22.04.2020

Launch of refrigerated rail transport service to UK

Transfesa Logistics has started a new express 72-hour rail connection to transport essential, hygiene, and medical products from the Spanish terminals in Valencia and Murcia to London (UK). With the launch of these rail routes,...
22.04.2020

Operations begin at Maersk cold store in St Petersburg

The largest cold store in St Petersburg (Russia) is now operational. Construction work commenced in June 2019. The three-chamber warehouse operated by Maersk offers specialised solutions extending the life cycle of perishable...
22.04.2020

FTA strengthens member advice team with new hire

The UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA) has appointed Becky Martin as senior transport advisor within its member advice centre (MAC) to assist the team in supporting logistics businesses through the Covid-19 outbreak....
22.04.2020

Factory finder site to combat Covid-19 problems

Where can a set of wheels be overhauled in France? Who can carry out vehicle inspections in Poland? A large number of freight wagon maintenance workshops are only able to carry out a limited amount of work due to the corona...
22.04.2020

DHL launches "UbuntuConnect" service via Dubai

DHL Global Forwarding has launched a dedicated 100 t weekly airfreight service for organizations and governments shipping goods from China to Africa and the Middle East. Named after the Nguni Bantu word, ubuntu (humanity)...
22.04.2020

Vision of Duisport Group prevails

The Duisport Group's CEO, Erich Staake, answered the most pressing question at a press conference, which was held online for the first time. Staake assessed the situation as follows: “Overall, we expect total economic output to...
22.04.2020

Major stake in Italian rail operator CFI acquired

F2i Sgr, an infrastructure fund manager, and Ania, Italy's National Association of Insurance Companies, have acquired an over 90% shareholding in Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana (CFI), an independent railfreight transport...
22.04.2020

Antonov continues to assemble new transport aircraft

The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is continuing to produce the AN-178 aircraft under quarantine conditions. As of last week, the preparatory works for jig assembly of the aircraft’s fuselage were completed. In total, 25...
22.04.2020

Reico in new hands

The newly-established companies DSS Logistik and DSS Nutzfahrzeug Service, based in Zossen (Germany), are taking over business operations of Reico Spedition, an insolvent forwarding entity, and ASB, a car and brake service...
22.04.2020

Omniq appoints Barak Hershkovitz to advisory board

Omniq, a Salt Lake City UT (USA)-based provider of supply chain and artificial intelligence-based machine vision solutions, has chosen Barak Hershkovitz to fill a seat on its advisory board. He will act as a technology...
22.04.2020

Motorways of the sea stronger in Barcelona

In March 2020, the volume of freight traffic at the port of Barcelona totalled 4.9 million t, a drop of 8.3% compared to March 2019. The negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is also making an impact on containers - a...
22.04.2020

Fight against Covid-19 in the Antipodes

Hawaiian Airlines reports that "while our nearly empty cabins signal the difficult new reality facing the airline industry, the containers that fill the bellies of our aircraft tell a different, more uplifting, story":...
22.04.2020

Rhenus acquires C+G Logistics

Rhenus is undergoing a period of sustained growth, with its latest acquisition seeing Irish chemical logistics specialist C+G Logistics join the German group. Headquartered in Dublin, the chemical storage and transportation...
22.04.2020

"Curiosity of the Day"

Before he became US president, Abraham Lincoln was the wrestling champion of his county. He fought in nearly 300 matches and lost only one.
22.04.2020

New faces on DB Cargo board

DB Cargo is reorganizing its 6-strong board of directors. In future 50% of its members will be women (i.e. three in all). The team, led by the German freight railway’s CEO Sigrid Nikutta, will consist of newcomer Martina Niemann...
22.04.2020

Virtual celebration of Logistics Day 2020

"Logistics makes it possible" was the slogan of this year's Logistics Day, which was forced to take place virtually at Captrain Germany due to the corona crisis. An online tour of the 120-year-old railway company...
22.04.2020

Divestments and investments of Royal Vopak

The tank storage company Royal Vopak achieved revenues of EUR 296.9 million in Q1/2020. Ebitda amounted to EUR 200 million compared to EUR 215 million (pre-divestments) in Q1/2019. On 31 January 2020, Vopak completed the earlier...
21.04.2020

Italian group to double round trips in Sweden

TX Logistik (TXL), part of the Italian railway group Polo Mercitalia, has expanded its rail freight traffic in Sweden. As of 6 April, the number of trains for the Swedish retail chain Coop was increased from 10 to 20 per week....
21.04.2020

Efforts abound in South American markets

After widening its intra-American network, Latam Cargo is strengthening its supply between South America and Europe. Specifically, the company added a seventh weekly frequency, totalling a 40% increase in its offer compared to...
21.04.2020

1,000 beds per week on the move

Gefco is currently transporting around 1,000 beds per week to destinations all over Europe on behalf of Hill-Rom, a provider of hospital equipment. Due to the Covid 19 crisis, demand for these services rose substantially in...
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