Yakutia adds Simferopol to network 
Starting this month (May), the Russian carrier Yakutia is starting a service to Simferopol on the Crimean Peninsula, the status of which is disputed between Ukraine and Russia. A thrice-weekly service to Krasnodar and a bi-weekly link to Mineralnye Vody (both Russia) will... more
IRU looking for "best" EU hauliers
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is launching its call for candidate submissions for its new award "Best EU road transport operator 2014". The scheme aims to promote excellence and innovation in European road freight transport. The award wants to draw... more
Less transit cargo 
The Baltic region’s rail operators have felt the repercussions of the expansion of Russian infrastructure, as their transit freight volumes have declined. Several options are open, including better links to the Western European network through the Rail Baltica project. more
SDV creates Myanmar subsidiary
SDV, a prominent supply chain manager and member of Bolloré Logistics, is growing its network in Southeast Asia region by establishing a new office in Yangon. The move is in line with the company's investment and expansion strategy for that region. Yesterday (1 May 2014),... more
Turkish Cargo stepping up service to Tripoli and Benghazi
Starting today (30 April 2014), Turkish Airlines is increasing its Istanbul - Benghazi (Libya) - Istanbul frequency. Already operated as ten flights per week, the number of flights will be increased to 14 per week. In addition, the 14-flight per week service between Istanbul... more
More Europe with Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada Cargo recently chose Rome for the kick-off of its European service expansion for 2014. The service to and from the Italian capital has now started. Cargo services between either Montreal or Toronto to/from Athens (Greece), Barcelona (Spain), Dublin (Ireland), Nice... more
Profitable first quarter for Panalpina
The international freight forwarding and logistics company Panalpina, based in Basel (Switzerland), continued to gain market share in air and ocean freight in Q1/2014. From January to March, Panalpina's volumes in the two sectors grew by 6%. Ebit in the same period vaulted by... more
Dependency on Asia-led growth continues
The latest update of global freight data collected by the International Transport Forum at the OECD through December 2013 reinforces Asia's role as the locomotive of growth. The date showed that US and EU27 external trade, measured in tonnes of goods moved, remained... more
Ports along Rhine-Main-Danube waterway cooperate on LNG
The ports of Antwerp (Belgium), Mannheim (Germany), Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Strasbourg (France) and Switzerland have signed a cooperation agreement for the introduction of LNG in the European inland shipping sector. The cooperation includes studies, promotion, knowledge... more
Airbus goes electric
The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group's E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux (France) on 25 April. The electric E-Fan training aircraft is a highly innovative technology experimental demonstrator based on an... more