-craneable semitrailers were successfully loaded for the... more
Inland shipping powered by two Swedish ports
Mälarhamnar and Ports of Stockholm have decided to work together to make the greatest possible use of the sea and inland waterways for goods transports. The goal of this collaboration is to enable inland shipping between Stockholm and Mälarhamnar. Ports of Stockholm is... more
Trieste drives the modal split ahead
With 62 million t, the Italian port of Trieste handled almost just as many volumes in 2019 as in the previous year. Add to that the 4 million t throughput at the port of Monfalcone. In its own assessment, the port met two important objectives in 2019: on the one hand,... more
Morgan McLernon announces UK mainland expansion
Ireland Logistics specialist Morgan McLernon (part of Culina Group) has announced an expansion onto the UK mainland with the establishment of a major new purpose-developed site in Telford, Shropshire. The 3,700 sqm chilled facility is perfectly situated for linking Ireland with... more
One man's loss is another man's gain
While other international airlines are also reducing their maindeck capacities on flights to and from China because of the coronavirus, Emirates Skycargo is seeing good demand for the import and export of cargo to and from the Chinese market. The air cargo carrier operates... more
Ceneri base tunnel ready for trial runs
The 15.4 km long Ceneri base tunnel it the last big building project of the Trans-Alpine rail link (Neat) in Switzerland. Before it is put into operation, the completely equipped tunnel will undergo comprehensive testing. The federal ministry for transport has now given the... more
Nigel Ward joins Carousel as new CFO
Carousel Logistics has appointed Nigel Ward as new chief financial and corporate development officer. Ward joins the organisation from business services provider Kindertons. He assumes responsibility for Carousel’s financial reporting and strategic investment relationships... more
Oman Air Cargo takes off with Champ Cargosystems
Seeking solutions for the next step of its digital transformation, Oman Air Cargo chose to open up its decision-making process to the market. Following a rigorous competition, Oman Air not only decided to continue using "Traxon cargoHUB" and "Traxon Global... more