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Stability and predictability on the railways enable CargoBeamer to expand in France

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May 27, 2026
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The German intermodal specialist CargoBeamer is expanding its Calais-Perpignan semi-trailer service. The company notes rapidly growing demand after a period of stability and predictability on…

Kazakh Railways is not going to be ‘just’ a rail operator

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May 27, 2026
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The Chinese demand for overland freight transportation across Eurasia is growing. In contrast to traditional maritime routes, land-based transport offers reliability and predictability. Kazakh Railways…

‘Logistics wins wars’

Marco Raimondi
May 27, 2026
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Improving military logistics and mobility is one of the objectives of the EU in these times of instability. One of the goals is to create…

Swissport workers protest company’s ‘dangerously low standards’

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May 27, 2026
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More than 100 members of the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) attended the protest at Canberra Airport on Wednesday, calling on Swissport to ensure job security and address “widespread safety breaches” as negotiations get underway, saying they are prepar…

RAAF takes delivery of its final P-8A Poseidon

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May 27, 2026
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Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Stephen Chappell DSC, CSC, OAM, said the arrival of the final P‑8A Poseidon aircraft demonstrates Air Force’s commitment to delivering on the National Defence Strategy.

Airservices looks to increase fees by 60% over next 5 years

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May 27, 2026
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The air navigation service provider last year increased fees for air traffic control (ATC) and aviation rescue firefighting (ARFF) services by six per cent, its first rise in 10 years, with CEO Rob Sharp telling Senate Estimates that Airservices lost $…

Sharp looking more closely at King Island as Rex cuts back

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May 27, 2026
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Burnie-King Island is one of two Tasmanian routes Rex is cutting from 22 June, with Melbourne-Devonport also facing the chop. Sharp Airlines currently flies to King Island from both Burnie and Launceston, having itself cut a Melbourne (Essendon) servic…

Qantas expands digital passenger cards to Melbourne

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May 27, 2026
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Starting this week, passengers aboard Qantas flights QF154 and QF178 from Auckland and Queenstown to Melbourne can complete the Australia Digital Travel Declaration through the Qantas app up to 72 hours before travel.

De Jong Shipping expands into Belgium with TransMatch stake

Simon Walton
May 27, 2026
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De Jong Shipping Group has acquired a minority stake in Belgian inland shipping operator TransMatch. It marks the first time the Dutch group has had a formal presence in the Belgian market. The deal forms part of De Jong Shipping’s wider growth strategy in inland and push barge shipping across Northwest Europe. The companies said the partnership would broaden operational coverage and strengthen commercial activities in the ARA (Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp) arc, and inland European waterways.

CLdN moves operations base to UK, enhances Irish services

Simon Walton
May 26, 2026
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We will have to get used to calling the company UK-based. As of late May, CLdN has finalised the move of its shipping operations from Luxembourg to the United Kingdom. The company calls it “a natural evolution”. CLdN has been operating freight connections to the UK for more than 60 years and owns and operates port terminals in London (Purfleet), Killingholme (Humber) and Liverpool. Around three-quarters of CLdN sailings currently start or end in a UK port.