Relief following Haiyan 
On 7 November one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded left a trail of destruction in the Philippines, and on the Visaya archipelago in particular, where it was named «Yolanda». International assistance is has been arriving by air. more
Using gravity and Eco-roll to lower fuel consumption 
The Swedish truck manufacturer Scania has announced that its Eco-roll feature, which calculates when it is optimal for trucks to roll downhill in neutral, will be available from Q1/2014 to European customers who purchase a truck fitted with Scania Opticruise and Scania Active... more
K + N officially opens new logistics centre in Atlanta (USA)
The global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) recently hosted a grand opening ceremony for its new logistics centre in Atlanta GA (USA). The purpose-built around 23,000 sqm office and logistics platform allows K+N to enhance its air, sea, road and rail logistics, as well as... more
Prohire reinforces customer relationship team
Prohire Plc, a UK-based commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management company, has appointed Sarah Degg to its customer relationship management team. She will work out of Prohire’s Staffordshire headquarters and her role involves mainly business to business tasks.... more
Ust-Luga Express offers new container rail services
A new weekly rail service called the Ust-Luga Express has been launched to offer shippers a regular and reliable rail connection between Ust-Luga Container Terminal on the Baltic Sea and the MANP inland terminal, 45 km south-west of Moscow. The service, Launched jointly by... more
Indian Railways increases cargo volume again
Indian Railways carried 593.25 million t of freight between April and October this year, 4.95% more than the 565.27 million t hauled in the like-for-like period in 2012. This year the commodities transported by the railway encompassed 37.78 million t of coal, 10.14 million t of... more
DHL to be sole of logistics partner of Leipziger Messe
DHL Trade Fairs & Events (TFE), a business unit of DHL Freight, has once again won the logistics services tender issued by Leipziger Messe GmbH, the operating company of Leipzig’s trade fair centre. The contract is for five years. In contrast to previous years DHL is to be... more
Final approvals for Etihad and Jet Airways alliance
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates and the private Indian carrier Jet Airways have announced that they have closed the transaction for the subscription of a 24% equity stake by Etihad Airways in Jet Airways. Get more details about Etihad and the... more
Over 7 million t cargo transported
Since its foundation in November 2012, Russian Railways Logistics has transported over 7 million t of cargo, and gained over 1,000 clients. The company has opened 21 branches in Russia and launched three joint ventures, namely FELB, YuXinOu and EuroRailTrans, in order to provide... more
Goodman building for Amazon in Poland
The logistics property developer Goodman is currently constructing the first logistics centre in Wroclaw (Poland) for the US online retailer Amazon. Building work on the around 95,000 sqm platform began in October 2013, and the full range of services is slated to start in... more