Three more locomotives for European network 
AWT, which is based in Czechia, has signed a contract to lease three Siemens Vectron A17 multisystem locomotives. The locomotives will be handed over to AWT in the middle of 2019. AWT currently runs a total of seven multisystem locomotives, which are used mainly for... more
Port of Cologne welcomes first LNG bunker station
The construction of Europe’s first permanent bunker station for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is in full swing. The LNG bunker station will be located in the port of Cologne (am Molenkopf 1). With the opening scheduled for June 2019, the LNG bunker station will be the first... more
Flying aid to Mozambique
Over the past weeks, air cargo industry players have rallied to help Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique following cyclone Idai. Cooperation between the UPS foundation and leading humanitarian relief organisations is bringing urgent relief by land, sea and air. Network Airline... more
Award for US short-line railroads
In the USA, OmniTRAX recently honoured some of its short-line railroads for safety, culture and performance in the framework of its annual national leadership meeting in Denver (CO). The OmniTRAX “railroad of the year” award went to Brownsville & Rio Grande... more
Goodman builds for home24
After about seven months of construction work, the real estate company Goodman has completed a new logistics hub in the Star Park in Halle (Germany). The facility was built for the online merchant home24. It is the company’s largest logistics centre in Germany. “Our new hub... more
Weber strengthens its leadership team
With two new additions and one promotion, Weber Logistics has augmented its leadership team. In his new role as vice president, transportation operations, Jerry Critchfield will have overall operational and financial responsibility for Weber’s transportation division.... more
Port of Antwerp launches its methanol project
By bringing together various companies located close to the port to cooperate in the sustainable production of methanol – an important raw material– the port of Antwerp is taking the next step towards deploying alternative sources of fuel and becoming a hub independent of CO2. ... more
Dakotas: more celebrations ahead
Only days before reviving the Berlin airlift of 1948-1949, several of the more than 800 Douglas C-47 Skytrains (Dakotas) which participated in “D-Day”, when almost 160,000 Allied troops stormed the Normandy beaches, will come back to the place where they made history on 6... more
Russia: first new dumpcars to be delivered this year
Russian manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) introduces dumpcars to the market, intended for the transportation and automated discharge of bulk and lump construction aggregates and ore mining products. Dumpcar prototypes are currently subjected to a variety of preliminary and... more
Dachser maintains sustainable growth
Dachser posted substantial growth once again in 2018. The logistics provider increased its consolidated net revenue by 5.5% to EUR 5.57 billion. Shipment volumes grew by 2.5% to 83.7 million; tonnage rose by 3% to 41.3 million t. With 30,609 employees in total, up 1,511 from the... more