Fresh hands for Belgium and UK 
Swissport has appointed two new heads for positions in UK and Belgium. Liam McElroy, previously interim COO of the airport ground services unit in UK and Irland, has been promoted to head up Swissport Western Europe with immediate effect. In this new role, he will steer... plus
Kornwestheim added to rail network
European Gateway Services (EGS) has added Kornwestheim in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg to its network. The train connection is an extension of the synchromodal services to and from this region. In southern Germany, EGS also offers connections with Nuremberg and... plus
Head of logistics for Swiss Post
Swiss Post's board of directors has appointed Johannes Cramer as head of the new logistics services business unit. He will thus also join the executive management in January 2021. Cramer is currently COO at the online retailer Digitec Galaxus, where he has gained a profound... plus
Transpetrol renamed VTG Rail Logistics Polska
Effective immediately, VTG in Poland offers rail logistics services under the name of VTG Rail Logistics Polska, formerly Transpetrol. With this name change, VTG creates a uniform market presence under one brand across Europe. VTG took over a majority stake in the rail... plus
Gothenburg terminal soon operational
In Sweden, a new transhipment terminal, located between the Port of Gothenburg container and ro-ro terminals, is gradually emerging. The terminal is designed to handle forest products which will arrive by rail from Swedish mills and then transfer the products to containers... plus
Relief flight from Switzerland to Venezuela
An aircraft chartered by Switzerland carrying mainly medical supplies has recently reached Caracas. Nine partner organisations brought the materials to Zurich airport where they were unloaded and transported to Venezuela by the humanitarian aid department of the Swiss Agency for... plus
Change in Cargologic’s executive board
Martin Theiler will take over as executive board member for sales and marketing at Rhenus' subsidiary Cargologic, while Markus Schürmann is retiring from the board. He will however assume other responsibilities in Cargologic and Rhenus Alpina. Theiler has been part of the... plus
P&O Ferrymasters and Scan Global Logistics join forces
P&O Ferrymasters is partnering with Scan Global Logistics to improve the daily service between the Benelux region and Sweden as it further strengthens its pan-European logistics network. P&O Ferrymasters and Scan Global Logistics will offer daily truck departures for... plus
More and more CNG and LNG trucks in Europe
Trucks powered by CNG (compressed natural gas) or LNG (liquefied natural gas) emit up to 15% less CO2 than Euro 6 diesel trucks. With biogas, they are almost climate-neutral. Overall, 14,191 CNG trucks were deployed in the EU and the EFTA states of Iceland, Norway and... plus
New cranes at Regensburg
The intermodal operator Bayernhafen, Germany, is enhancing its equipment. As the largest freight transport and cargo handling hub in all of Bavaria, Regensburg is the chosen location of the company that has five more inland port locations: Aschaffenburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth... plus