RZD: China – Madrid route needs an additional freight base 
Russian Railways’ CEO Oleg Belozorov has discussed the further cooperation in the railway sector with Spain’s minister José Luis Ábalos. One of the priorities is to increase transit traffic between Spain and China, which is of particular importance for the growing container... more
DB Schenker automates logistics for Media Markt Sweden
DB Schenker is now responsible for Media Markt Sweden's logistics for online sales and store deliveries from the Arlandastad logistics centre near Stockholm. Media Markt Sweden benefits from Swisslog's automated "CarryPick" warehouse management solution, where entire... more
Elisabeth Castro Gomez to manage Logcoop's office in Spain
Logcoop is expanding its internationalisation strategy and has appointed Elisabet Castro Gomez to supervise the growth of its network on the Iberian Peninsula. The daughter of Spanish parents speaks five languages fluently and has lived in Spain and Italy for several years.... more
Switzerland adopts EU rules on drones and Brexit
On Sunday, 1 September 2019, new regulations of the air transport agreement with the EU will come into effect in Switzerland. The most important provision is the new European framework regulation on aviation safety which also covers unmanned aircraft (drones). In addition, a... more
CCPO opts for smart software to measure engine performance
The fleet of 55 ships of the Hamburg (Germany)-based ship manager CPO Containerschiffreederei (CCPO) and the vessels in ship management (111 company-owned and third-party ships) are the first ships to adopt ABB’s digital solution to further reduce fuel costs and environmental... more
Gebrüder Weiss acquires forwarder KK+M in Tyrol
Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the freight forwarder Koler, Kuhn & Merk Speditions (KK+M) in Lechaschau (Reutte district in Tyrol, Austria). „With KK+M we can cover another important region in Tyrol and close to southern Germany for our customers. We will take over all the... more
New heads in London and Hong Kong
In a circular to members of the American P&I Club, its managers, the Shipowners Claims Bureau, have announced that Arsinoi Iliokaftou has been appointed claims executive in London, to add further strength to its existing capabilities in the claims liaison sphere, whilst in... more
German forwarder invests in new truck
The new Wiesel truck manufactured by KAMAG Transporttechnik is now in action at the Achern (Germany)-based forwarder Wilfried Maier Speditionsgesellschaft. For six months, the Wiesel has been put through its paces dealing with demanding yard logistics tasks at the Duravit... more
Stiff competition for Basel Gateway Nord? 
The decision of the Swiss competition commission WEKO on the controversial multi-million project Gateway Basel Nord (GBN) has met with opposition. After an in-depth examination, WEKO concluded in June 2019 that the project would "eliminate effective competition" among... more
Carrier and forwarder integrate e-bookings
As an industry first, Kuehne + Nagel and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have joined forces to improve the integration of their electronic booking processes. In a proof of concept that was brought to conclusion in July, the two companies enabled total host-to-host connection... more