Major milestone for DP World London Gateway 
DP World has set another milestone in the development of its London Gateway Logistics Park by awarding the contract to build the common user facility (CUF) to the Buckingham Group. Following a period of ground preparation and development of key infrastructure by DP World,... more
United Wagon Company sets up tank car production
United Wagon Company (UWC), one of the leaders in innovative railcar building on the "1,520 mm railway gauge" territory, has begun to implement its tank car production project. The new production facility, costing over RUB 3 billion (EUR 63.3 billion), will be... more
EIB supports construction of Beskyd railway tunnel
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 55 million to finance the construction of a new 1.8 km twin-track railway tunnel in Ukraine on the Eastern Partnership regional network to improve transport connections between the country and the European Union. The new... more
First Dreamliner for Air Canada
Boeing delivered the first B787 Dreamliner to Air Canada, the first airline in Canada to fly such an aircraft. Air Canada which has 37 B787s on order for delivery through 2019, has announced it will use the new unit on its Toronto-Tel Aviv (Israel) routes, as well as for a new... more
Rail Cargo sending new blocktrain to Turkey
Austria’s Rail Cargo Group has been collaborating successfully with the Turkish forwarding company Büyük Anadolu Lojistik Organizasyonlar (Balo) since September 2013. Now the two service providers are stepping up their strategic partnership by developing high-frequency... more
Significant changes looming for logistics industry
DHL, one of the world's leading logistics providers, has published the second edition of its "Logistics trend radar" with extended contents and a refreshed design. The current report builds on the first issue, portraying the recent development of trends already... more
Etihad shifts operations in Doha
The four daily passenger flights that Etihad Airways operates from its Abu Dhabi hub (UAE) to Doha (Qatar) were transferred to the new Hamad international airport (HIA) on 14 May. Freighter services to the new airport will commence from 18 May. Opened at the end of April, HIA... more
Azerbaijan Railways renews locomotive fleet
Alstom has been awarded a EUR 300 million contract to supply 50 KZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADDY). The units will be assembled in Alstom’s JV manufacturing site in Astana (Kazakhstan) between 2016 and 2018. The contract may include the construction of a... more
Reliance opens office in Doha
Dubai-based Reliance Freight Systems – the agent of the Famous Pacific Shipping Group network for Dubai, Jebel Ali and Abu Dhabi (UAE) – has opened a new office in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Reliance Doha will provide the company’s full range of multi-modal forwarding services,... more
USA and Europe continue to show positive momentum
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data showing airfreight markets in March were up by 5.9% compared to a year ago and capacity grew by 3.4%. While this marks a significant improvement in volumes compared to March 2013, much of the growth took place in... more