Containers galore 
In a recent survey, London-based maritime consultancy Drewry analysed the amount of available containers worldwide. Drewry's senior analyst for container equipment, John Fossey, was quoted that he expected high numbers of leased boxes to be returned to leasing companies in the... more
Train to connect Baltics and Central Europe
LTG Cargo in Poland is opening a new intermodal train route between Poland and Lithuania. The direct trail will connect Slawkow (Poland) and Kaunas (Lithuania) in both directions twice a week. The first train will depart already this week, on 16 February 2023. It can carry... more
Paving the way for operations on gravels
The US aircraft manufacturer Textron Aviation is now offering a gravel kit for its new twin-engine, large-utility Cessna Sky Courier turboprop. First deliveries with the installed option that gives customers the flexibility to operate their aircraft in and out of... more
GW closes another gap on the map
At the beginning of February this year, Gebrüder Weiss added Albania’s capital Tirana as the latest new link to its network in South East Europe. The Austria-based forwarder spoke of "closing the geographical gap between Montenegro and North Macedonia." Current... more
Transmec UK promotes Imran Mohammed
Transport and logistics group Transmec has promoted its experienced London branch manager to general manager to lead its UK operations. Imran Mohammed will take over from John Simkins, who has stepped aside after nine years in the role. Previously serving as UK finance... more
Taranto's Yilport terminal now multimodal
Now that the Port of Taranto has restarted the railway line connection between the port’s multi-purpose pier and the national network, the San Cataldo Container Terminal operated by Yilport has launched its multimodal business. The first intermodal freight train travelled... more
Mullen, Menzies, and Loop: pilot at LAX underway
Mullen Automotive, an emerging electric vehicle manufacturer, is launching a 60-day pilot programme for Class 1 EV cargo vans with Menzies Aviation and Loop Global at Los Angeles International Airport. Menzies Aviation is piloting Mullen Automotive electric vans and Loop... more
Cool investments in Georgia Ports
Amongst others, Georgia Ports on the US East Coast is to spend around USD 6 million to expand refrigerated container capacity. Private chilled and frozen warehouse space in Savannah is set to grow by 11% in 2023 to more than 204,000 sqm. The GPA board recently approved the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
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Rieck picks Sascha Lassau
Sascha Lassau has been appointed to the management team of Rieck Systemspedition, the forwarding arm of Ulrich Rieck & Söhne Internationale Speditionsgesellschaft. Detlef Helsing, Michael Gruner and Christian Stuhr have been at the helm the group since 2015. As of Q2/2023,... more