Air cargo plays essential role against Covid-19 
Since the Covid-19 crisis began, air cargo has been a vital partner in delivering much-needed medicines, medical equipment (including spare parts/repair components), and in keeping global supply chains functioning for the most time-sensitive materials. This has been done through... plus
New head of partner account management
Route optimisation is a big growth market within the logistics industry – not least because of the immense potentials with regard to reducing costs, enhancing process efficiency and cutting CO2 emissions. In response to increasing demand, gts systems and consulting, the... plus
VPI: guarantee rail logistics across Europe
Private wagon keepers operating across Europe have taken all the necessary measures to keep supply chains up and running as far as possible so that they can deliver goods and materials to the economy and the population during the Covid-19 pandemic even if there is a lockdown.... plus
Gebrüder Weiss continues upward trend
Gebrüder Weiss looks back on a successful 2019. With an uptick of 2%, the company generated a preliminary net turnover of EUR 1.7 billion (2018: EUR 1.67 billion) in FY 2019. "It was a good year. Despite difficult economic conditions, we witnessed a positive development... plus
Special authorisation of Baltic Exchange
Baltic Exchange Information Services (Beisl), the Baltic Exchange’s and Singapore Exchange's (SGX) subsidiary, has been authorised by the UK’s financial conduct authority (FCA) as a benchmark administrator under the EU benchmarks regulation. Thus, the Baltic Exchange’s daily... plus
Fewer members on LDz management board
Latvian Railways (LDz) council has decided to reduce the number of members of the company’s management board from four to three and has appointed two new permanent members of the LDz board. The council elected Maris Kleinbergs as chairman of the board. He has been the... plus
Garbe Industrial builds multipurpose hall
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is building a 10,000 sqm production property with storage and handling areas in Buggingen, about 30 km southwest of Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany), for SLG Kunststoff. "The go-ahead has been given for the start of construction, and we plan to... plus
Links kept up by Scandlines
Scandlines continues to operate on schedule on its Puttgarden-Rødby and Rostock-Gedser routes between Germany and Denmark. Although Denmark closed its frontier with Germany on 12 March and Germany followed suit in the other direction on 16 March, freight traffic is set to... plus
"SAB" goes daily
From today, 18 March 2020, the German freight forwarder Senator International is expanding the flight schedule of its own controlled flights between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Germany, and Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) in the USA. The "Senator Atlantic Bridge" (SAB),... plus
Saverio Gamberini is the new chairman of CEN TC 146
Saverio Gamberini, a member of the board of directors of UCIMA (Italian packaging machinery manufacturers’ association) and general manager of MG2, has been designated the new chairman of CEN TC 146, the European technical committee responsible for drawing up European standards... plus