Charter services provider encourages early bookings 
During the coronavirus outbreak, Air Partner has seen a large increase in urgent freight requests from companies seeking to transport different commodities between Europe, North America and Asia. Following growing constraints on logistics due to measures imposed to contain... plus
Horst Felbermayr Sr. dies
The Austrian logistics company Felbermayr has announced that senior partner and chairman of the supervisory board Horst Felbermayr Sr. has passed away at the age of 76. After a serious illness, he died peacefully in his sleep. The company said that he contributed his energy... plus
Pandemic forces Renault to suspend production
In order to protect its employees and to contribute to the measures requested by the French government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the French truck manufacturer Renault Trucks has closed its four French production plants in Lyon, Bourg-en-Bresse,... plus
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