Stadler to take over maintenance service for GBRF 
In UK, GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Stadler have signed an agreement that will see Stadler Rail Services take charge of all aspects of service and maintenance for GBRf’s latest hybrid locomotives from 2025. This news follows GBRf’s contract with Stadler and Beacon Rail to... more
Innovative block train service launched
For the first time, APM Terminals Pipavav in India, Maersk and Pipavav Rail have joined forces to provide a block train service for a single consignee - Tinna Rubber. APM Terminals Pipavav will provide rail infrastructure and connectivity from the Indian port to Sonepat via... more
Geodis picks Camille Porgès
Transport and logistics company Geodis has appointed Camille Porgès as EVP governance, risks and compliance. She will join the group’s executive committee, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO. Porgès began her career in 2004 as a lawyer specialising in mergers... more
Canadian airport reports second-best cargo year
Halifax Stanfield (YHZ) processed 36,979 t of cargo in 2022, up 6.4% from 2021 and up 12.1% from 2020. The value of products exported from the airport in 2022 was CAD 540 million (EUR 367 million, up 8.9% from 2021 and up 15.8% from 2020. Volume and value surpassed 2018 levels,... more
A big catch for Brookfield
Triton International, one of the world's largest global owners and lessors of intermodal containers, is about to be taken over by Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation and its institutional partners. The global infrastructure company that owns and operates long-life assets... more
Ceiv Pharma certification for Apac & ME
Geodis has strengthened its air freight temperature-controlled pharma shipments capabilities in Asia Pacific and Middle East (Apac & ME) with the Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (Ceiv Pharma) certification. The certification... more
Growing demand for freight services in Europe
Timocom’s transport barometer is now showing the first indications of a slight trend reversal. After significantly fewer freight offers were posted in the first two months of this year than in the previous quarter, the number rose again significantly in March with an increase of... more
American Airlines Cargo announces summer schedule
American Airlines Cargo has announced its summer schedule, with an increase of more than 400 widebody flights per month compared to summer 2022. As the carrier prepares for the peak season, new routes and frequencies starting as early as this spring will serve routes between USA... more
Changes at STG Logistics
STG Logistics has promoted Geoff Anderman to president and chief operating officer from president and chief financial officer and appointed Randy Dumas as its new chief financial officer. STG Logistics provides logistics and transportation services with a comprehensive national... more
More housing modules to the land of Ikea
Cosco's vessel "Tian Zhen" arrived in Stockholm from East Asia on 5 Aprilv 2023, carrying 231 housing modules. They were unloaded over the Easter weekend at Frihamnen Port and will be used directly in a construction project in the northern suburbs of the Swedish... more