22.01.2019

Cushman & Wakefield reinforces investment team

Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has appointed Nicole Römer as head of retail investment in Germany. She also becomes an international partner of the company. Alexander Kropf, C&W’s head of capital markets Germany, said:...
22.01.2019

Panalpina's transatlantic service happy and Brexit-ready

Mexico-based Querétaro airport (QRO), which was added to the Panalpina charter network (see page 14 of ITJ 23-26/2018) last May, is performing very well. Matthias Frey, global head of the charter network: "We closed...
22.01.2019

International business of Flying Cargo acquired

After nearly 30 years of close cooperation in the provision of international express transport services to the Israeli market, Fedex Express and Flying Cargo Group (FCG) have reached a conditional agreement under which the US...
22.01.2019

CMA CGM unites Containerships and MacAndrews brands

CMA CGM is to consolidate its Containerships and MacAndrews brands under the single brand Containerships, as of 1 April 2019. The integration of the local agencies networks is part of the step. The carrier banks on both maritime...
22.01.2019

SBB Cargo to go it alone

The Swiss federal railway SBB spun off its railfreight division from the group and began managing it as an independent group company at the beginning of 2019. As an independent entity, SBB Cargo will be able to implement the...
22.01.2019

10% more airfreight in Indian Ocean

A month before Air Cargo Africa, which is taking place in Johannesburg (South Africa) from 19 - 21 February, the airport that serves Réunion Island, a French department in the Indian Ocean, reported that it had noted a double...
22.01.2019

Crane Worldwide picks Liso as director projects

Ivan Liso has been recruited as Crane Worldwide Logistics’ director projects, EPC & Marine EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and he will lead the global specialised solutions group for the EMEIA region. Liso...
22.01.2019

Transport capacities still scarce

Data compiled by the German IT company, Timocom, showed that Europe’s transport market was extremely robust in Q4/2018. When commenting on the transport barometer’s current figures, Timocom’s spokesman Gunnar Gburek said:...
22.01.2019

100 new locomotives for EU cross-border traffic

Siemens and DB Cargo have inked a framework agreement for the delivery of 100 multisystem locomotives. During the contract signing, DB's freight division placed an initial call for 40 Vectron multisystem locomotives. It is...
22.01.2019

ACG introduces fresh operation between Oslo and China

The Slovakian airfreight company Air Cargo Global (ACG) has started a twice-weekly B747-400F route between Oslo, Norway’s main airport, and Tianjin, a city around 100 km east of Beijing. ACG's CCO Peter Scholten: "We aim...
22.01.2019

BIC new board-member and officer appointments

The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) recently made the following changes to its board of directors: Armand Toubol was appointed treasurer of the BIC. A long-standing BIC board member, Toubol has held a number of...
22.01.2019

“Curiosity of the Day”

The 1912 Olympics in Stockholm was the last time that solid gold medals were presented – after that they were gold-plated.
22.01.2019

Swiss Post sets parcel record

Swiss Post posted new record figures in 2018 because increasing numbers of customers order online. The increase in parcel volumes (+6.7%) and small imported shipments weighing up to 2 kg (+14%) grew markedly. Switzerland’s...
22.01.2019

China Navigation snaps up part of Hamburg Süd

The China Navigation Company (CNCo), a Swire Group subsidiary, and Hamburg Süd, a Maersk affiliate, have come to an agreement. Cnco will acquire Hamburg Süd's bulk shipping business which includes Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO), Furness...
21.01.2019

“We’ll continue to grow”

The way the airfreight sector has been treated by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has caused some irritation of late. Bart Pouwels recently gave us the low-down on the hub’s long-term strategy. After ten years in the freight division...
21.01.2019

UK forwarder invests heavily in fleet expansion

In 2018, one of the UK’s major multimodal and logistics organisations ploughed over GBP 1 million (EUR 1.38 million) into its vehicle fleet. Sussex-based Kingscote Rojay (KRL), a Palletways member, invested in a mixture of 18...
21.01.2019

Baltic Sea ports set up new cooperation project

Small and medium-sized ports on the southern Baltic Sea coast are working together on a project named South Baltic transport loops. The main focus will be on the waterside development and expansion of partner ports. Moreover,...
21.01.2019

First Cargologic Germany freighter lands at future base

A B737 freighter operated by Cargologic Germany (CLG), the very first to be painted in the new airline’s colours, landed at Leipzig/Halle airport for the very first time last week. Managing director Ulrich Ogiermann (centre) and...
21.01.2019

Canadian firm introduces outsourcing fleet solution

Montreal (Canada)-based Andy Transport has launched its newest business venture: Tristan Cartage. The new company is an outsourcing fleet solution (truck and driver) for local and regional fluctuating transport needs. Tristan...
21.01.2019

LoManto Aurichio named CII executive director

The New Jersey based Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII) has named Lisa LoManto Aurichio as executive director. She will assume the role held by Barbara Spector Yeninas since 1985. Yeninas has now taken on the...
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