Expanding intermodal capacity in UK 
US manufacturer Greenbrier has delivered the last of 150 wagons to leasing company Porterbrook in UK, which has ordered the batch for GB Railfreight. The UK carrier will use the new rolling stock for the movement of construction materials for High Speed 2 from the Peak District... mehr
Installation for Vectura completed
Dematic has completed an automated buffering and sequencing system for Vectura, one of Norway’s major distributors and logistics service providers for alcoholic beverages. As an upgrade of Vectura’s existing automated pallet warehouse, the intelligent automation technology... mehr
«Nische statt Volumen» 
Mit globaler Perspektive hat Schneider seine Bandbreite erweitert. Zum Hauptsitz in der Schweiz und den Aktivitäten in Europa tritt bei Schneider Transport die globale Expansion. Daniel Girod (DG), COO Sea & Air, und Martin Isler (MI), COO Road Europe, stellen die Entwicklung... mehr
Four times more vehicles moved by rail
Train transport continues at full speed in Spain’s Port of Valencia: In H1/2023 more than 87 trains per week travelled to and from the port, compared to 83 in the same period in 2022, bringing the total number of trains in H1/2023 up to 2,180. The number of containers... mehr
All-inclusive rental offers for e-trucks
Renault Trucks has created a new rental offer specially designed for SMEs in Switzerland’s transport sector. During a minimum rental period of four months, interested companies can test the deployment of electric vehicles without obligation and gain experience. The rental... mehr
Stolt-Nielsen appoints new CEO
Stolt-Nielsen has announced that after 23 years as chief executive officer, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will step down from his current role on 1 September 2023 and will assume the role of chairman of the board of the company. He will be succeeded as CEO by Udo Lange. Lange, who... mehr
UK logistician completes a decade of growth
It’s been ten years now since the transport entrepreneur Andrew Baxter acquired the Europa Worldwide Group, which today is one of the UK’s largest independent logistics providers. In August 2013 the company had 400 employees in nine UK branches and one site overseas, in Hong... mehr
Order to extend locomotive fleet to 100 Vectrons
The French-based rolling stock leasing company Akiem has commissioned an additional 15 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that was signed in December 2021. Locomotives... mehr
Donsin Airport: back to square one
The new leadership of Burkina Faso, which had just swept to power after a military coup, granted the concession for the construction and operation of the new Donsin airport in the country’s capital Ouagadougou to the French company Meridiam almost ten months ago. The... mehr
Changes at the helm at Cathay Cargo
Effective 1 August 2023, general manager cargo commercial George Edmunds assumed a new position as CEO at Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (Haesl). He will be replaced by James Evans, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the Cathay Group. In addition, Frosti Lau... mehr