Green light for Panattoni Park Frankfurt Süd 
The project developer Panattoni Europe will build the Logistics Park Frankfurt Süd (Germany) as an offer to prospective lessees. On a total rentable area of about 20,500 sqm the company will erect about 18,500 sqm of logistics space, around 770 sqm of office premises and... plus
Fourteen new trucks to operate across the UK
Keltbray Group has taken delivery of fourteen new Volvo FMX rigids. Three Volvo FH tractor units and one FH16 four-axle heavy haulage tractor unit will soon follow this group. The entire FMX fleet is l powered by Volvo D11K engines with a maximum power output of 410hp.... plus
Christian Salcher manages cargo-partner's office in Tyrol
Christian Salcher has assumed his new responsibilities as area manager West Austria at cargo-partner. Since his father also worked in the freight forwarding business, Salcher learnt the basics of the trade at first hand. Before joining cargo-partner, the freight forwarding... plus
Learning how to avoid truck congestion at Heathrow
CCS-UK User Group – the not-for-profit body which represents users of the UK’s air cargo community data system – is hosting a series of seminars to showcase its solution for streamlining collections and deliveries of airfreight at Heathrow’s cargo terminal. The first seminars... plus
New superhub in Eindhoven
UPS has officially opened a new automated package sorting and delivery facility in Eindhoven (the Netherlands), which facilitates cross-border trade while enhancing package delivery services for small and large businesses. The 27,000 sqm superhub – approximately five... plus
Starting to service B737NG in Siberia
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), provider of MRO services for foreign-made aircraft in Russia, has received the approval of the Bermuda civil aviation authority for B737NG maintenance at Krasnoyarsk airport (KJA, Russia). Due to this expansion, VDTM engineering personnel... plus
Streetscooter management gains new COO
On 1 July, Markus Doerr will assume the newly created position of COO at Streetscooter, a Deutsche Post subsidiary and manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles. As a new member of the senior management team, he will be responsible for production, procurement and quality at... plus
From China to Turkey by truck in just 19 days
Russian transport operator D-Trans has arrived in Turkey having completed a TIR transport from China using a new route through Russia. The entire TIR transport from Shanghai (China) to Istanbul (Turkey) covered over 13,000 km, taking 19 days in total and encountering no issues... plus
Preparing for rise in railfreight traffic
The Teutoburger Wald Eisenbahn (TWE) in Gütersloh (Germany) will upgrade its track system on five sections on its 50 km railfreight route between Versmold and Hövelhof. The German national government and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia will support the innovation... plus
Generation change at TIS
Josef Bielefeld, founder and up to now sole owner of TIS, a provider of telematics solutions, has transferred some of his company shares to his son Fabian Bielefeld. The increase of the number of shareholders ensures that the company, which was founded in 1985, remains in the... plus