Atran: another route from China to Cologne/Bonn 
Atran Airlines, an express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, founded in 1942, has launched a new route between Shenzhen, one of the major Chinese cities populated by over 17 million people, a global centre in technology, research, manufacturing, finance and a major... mehr
Juha Kiviniemi at Port of Turku
Juha Kiviniemi joined the Port of Turku as customer account manager at the beginning of November. He will be the contact person for SMEs and thus strengthen the port’s services in this segment in particular. He will also be in charge of the development and maintenance of the... mehr
Big retailer opens another hub in UK
Asos, an online retailer for fashion and textiles, currently operates fulfilment centres in Barnsley UK), Berlin (Germany) and Atlanta (GA, USA). A further distribution centre built by GMI has now come on stream at Fradley Park in Lichfield, UK. The 133,000 sqm facility is a... mehr
More sustainability with leased Euro Dual
Germany-based rail transport company BBL is adding a new Euro-Dual locomotive to its fleet. The young leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP) will deliver the unit before the end of December. BBL will use the Euro Dual mainly for transporting building materials, particularly... mehr
European money for Port of Genoa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided to grant a EUR 300 million framework loan to Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Port Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea) to contribute to financing the ongoing renewal of the Ligurian port area. The EIB... mehr
Deugro India wins Mala award
Deugro Projects (India) has won the 2021 all India maritime and logistics award (Mala) as the “best freight forwarder of the year” in the “project cargo” category. Deugro received the award during the 11th edition of the ceremony in Mumbai, India. This is Deugro India’s... mehr
Ground breaking for Group 7's fifth site
The managers of the Munich-based freight forwarding company Group 7, members of the construction management and representatives of the general contractor have broken ground for a new logistics centre in Hamburg. After the hubs in Frankfurt, Munich-Parsdorf, at Munich... mehr
Caen: Port bridge back in service
After 15 days of closure for works, the Bénouville Bridge in the Port of Caen - part of Ports of Normandie - was reopened to the traffic again, despite the difficult weather conditions of the past week and the nature of the manual work carried out. Two of the six hydraulic... mehr
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... mehr
Pfenning Logistics selects Marco Hamacher
Heddesheim-based contract logistics company Pfenning Logistics has appointed Marco Hamacher as its new head of business development in Northern Germany. The newest member of provider’s management team brings 26 years of logistics experience. After gaining degree in economics... mehr