Bulgaria and Romania order Smartron locomotives 
Railfreight forwarder E-P Rail has placed an order for four Smartron locomotives for Romania, and the carrier PIMK Rail in Bulgaria has ordered a total of three. Authorisation for introducing the first Smartron to the Bulgarian market has already been received. Siemens have... plus
Martin Ollmann joins management board of TGP Group
Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), an international project logistics specialist headquartered in England (UK), has appointed Martin Ollmann as an additional managing director for its German entities Trans Global Projects and Natco. Ollmann joins Christian Hager in managing... plus
Antwerp Lineas hub to receive new equipment
In Antwerp North (Belgium), the intermodal rail connected terminal ‘Main Hub’ is looking forward to receiving new equipment. Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded the contract to supply the European rail operator Lineas Intermodal with two Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers.... plus
Fiege opens mega centre in Greven
The interaction of online and stationary trading plays a decisive role in ensuring a company’s success in the global market. The logistics services provider Fiege specialises in linking up all trade outlets. Fiege offers omnichannel solutions from 30 mega hubs in Europe. The... plus
Two new executives for Hellmann
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has hired Volker Sauerborn as new COO contract logistics, effective 1 November 2019. Sauerborn will replace Robert Bommers, who left the company by mutual agreement in June this year. In addition, Sven Eisfeld will assume the newly created... plus
UIC has a new director of the rail system department
UIC, the worldwide railway organisation, has welcomed a new director to its technical “rail system” department. Christian Chavanel succeeds Marc Antoni, who was recognised for his wide range of expertise and who led this department for five years. Chavanel is a railway... plus
A train will soon connect Klaipeda and Odessa directly
LG CARGO recently opened a new regular container shipment route from Klaipeda (Lithuania) to Kiev (Ukraine), together with its partners Ukrainian Railways and Intermodal Container Service. In the past, the carriage of containers by rail from Klaipeda to Kiev lasted 5-7 days, and... plus
Egyptair Cargo selects ECS Group member as exclusive GSA
ECS Group’s subsidiary GAC TR (Globe Air Cargo Turkey) has signed an exclusivity contract with Egyptair Cargo to begin optimising the marketing of its cargo offering. Since 2016, GAC TR had already been one of the airline’s preferred sales agents. GAC TR managing director... plus
RoRo milestone in Cuxport
The port services provider Cuxport recently handled the two millionth automobile for the BMW Group at the RoRo berth no 2 in Cuxhaven. The vehicle, which had arrived by rail, was loaded on to the “Jutlandia Seaways” vessel belonging to the DFDS shipping company. Politicians,... plus
Eric Malitzke moves to DPD Germany
Erich Malitzke is to reinforce the management team at DPD Germany. After an induction phase of several months he will take over the reins at the company as CEO of DPD Germany at the beginning of 2020. The long-standing CEO Boris Winkelmann, who has been heading DPD since... plus