UK carrier delivers cement to infrastructure projects 
GB Railfreight in the UK has transact a seven-year deal with Hanson Cement for railfreight services from the Ketton cement works in Rutland and the Ribblesdale cement works in Lancashire to terminals in London, Bristol and Glasgow. The carrier will operate on average nine... more
New country manager for Serbia
The management of Gebrüder Weiss has appointed a new country manager for Serbia. Roland Raith is now responsible for running the company’s branch in this Balkan country. Furthermore, he is also in charge of Gebrüder Weiss Montenegro, since the management of this office reports... more
DHL and Hewlett Packard aim at improving invoice processes
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have worked to deploy a blockchain solution for logistics payment processing. Based upon smart contracts and blockchain technology, this solution offers a... more
Emirates Skycargo strengthens its pharma offerings
With +75,000 t of pharmaceuticals flown during FY 2018/19, Emirates Skycargo continues to enhance its offerings to pharma shippers and freight forwarders. Earlier this year, the carrier inaugurated a 1,000 sqm facility with an annual capacity of 15,000 t of pharma shipments... more
Raben expands to Bulgaria
Raben has opened its first warehouse in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The regional group, Raben Logistics Bulgaria, plans to expand its business activities across the entire country and offer services in the national and international distribution segment (LTL, FTL). The... more
AN-22 returns to commercial market
With two flights on the Madrid-Baghdad-Madrid route performed for DSV Spain, the logistics operator of the Spanish ministry of defence, Antonov Airlines' AN-22 "Antei" is back in the commercial market of outsized air transportations after scheduled maintenance.... more
Grimaldi's first new PCTC sets sail
The first unit of a series of seven sister vessels ordered by the Neapolitan group Grimaldi is entering service. The pure car & truck carrier “Grande Torino” of the Grimaldi Group was recently christened in the Italian port of Civitavecchia. The godmother of the ship,... more
Sigrid Nikutta to lead DB Cargo
The supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn (DB) has approved the restructuring of its management board. Sigrid Nikutta, CEO of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany’s largest local public transport company, will be joining DB’s managing board. DB’s supervisory board appointed... more
Modernised rail stretch to increase speed and axle load
Lithuania railways has awarded Eurovia Lietuva and UAB the EUR 51.1 million contract for the construction of the second way in the section Livintai – Gaiziunai. The stretch is situated within the most important corridor IXB, which connects the main cargo and logistics centre of... more
New appointment for Celebi Aviation Holding
Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management India has been the pioneer of its industry in providing cargo operations for its customers. In this regard and in keeping with the “promote within” culture, Celebi has announced that Ibrahim Burak Kurt, who began his career at Celebi... more