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24.02.2020

French rail motorway operator introduces truck app

VIIA, the operator of the rail motorways of French SNCF group, has launched VIIA DRIVE, a new app for truck drivers. During the start-up phase, the app will only be available in Le Boulou before being opened to the other...

24.02.2020

Atlantic One takes the next step

The multi-user hall „Atlantic One“ planned by the Bremen company Peper & Söhne Projekt GmbH in the Güterverkehrszentrum Jade Weser Port (GVZ) will be built by Goldbeck NORD GmbH, Bremen office. A corresponding general...

24.02.2020

Brussels Airport awards airlines

Brussels Airport Company continues its annual tradition of presenting the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards this year. The airport bestows these awards to honour those airlines and partners that have distinguished themselves...

24.02.2020

Ziegler returns to the port of Brussels

After an absence of four years, the Beligian logistics services provider has returned to the port of Brussels. The company moved into a facility with 3,000 sqm of office space, conference rooms, a 5,700 sqm goods warehouse and a...

24.02.2020

AB Texel Group acquires Van Leendert agricultural transport

As of 1 March 2020, AB Texel will take over Van Leendert's agricultural transport activities. "Changing market conditions and the lack of succession have led to this step,” said owner Eric van Leendert. Van Leendert...

24.02.2020

Cargolux to throw plastic overboard

Cargolux Airlines has signed IMS (inspiring more sustainability), Luxembourg’s "Zero Single-Use" plastic pledge, a formal commitment to eliminate single-use plastic within the company by the end of the year. Moa...

24.02.2020

“Curiosity of the Day”

WWE wrestling star Jesse Ventura quit the ring for politics when he became governor of Minnesota in 1999.

24.02.2020

European railway award for Lineas CEO

Lineas has announced that its CEO, Geert Pauwels, has won the 2020 European railway award. He is the first CEO of a railfreight company to receive this prize. At the 13th annual presentation of this award in Brussels (Belgium),...

24.02.2020

IDS: volumes and turnover continue upward trend

In the financial year 2019, IDS Logistik continued its strong growth on a consistently high level. The German general cargo cooperation carried 14.7 million consignments in FY 2019, up 6.4% from FY 2018. Turnover grew by 10.4% to...

24.02.2020

Ship registries now take a closer look

Vessels that violate current United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) on trading with North Korea will not be registered with the Palau international ship registry (PISR). Both the government of Palau and PISR...

24.02.2020

IRU and ETF urge EU to address driver shortage

The European transport workers’ federation (ETF) and the international road union (IRU) have renewed their commitment as social partners of the EU road transport sector to further improve working conditions for truck drivers....

24.02.2020

Exporting country sounds alarm bells

According to ADV, the association representing the interests of the German airports, its members' freight volumes dropped to 353,997 in January 2019, a downswing of 7.5 % compared to the same period last year. Unloaded cargo...

24.02.2020

Tiaca kicks off new cargo event series

The international air cargo association has launched a new event series: the "Tiaca 4Cargo" conferences and workshops, designed for subject matter experts and opinion makers in specialised cargo domains. As part of its...

21.02.2020

Consistency at the top

The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index remains a good indicator for the level of logistics development in individual emerging markets. China is holding its own, despite policy and health turbulence. It’s possible that a...

21.02.2020

New transload hub for US short line railroad

TNW, a privately held operator of short line railroads and transportation logistics services, opened their third transloading operation in Brownwood, Texas, on the Texas Rock Crusher Railway (TXR) line. The railroad has been...

21.02.2020

Volga-Dnepr Group: hygienically clean charters from China

Whilst Russia temporarily limits passenger air traffic from/to China, there are no current restrictions to cargo airlines. Volga-Dnepr Group continues to operate charter flights into China despite the disruption to the air...

21.02.2020

Quadient sets its sights on the German-speaking market

Quadient, formerly Neopost, now has a strong focus on markets in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Dutch company from Drachten with a workforce of 5,800 employees worldwide is currently setting up a sales organisation and a...

21.02.2020

Csafe Global names Patrick Schafer CEO

Csafe Global, a provider of temperature-controlled container solutions, has named Patrick Schafer as the company’s new CEO. Schafer began his career at Csafe in 2012 as CFO, and he has been serving as interim CEO since September...

21.02.2020

Railfreight services to move cars between Germany and Spain

Transfesa Logistics and Volkswagen Group Logistics have renewed their contract for international vehicle shipments by rail. The company will be responsible, until 2022, for transports originating in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, and...

21.02.2020

Hamburg Süd becomes more Mediterranean

The carrier Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk, hitherto relied on agents and joint-venture organisations to represent its operations in Italy and Spain. Now the shipping company has set up its own offices in these countries....