17.01.2019

Rhenus Alpina snaps up document destruction specialist

Rhenus Alpina is acquiring all of Dissolve Tech’s shares. The family firm, based in Fällanden, near Zurich (Switzerland), is a mobile document destruction specialist. Along with the shares, Rhenus is also taking over all patents,...
17.01.2019

Beacon finds new traction lessee in Spain

Beacon Rail Leasing has acquired nine Bitrac locomotives from Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). The traction will be leased to SNCF Captrain España. The lessor said: “The acquisition is a natural extension of...
17.01.2019

Airship maker grounds prototype, plans production

As 2018 came to a close, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) received the design organisation approval (DOA) from the European Aviation Safety Agency and production organisation approval (POA) from the UK's Civil Aviation Authority. The...
17.01.2019

Experts take seats on Baltic Exchange Council

The Baltic Exchange has appointed three new members to the Baltic Exchange Council (BEC), the governing body which oversees the Baltic's strategy for membership services and relationships. Baltic Exchange members Guy Hindley...
17.01.2019

More leviathans for Synergy to manage

The Latin American conglomerate, Synergy Group, has taken delivery of the "Ever Gifted", an new ULCV constructed by the Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding. Currently under Synergy’s technical management on...
17.01.2019

Polish terminals get better link to Duisburg

The Swiss railfreight service provider Hupac has increased its intermodal offer between Duisburg (Germany) and the Metrans facilities in Poznan (Gadki terminal) and Warsaw (Pruszkow terminal). With immediate effect, Hupac...
17.01.2019

Calpac joins Cargo Connections

Cargo Connections has welcomed Calpac Logistics as a new member in Hong Kong. Calpac's managing director, Thomas Tse commented: "The company was established in 1989, and has since gained a good reputation through reliable...
17.01.2019

Magdalena in charge of Noatum Terminal Castellón

Óscar Magdalena has been appointed director of Noatum Terminal Castellón in Spain. He has just spent three years at the helm of Noatum Terminal Málaga, successfully completing the process of transforming that facility into a...
17.01.2019

First monthly cargo decrease for three years

The European airport trade association, ACI Europe, has released its traffic report for November 2018, during which freight traffic went into the red, losing 1.4% - the first monthly decrease for three years. Amongst the top 10...
17.01.2019

Major chemical player expands in port of Antwerp

Ineos, a London-headquartered group of companies in the chemical business, has chosen the port of Antwerp as the location for a EUR 3 billion investment. The British chemical group plans to build a propane dehydrogenisation...
17.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

A farmer in Colorado beheaded a cockerel in September 1945. That did not kill the bird and it continued to run round jauntily - something that is not uncommon. However, the chicken managed to live for another 18 months. An...
17.01.2019

DSV goes shopping in Basel

Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics corporation, could lose its independence. The group’s board of directors has received an unsolicited, non-binding takeover proposal from DSV. The Danish company is offering CHF...
17.01.2019

Bangladesh Railway ordering big locomotive batch

Bangladesh Railway is purchasing 40 new broad gauge locomotives from the US manufacturer Progress Rail. The two companies have signed an agreement covering the deal. The rail service provider has 94 broad gauge locomotives,...
16.01.2019

Golden logistics for all that glitters

The Austrian luxury goods firm Swarovski runs around 3,000 shops worldwide. Before its crystal figurines and jewellery reach clients, however, they have to pass through a logistics centre in Triesen (Liechtenstein).
16.01.2019

Pressing on with trans-Asian railway network

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UNESCAP) and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) have signed a MoU connected to their common wish to develop rail transport in Asia,...
16.01.2019

Turkish Cargo joins Animal Transportation Association

Turkish Cargo has become a member of the Animal Transportation Association (ATA), one of the international organisations which aims to transport live animals under safe and ideal conditions. Members of the non-profit ATA...
16.01.2019

Taking next blockchain technology step

The pilot blockchain project that the carrier Zim ran over the last year is now entering its next phase. The blockchain technology-based paperless bills-of-lading platform has been tested for trade activities on multiple shipping...
16.01.2019

ALC appoints Kirk Coningham as CEO

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has appointed Kirk Coningham as its new permanent CEO. He commences his responsibilities at the ALC Secretariat in Canberra. Coningham was the national executive director of the Urban...
16.01.2019

US railway provides solid help to industry

Norfolk Southern (NS) generated more than 60,000 carloads of new rail traffic in 2018 that helped 90 industries locate or expand business operations along the company’s rail lines in the USA. The 72 new and 18 expanded...
16.01.2019

The latest from Zürcher Kies und Transport

The family-owned company, Zürcher Kies und Transport, is a prominent player in Switzerland’s heavylift and special transport industry. Although the company became part of the Eberhard construction group at the beginning of...
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