New board member for Spedlogswiss Northwest Switzerland 
At its annual general meeting in Basel (Switzerland), the Northwest Switzerland chapter of the logistics association Spedlogswiss re-elected Thomas Knopf, CEO of Ultra-Brag president of the board. Vice president Thomas Herzog, owner of Freight-Logistic, was also confirmed in his... mehr
Antonov and Bolloré bring aid to Mozambique
Antonov Airlines has flown aid and personnel from Chalons Vatry (France) to Beira (Mozambique) to assist with humanitarian efforts in the region in the aftermath of cyclone Idai. In addition to a 65-t payload of malaria treatments, five water purification stations, and over a... mehr
Iaph re-elects Santiago Garcia-Milà as president
Santiago Garcia-Milà, deputy general manager for strategy and commercial of the port of Barcelona, has been re-elected president of the international association of ports and harbours (Iaph) for the third consecutive term, at the close of the 32nd annual conference of the... mehr
Prologis and L’Oréal open carbon-neutral hub
Prologis and L’Oréal have opened their new carbon-neutral logistics facility in Muggensturm, south of Karlsruhe (Germany). The real estate covers an area of more than 100,000 sqm and is therefore L’Oréal’s largest distribution hub worldwide. From this location, the cosmetics... mehr
Extended breakdown service for trucks and trailers
Eurowag has entrusted Europe Net with its European breakdown service. In future, Eurowag customers can call for immediate assistance in 38 European countries and 24 languages via a free international hotline and pay for services in the event of a breakdown with the Eurowag... mehr
Alitalia Cargo to lift up CSafe RAP
CSafe Global, a leading provider of active and passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for pharmaceutical products, has announced that Alitalia has approved the recently launched CSafe RAP for lift. This container from the Dayton (Ohio)-based manufacturer, is the... mehr
Esla appoints new director business development
The European Service Logistics Association (Esla) has appointed Dirk Bongartz as director business development. Dirk Bongartz will develop Esla’s future strategy in the European markets and strengthen the market penetration and cooperation between the Esla members in all... mehr
Panalpina's AGM approves all board proposals
At the annual general meeting (AGM) of Panalpina World Transport, 62.24% of the share capital was represented. All proposals of the board of directors were approved by a clear majority, and Thomas E. Kern was elected as chairman of the board. The AGM approved the situation... mehr
New container train to link Cologne and Hamburg
In Germany, CTS Container Terminal and IGS Intermodal Container Logistics have launched a new container train connection between Cologne and the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven. With the new shuttle train, the port of Cologne-Niehl is now linked up with all the major... mehr
Fercam takes over Maimex' operations in Asia
The logistics services provider Fercam from South Tyrol (Italy) has taken over the airfreight and seafreight operations of Maimex, a company based in Pioltello near Milan.With this acquisition, Fercam intends to expand its position in these segments and substantially increase... mehr