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25.03.2020

Mountpark develops new facilities in North England

Mountpark Logistics it is funding a speculative development of 68,300 sqm at Omega South in Warrington between Liverpool and Manchester (UK). The facilities will be built by Omega Warrington Limited. Located at the gateway...

25.03.2020

Covid-19 threatens freight forwarders' future

The European full and part load network of international freight forwarders (Elvis) has called upon the German federal government to suspend road tolls for trucks during the corona crisis, with retroactive effect from 1 March....

25.03.2020

Menzies Aviation appoints new CFO Americas

The aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has announced that Jennifer Gourley will join its Americas Leadership team as CFO. Gourley will be based in Dallas-Fort Worth (TX, USA) and report to John Redmond, executive vice...

25.03.2020

Volume backlash already in February

Seasonally adjusted, the container throughput index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute for Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) fell to the lowest value in its history in February, dropping...

25.03.2020

Saudia Cargo still shipping through three gates

Saudi Airlines Cargo says is has taken proactive steps to ensure the continuity of all cargo and supply operations and the arrival of necessary goods and products including medical equipment, medicine and foodstuffs. The...

25.03.2020

ESR grows in its core markets

ESR, an APAC focused logistics real estate platform, has announced its results for the financial year 2019. The group recorded revenue of USD 357.4 million in FY 2019, up 40.6% from USD 254.1 million in FY 2018. Net profit was...

25.03.2020

New network manager for Astre

Bettina Wietzel-Skakowski has assumed the newly created position of international network manager for the logistics network Astre. At the same time, she has joined the team of the country branch Astre Dach in Germany. In her...

25.03.2020

LDZ revises its investment projects

As the drop in railfreight volumes, which started already in the first half of 2019, continues, and taking into account the inability of Latvian Railways (LDZ) to balance its finances in 2020 without additional funding from the...

25.03.2020

Liner shipping consortia BER to prevail until 2024

The European Commission has decided to prolong the current liner consortia block exemption regulation (BER) until 2024. It was originally adopted in 2009, prolonged in 2014 for five years, and was due to expire on 25 April 2020....

25.03.2020

No-deal Brexit prepared for virus pandemic

Restrictions imposed across the globe to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic are inevitably impacting on the Scottish salmon farming sector. Flight restrictions and the cancellation of routes mean that the ability to supply Scottish...

25.03.2020

Pandemic hits Austrian logistics companies hard

The Austrian Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik (central association for forwarding & logistics) calls on the Austrian government to take measures to maintain European supply chains. One of the main demands is the...

25.03.2020

50% price cut in port fees

To keep the flow of shipped goods between Sweden and its neighbouring countries running, Ports of Stockholm has halved port fees for ferries at all three of the company’s ports. In this very serious situation, where countries...

25.03.2020

Lean and green award for B+S Logistik

For its action plan to reduce CO2 emissions the logistics services provider B+S has received the lean and green award, which aims at reducing CO2 by 20% in five years. B+S joined this programme two years ago, launching...

25.03.2020

New truck for Swiss metal and glass supplier

A new truck built by Renault Trucks was recently added to the vehicle fleet of UBM Bischofberger in Waldkirch, Switzerland. The entrepreneur's decision was prompted not only by the vehicle's good price-performance ratio and its...

25.03.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

The Russians showed up 12 days late at the 1908 Olympics in London because they were using the Julian calendar instead of the Gregorian calendar.

24.03.2020

Kale taps into African market

Mumbai (India)-based IT logistics provider Kale Logistics Solutions has collaborated with Siginon Aviation, an Isago-certified and award winning GHA in Kenya, to provide a comprehensive air cargo management system for their...

24.03.2020

China – Europe freight transport back on track

With the situation in China regarding the spread of COVID-19 stabilising, and the country’s economy gradually getting back to normal, freight transport between China and Europe is beginning to run smoothly again, said the Russian...

24.03.2020

The Moody blues about the storm ahead

The Copenhagen (Denmark)-based maritime consultant Sea-Intelligence and the global ratings agency Moody’s see gloomy times ahead for the industry. "The worst is yet to come," Sea-intelligence said, pointing at the...

24.03.2020

Geodis expands air and rail capacities

Geodis is responding to the capacity bottlenecks caused by Covid-19 with a comprehensive expansion of its existing services. For instance, the company will provide new charter flights between Europe, Asia, USA and Latin America...

24.03.2020

Covid-19: more compensation for Swiss railways

The Swiss federal office for transport (BAV) has decided to take specials measures to ensure that railfreight companies remain financially afloat and functioning during the corona crisis. Specifically, the terms of business will...