Manolopoulos to manage another fleet 
Harris Manolopoulos has been appointed as the new director of fleet of the Latvian acmi, cargo and charter operator Smartlynx Airlines. His task will be to oversee optimal fleet utilisation and efficiency and work closely with other departments in the airline to align the fleet... more
First airside CES in the USA
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials from the area port of Dallas, DFW airport officials and Dnata executives officially opened the nation’s first CBP centralized examination station with direct access to an airport air operations a (AOA). This innovative setup,... more
150 Volvo FH Aeros
Maritime Transport has ordered 150 new Volvo FH Aero with I-Save 6x2 tractor units, the largest FH Aero order in the UK to-date. The first 20 vehicles are already operational at the haulier’s 41 sites in the UK, including eight strategic railfreight terminals. The new... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In prehistoric times, Crete was home to miniature mammoths barely taller than 1 m. more
AD Ports invests in Tbilisi Dry Port
The group has acquired a 60% majority stake of the intermodal logistics hub in Georgia. The rail-linked facility is scheduled to become operational by October 2024. The new hub is strategically positioned between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea, at the heart of the Middle... more
Austrian carrier adds more intermodal services
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a non-stop transfer service offering two round trips per week between Salzburg (Austria) and Augsburg (Germany). It has also added a new weekly round trip from Krusevac (Serbia), via the Hungarian terminal Bilk (Budapest) to Duisburg... more
"Smart Facility" certification for "Smartist" terminal
Turkish Cargo has received the Iata Smart Facility Operational Capacity Certification (Sfoc) for the "Smartist" terminal, confirming that its operational procedures comply with Iata regulations (Iata cargo handling manual, dangerous goods regulations, ULD regulations,... more
From China to Europe by block train
Cargo-Partner has successfully completed several large-scale shipments by block train from China to Eastern Europe and a time critical transport by air from India to Poland. The logistics company shipped 157 containers from six locations in China to Poland, Hungary and Romania.... more
EJMT adds hybrid cranes
East Java Multipurpose Terminal (EJMT), part of ICTSI in Indonesia, has received two new Konecranes Gottwald post-Panamax mobile harbour cranes. These cranes, featuring a diesel-electric hybrid system, are designed to enhance the terminal's capacity to handle bulk, project, and... more
Gruber and Siemens choose e-trucks
The electric truck has taken over transports within a radius of 100 km for Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s plant for low-voltage switchgear in Leipzig, Germany. Gruber Logistics’ vehicle covers an average of 250 km a day or 60,000 km a year - with zero emissions. It is fuelled... more