Diehl Aviation: change at the top 
Rainer von Borstel (on the left), Diehl Aviation's CEO since 2010, is retiring at the end of next week, April 2021, and handing over the leadership to Josef Köcher, who joined the organisation as COO in June 2020. Köcher will remain COO, in addition to his new role as CEO, and... more
Big investment in China-Europe fleet
Rolling stock operator RB Group has ordered of 3,600 container flat cars from Russian manufacturer UWC. The freight cars will extend the group’s fleet of 1,500 flat cars and will use them for the China-Europe traffic. The chosen 13-6903 model has a length of 24.4 m and a... more
Funding for last and middle drone mile project
In collaboration with its hometown Bruchsal, SEW Eurodrive, DB Schenker and the action group Karlsruhe Technology Region, which is committed to strengthening and promoting the southwest German region as a hub for business, science and innovation, with a special focus on... more
Freja's blue suede shoes
Danish company Freja Transport & Logistics has set up a new warehouse in Skanderborg. Here, the company handles the e-commerce orders for its German customer Deichmann for the Danish and Swedish markets. Freja stores no less than 40,000 pairs of shoes on a limited space... more
Pall-Ex picks network development director
The Pall-Ex Group, which provides palletised freight distribution services, has hired Mark Barlow as its network development director. The appointment follows the launch of Fortec’s shareholder model in 2020. Barlow will be based at the group’s head office in UK and be in... more
Who has aircraft for Campania?
Does this announcement represent a logistics consequence of the purchase of Russian vaccines announced by Vincenzo De Luca, who has been president of the southern Italian region of Campania since 2015? In any case, the regional healthcare authority Soresa has launched a... more
Terminal refurbishment in Rouen
Port of Rouen is refurbishing its facilities on a grand scale. Following the current deconstruction of the Quai des Hauts Fourneaux de Rouen located in Grand-Quevilly, the port will start upgrading the Grand Aulnay wharf (APGA). This unit is operated by Rubis Terminal, a... more
Growing demand on west-east axis
TX Logistik is expanding its intermodal connection between Germany and Romania. The rail logistics company, which is part of the Mercitalia Group, is increasing the number of round trips on the Cologne – Curtici link from five to seven per week as of 10 May. With the higher... more
Kering's new world hub soon fully operative
Global luxury goods manufacturer Kering Group has just unveiled its new warehouse in Trecate, close to Novara in Northern Italy. Kering manages a number of brands in fashion, leather goods, jewellery and watches like Gucci, Saint Laurent, Brioni, Ulysse Nardin and others.... more
Founder of EMO Trans USA dies
EMO Trans, a global provider of logistics and supply chain management services, mourns the death of its founder and chairman Joachim (Jo) Frigger, who passed away unexpectedly on 19 April 2021. Born 1940 in Germany, Frigger moved to the USA in 1966 working for Deugro and... more