Geodis strengthens its executive team in Germany 
Geodis has appointed Johann Peter Reimer as its new air freight director and Björn Srocke as its new sales director in Germany. Reimer has 20 years of experience in logistics, both at home and abroad. After training as a forwarding merchant and business economist, he has... mehr
World trade in peril, says WTO
In mid- April, the WTO published its analysis on the implications of the war in Ukraine for global trade and development. The WTO secretariat's note, ‘The Crisis in Ukraine: Implications of the war for global trade and development’, anticipates that the crisis could lower global... mehr
TXL augments intermodal transport services
TX Logistik (TXL) has introduced two round trips per week for the multimodal transport provider Samskip Multimodal in its train network between Duisburg in Germany and Katrineholm in Sweden. The train is around 700 m long, can carry up to 42 load units and transport swap bodies,... mehr
Elbe Flugzeugwerke picks Jordi Boto
Jordi Boto has been appointed CEO of Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW). He succeeds Andreas Sperl, who left the company after more than 15 years of growth. Boto’s previous position was COO, where he had been responsible for driving the ramp-up of the conversion from passenger to cargo... mehr
More roadside facilities for HGV drivers
HGV drivers in UK will benefit from GBP 20 million (EUR 23.9 million) to improve roadside facilities. The funding will go specifically towards improving security, showers and eating facilities as well as exploring plans to increase parking spaces for lorry drivers. Roadside... mehr
Leaving Basel after almost ten years
AFG Aviation Ireland has sold a B747-8JA (serial number 40065) to Boeing. The wholly owned subsidiary of Aircraft Finance Germany ferried the aircraft on 15 April 2022 from Basel, Switzerland to Marana, Arizona, where it will very probably be scrapped. Yet the wide-body aircraft... mehr
Fedex Express expanding at Newcastle Intl Airport
Fedex Express, a subsidiary of Fedex Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, has expanded its operations at Newcastle International Airport, to serve growing export and import demands in the region. Fedex Express has moved into its own modern facility at... mehr
Antwerp growing in all segments but one
In Q1/2022, the Belgian Port of Antwerp’s throughput declined slightly by 1.5% compared to the same period last year, amounting to a total of 58.3 million t. The container segment was particularly hit, its volume going down by 11.6% in teu. This is "partly the result of... mehr
Almost 200,000 transports in 2021
The transport company Asstra increased its turnover by 30% year-on-year to EUR 460.4 million in 2021. Gross profit improved by 21% to EUR 39.9 million. Almost 196,000 transports were handled on the company’s network via 1,000 destination trade lanes, with full load transports... mehr