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11.06.2019

Russian intermodal operator introduces two new trains

Trans-Container will raise the number of regular services in Russia and China. A block train has been launched from Zibo (Shandong Province, China) to Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovskaya Railway, Russia) through the Zabaykalsk...

11.06.2019

Contract logistics for textile producer

DHL Supply Chain has signed a five year contract with the Seidensticker Group, a family-run company based in Bielefeld (Germany). Seidensticker has been one of Europe’s most renowned shirt and blouse manufacturers for almost a...

11.06.2019

Mikko Tainio is Finnair Cargo’s new MD

Janne Tarvainen, managing director (MD) of Finnair Cargo, will leave the carrier at the end of July and take on the role of MD of Nordic Regional Airlines (Norra) in August. Mikko Tainio has been chosen as his successor and a...

11.06.2019

Light air vehicles for Thyssenkrupp's daily business

Only a few weeks after its first official demonstration flight on 21 May 2019, a drone designed by doks.innovation is ready to make Thyssenkrupp's shipment of laboratory samples faster and safer while also reducing traffic on the...

11.06.2019

New Japan Malaysia Vietnam service

Singapore-based APL, an affiliate of the CMA CGM group, is launching a Japan Malaysia Vietnam (JMV) service that will provide weekly connectivity between North Asia and Southeast Asia. The new service will concentrate on...

11.06.2019

New direct train between Rhine-Ruhr and Bavaria

Tomorrow (12 June 2019), Kombiverkehr will launch a new train link between Neuss and Munich (Germany). The service will be open to all freight forwarders and logistics companies. Load units can be dispatched in both...

11.06.2019

Belgium launches digital customs platform

Belgium wants to substantially simplify the import and export of goods. To further this aim, a customs platform named BE-Gate has been developed and officially launched. The portal, which was especially designed for the growing...

11.06.2019

Role swapping at Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo Group is making a series of changes to its management. Thomas Sonntag will take over the management of Jettainer, the international service partner for outsourced ULD management, as of 1 July. He will replace...

11.06.2019

Garuda ordered to pay millions for price fixing

Australia’s federal court has ordered PT Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) to pay penalties of AUD 19 million (USD 13 million) for colluding on fees and surcharges for air freight services. The penalties follow the court action...

11.06.2019

Trieste - Nuremberg shuttle with two roundtrips per week

The port of Trieste will introduce a new rail service linking Trieste (Italy) with the Nuremberg hub in northern Bavaria (Germany). The service will go on stream at the end of July with two trains per week, and circulation will...

11.06.2019

Galliker takes over Jeanmaire

Switzerland’s logistics landscape is undergoing a radical change. The transport company Jeanmaire SA, based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, is handing over its storage and transport activities to Galliker Transport on 1 August. A new...

11.06.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

In summer, an average-sized swimming pool loses 3,800 l of water per month due to evaporation.

11.06.2019

Champ & Co win ECS Group challenge

Champ Cargosystems has won the ECS Group #NexGenLeaders 2019 Challenge alongside Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and Dropslab. The consortium won the award for their augmented reality for air cargo warehouses project. The...

07.06.2019

Market presence, not size

Gebrüder Weiss’ new CEO since 1 January, Wolfram Senger-Weiss, has also been a member of the company’s board since 2005. Christian Doepgen waited for his first 100 days in office to pass before asking him about his plans, GW’s...

07.06.2019

New name for Irish logistics provider

Two years ago, Dachser took over the majority shares of the Irish Company Johnston Logistics. The provider is now fully integrated into Dachser’s network and will be rebranded and renamed as Dachser-Ireland in September this...

07.06.2019

Bremen-based company builds hub in the Jade Weser Port

The Bremen (Germany)-based company Peper & Söhne Projekt has signed a leasehold contract for a 26,000 sqm plot within the cargo handling centre Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven. In this space, immediately adjacent to the entry...

07.06.2019

China and Russia to cooperate in Eurasian rail services

RZD Logistics (Russia) and Sinotrans (China) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop transit traffic from China to Europe. The agreement contains a long-term partnership in international railway freight...

07.06.2019

EUR 2.5 million for Synfioo

The German start-up Synfioo is expanding its supply chain visibility platform for monitoring intermodal supply chains. Btov’s Industrial Tech Fund and Senovo joined existing investors as co-leaders in a financing round concluded...

07.06.2019

Ian Adams to step down as ABTO chief

Maritime AMC managing director Ian Adams is to step down as chief executive of the association of bulk terminal operators (ABTO), handing over the reins to ABTO’s current events director, Simon Gutteridge. Adams, who has been...

07.06.2019

Miami expects more flights to the Caribbean

Miami airport (USA) is the first international destination of the recently re-established Haiti national airline, Air Ayiti. Initially, flights with a B767 widebody aircraft operated by Eastern Airlines were expected to...