Poland re-discovers the railways 
The European Investment Bank is ensuring some funds flow into the the Polish railway sector, which is currently in a great state of flux. The state-owned railway firm PKP will use the money to procure rolling stock and improve infrastructure. In the freight segment. PKP Cargo... more
Tracking down thieves
Freight theft is on the increase. The Transported Asset Protection Association and its new Emea CEO Thorsten Neumann want to sensitise the authorities and companies concerned to the issue. It is also working for improvements to the data situation. more
Hupac expands its intermodal network in Europe 
This week, Swiss intermodal operator Hupac is introducing a new connection between Geleen in the Netherlands and Dresden in Germany. The service is suitable for P400 semitrailers. In a first phase, the shuttle will make four roundtrips a week and expand this service to five... more
Milestone for Osprey, millions for air transport providers
Less than two years after surpassing 400,000 flight hours, the V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron and Boeing, has topped the 500,000 flight hour milestone. Most recently deployed to assist relief efforts in the Bahamas, more than 375 Ospreys logged the hours,... more
Reducing emissions by hard sail
MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding have jointly obtained an “approval in principle (AIP)” from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the design of a hard sail system. The system converts wind energy into propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail and is a fundamental technology of the “Wind... more
Portugal accedes to e-CMR
As a sign of the country’s intentions to move towards a fully paperless transport operation, Portugal’s government has acceded to e-CMR. The e-CMR protocol enables transport operators, drivers and shipment companies to use an electronic format of the traditionally paper-based... more
Bansard founds B.Aero
Bansard International Group has founded B.Aero, a new entity dedicated to the aeronautical and aerospace sectors. B.Aero will be headed by Nassim Aouana, who will be based in Bansard’s office at Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris (France). Aouana is a former professional... more
Evgeniya Khokhlova wins Fiata award
For over twenty years both Fiata and the specialist insurer TT Club have championed the development of young professionals in freight forwarding. Now in its twenty-second year, the young international freight forwarder of the year (YIFFY) award has been supported by both... more
Mistral Air becomes Poste Air Cargo
One year after transiting into a dedicated mail and freight haulier, the Italian carrier Mistral Air has been rebranded as Poste Air Cargo. The airline is a division of Poste Italiane and operates a fleet of five ATR72-500, two ATR72-200F and one B737F aircraft on scheduled... more
HL opting out of the Arctic route too
After the French shipping company CMA CGM’s recent announcement that it would not sail the Northwest Passage for environmental reasons, the issue is once again being hotly debated in the container shipping industry. Jörg Erdmann, senior director sustainability at... more