New business in Poland 
Railpool has announced that it will open a new subsidiary in Poznań, Poland on 1 October 2022. The new branch will be headed by Robert Nowakowski. The rail vehicle leasing company has been present at the Polish market since 2009. The foundation of a subsidiary in Poland is a... more
A new stakeholder for the Spinelli Group
The Genoa-headquartered Italian Spinelli Group is selling part of its shares to Hamburg carrier Hapag-Lloyd. The German container liner-shipping company will acquire a 49% stake in the Spinelli Group from existing shareholders, while the Spinelli family will continue to hold the... more
Aspiring to new heights 
Six Boeing B777 conversion lines in Fort Worth. The market isn’t providing as much new maindeck capacity as is needed in the medium term, which is attracting more maintenance companies to convert passenger aircraft into full-freighters (P2F units). A new US service provider has... more
No more locomotive change at the border in Hodos
The Slovenian company Primol-Rail, part of PKP Cargo International, recently dispatched the first two container trains through the modernised crossing in Hodos, between Slovenia and Hungary, using its own multisystem Vectron locomotives.The modernised track now allows the... more
A future for the port of Belawan
According to Reuters a new partnership has been set up to jointly develop the Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Sumatra. The partners are the Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelindo, a consortium based on the country's sovereign wealth fund INA and the Dubai-based... more
CCA celebrates anniversary with an MoU
The Cool Chain Association (CCA) is celebrating its 20th anniversary and entering into a memorandum of understanding with South Africa’s Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB), which will see the partners collaborate on research into airfreight options for perishables... more
First EffiShunter 1000 arrives in Sweden
The CZ Loko plant in Jihlava (Czechia) experienced a historic moment when it dispatched the first of a total of five EffiShunter 1000 locomotives ordered by Trainpoint to Sweden. The locomotive is expected to enter service during the first months of 2023.The four-axle... more
Three Airbus freighters to join Asian fleet
Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly the AirAsia Group) has announced the expansion of its fleet with the addition of three Airbus A321 freighters, each capable of carrying 27 t of cargo.They will be leased from the BBAM Limited Partnership (BBAM), delivered in... more
Hong Kong player goes shopping in Spain
EV Cargo, a Hong Kong-based global forwarder, is investing in Europe. The company has acquired 75% of the shares of Spain’s Air Express Cargo from its family of owners. Air Express Cargo was founded in 2004, operates from Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia, and is active in air and... more
Cold acquisition by Dixon International Logistics
The British temperature-controlled transport business Dixon International Logistics has acquired the Monaghan-based Irish firm Carna Transport. The latter will continue to operate independently from its locations in Monaghan and Armagh.The takeover is part of Dixon’s ambition to... more