General cargo takes the lead in 2024 
The growth of ‘general cargo’ airfreight tonnages is outpacing that of ‘special cargo’ products so far in 2024, new analysis from World ACD Market Data has revealed. This reverses a trend in recent years, in which demand from air cargo shipments requiring special handling and... more
Cold chain for cell therapy
Cryoport is providing logistics and manufacturing services to Minaris Regenerative Medicine. The deal combines the logistics provider’s life science expertise with Minaris’ portfolio of products including stem cells, gene therapy, and biomaterials. Minaris is a contract... more
XPO to help cut emissions for Tour de France
As the long-term official transport partner of the Tour de France, the logistics provider will again help to reduce the environmental impact of the cycling event. XPO will also be moving the “Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift” having been its official transport partner since... more
Gotthard tunnel fully operational from 2 September
Following the derailment of a goods train in the 57 km long Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland on 10 August 2023, works to repair the damages in the west tunnel are in full swing. A trial run is scheduled for August to test the new tracks. If the tests are successful, and... more
Geodis launches train service to Spain
The intermodal operator has introduced a freight train service between Poland and Spain as its first direct rail connection between the two countries. The maiden train, loaded with goods in 44 containers and/or swap bodies, set off from the freight terminal in Lodz and reached... more
China Cargo Airlines with Air France to Brazil
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Cargo have signed a new hard block space agreement. Taking effect on 1 July, it will allow China Cargo Airlines to utilise Air France's belly capacity for shipments from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to São Paulo Guarulhos... more
Doppstadt to Duisport
Giordana Doppstadt, currently head of HR at RWE Offshore Wind, will join the executive board of Duisport. At the world’s largest inland port, she will oversee the HR, purchasing, legal, accounting, operational IT, marketing, and process management departments as a member of the... more
Container shipping outlook for 2024
According to Bimco’s latest analysis, the container shipping market is expected to experience significant changes in 2024, driven by vessels having to reroute via the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea attacks, which will increase sailing distances and demand for vessels. Ship... more
MOL takes one more step in Southern Africa
Tokyo-based Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is acquiring a 25% stake in the Tanzania-based Alistair Group. Its business centres on cross-border logistics services for trucking copper, cobalt, and other critical mineral resources produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia... more
10,000th railcar rolls off the assembly line
The milestone was reached at Freight Car America’s Mexican facility in Castanos, south of the US border to Texas. The site was built between 2020 and 2022 and its fourth line was completed in 2023. The 65,000 sqm facility has four fully operational production lines, a capacity... more