New managers for rail business 
Liudmyla Tarasenko and Georg Schiefer will now manage the international rail business of Hödlmayr Rail Logistics, a vehicle logistics company. They replace Andreas Sundl, who moved to Hödlmayr's management board in the middle of this year. Tarasenko has been with the Hödlmayr... plus
Four ISO accreditations with flying colours
Palletised distribution specialist Palletline in UK has once again been reaccredited for four ISO standards for the fourth year running. After being assessed by the British Assessment Bureau, they were certified for the ISO 9001, 140001, 45001 and 50001. Each are standards... plus
Maersk's affiliate turns 150
Precisely on this day 150 years ago, the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft – better known as Hamburg Süd – was founded in Hamburg by German and English business men, as the successor of the 1869-founded Hamburg-Brasilianischen Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft.... plus
Aercap acquires GE Capital Aviation Services
As announced in our March issue, Aercap Holdings (“Aercap”) (NYSE: AER), a global specialist in aircraft leasing, has completed its acquisition of the GE Capital Aviation Services business (“Gecas”) from General Electric (NYSE: GE). The acquisition positions Aercap as the... plus
Weekly container train between Milan and Moscow
In cooperation with its Russian logistics partner, the Novik Group, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is offering a new intermodal connection between Milan in Italy and Chernyakhovsk/Kaliningrad and Moscow in Russia. Initially, the shuttle will run once a week. Transit time is ten to... plus
Port of Rotterdam elects new representative
After a career of 17 years as Port of Rotterdam representative in Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe, Franz Zauner will hand over the baton to Howard Lamb on 1 January 2022. Lamb has more than 35 years of international logistics experience. Prior to joining... plus
Platform for pharma logistics providers
Boehringer Ingelheim is one of the first pharmaceutical companies to have outsourced its operational tender management to a cloud-based platform since mid-2020. Transporeon, founded in 2000, today links more than 1,300 globally active shippers and around 120,000 freight... plus
More South Baltic Transport Loops
In Copenhagen, the players of the transnational project "South Baltic Transport Loops" (SBTL), supported by the European Union and initially developed by Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC), decided on a number of new sea connections. The main partners in the project are... plus
ATC Aviation assists ITA Airways' cargo business
ATC Aviation Services started its partnership with ITA Airways on 15 October. The globally active GSSA will be responsible for the cargo sales promotion and marketing activities of Italy's new national carrier in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Peru, South Africa,... plus
Three new vehicles in one go
In Switzerland, Kottwil-based transport company has invested in three new Man-TGS vehicles. They all have a D15 engine with 360 HP. Their guaranteed weight is 21,000 kg and the wheelbase is 5,100 mm. The trucks are equipped with the manufacturer's transmission software and... plus