New name for Irish logistics provider 
Two years ago, Dachser took over the majority shares of the Irish Company Johnston Logistics. The provider is now fully integrated into Dachser’s network and will be rebranded and renamed as Dachser-Ireland in September this year. Dachser and Johnson Logistics have been... more
Bremen-based company builds hub in the Jade Weser Port
The Bremen (Germany)-based company Peper & Söhne Projekt has signed a leasehold contract for a 26,000 sqm plot within the cargo handling centre Jade Weser Port Wilhelmshaven. In this space, immediately adjacent to the entry into the centre, the company plans to build the... more
China and Russia to cooperate in Eurasian rail services
RZD Logistics (Russia) and Sinotrans (China) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to develop transit traffic from China to Europe. The agreement contains a long-term partnership in international railway freight traffic, involving container trains to Europe from... more
EUR 2.5 million for Synfioo
The German start-up Synfioo is expanding its supply chain visibility platform for monitoring intermodal supply chains. Btov’s Industrial Tech Fund and Senovo joined existing investors as co-leaders in a financing round concluded in April. Synfioo’s solution includes an... more
Ian Adams to step down as ABTO chief
Maritime AMC managing director Ian Adams is to step down as chief executive of the association of bulk terminal operators (ABTO), handing over the reins to ABTO’s current events director, Simon Gutteridge. Adams, who has been the driving force behind the association since... more
Miami expects more flights to the Caribbean
Miami airport (USA) is the first international destination of the recently re-established Haiti national airline, Air Ayiti. Initially, flights with a B767 widebody aircraft operated by Eastern Airlines were expected to arrive for the first time as of today, 7 June 2019. But... more
Fewer vessel losses in 2018
In 2018, shipping losses were at their lowest level in this century. According to the Safety and Shipping Review 2019 issued by the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), the number of large shipping losses declined by 50% year on year, and by 55% compared to average... more
Expanding rail motorway services in Europe
CLIP and CFL multimodal will launch a rail motorway train between Swarzędz (Poland) and Bettembourg-Dudelange (Luxembourg) by the end of 2019. The train will start with four roundtrips per week and be opened to containers, craneable semi-trailers as well as non-craneable... more
Distribution hub for tyre dealer Delticom
The foundations for a new distribution hub for the online tyre dealer Delticom have been laid in Ensisheim in the Alsace (France). The developer in charge of the project is investing around 300 million in the 185,000 sqm centre located close to major transport networks in... more
Dirk Franke strengthens PTV Group
The PTV Group’s regionalisation strategy is continuing apace: the mobility experts now operate and govern their global activities in more than 30 offices in six regions. Dirk Franke has been appointed regional managing director for the lucrative Central & Eastern Europe... more