Un fonds comme facteur clé 
L’initiative des trois mers lancée en 2016 s’est établie comme association faîtière sous l’égide de laquelle ont été placés 24 grands projets d’infrastructures logistiques dans des pays d’Europe centrale et d’Europe orientale. La Bulgarie, qui en assure la présidence en 2021,... plus
Iata certifies Çelebi's Budapest pharma ops 
Çelebi Ground Handling Hungary has completed all the evaluations and audits and received Iata CEIV Pharma certification for cargo/warehouse operations at Budapest airport. Its Turkish parent company Çelebi Aviation said: "From the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic Çelebi... plus
Just ten days from China to Germany
Cutting the journey from 17 to between 10 and 12 days: DHL and Xi'an International Inland Port Investment & Development Group have launched the fastest rail service yet and shortened total transit time by travelling through the Mamonovo-Braniewo railway border between Russia... plus
AFI KLM E&M: three more ASL freighters
Airline-MRO Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) and Belgian airline operator ASL Airlines Belgium have signed an agreement to extend their component support contract covering a fleet of five B747-400F and 747-400ERF. AFI KLM E&M will... plus
Record result in pandemic year
Hamburg’s universal port is a major hub for Austria’s global import and export trade. With an increase of 2% and a tonnage of 4.45 million t, the port of Hamburg posted a record result in goods traffic to and from Austria in 2020. Hence, the year of the pandemic was the most... plus
Offen to hand over to Hamburg Süd veteran
Arnt Vespermann, who served at Hamburg Süd between 1999 and 2021 and who has been at the helm of the shipping company as chief executive officer since 2017, will succeed Claus-Peter Offen on 1 January 2022. The head of the Hamburg-based Offen Group, which evolved from the... plus
Bridgeheads in Asia soon operative
The Danish Leman Group, founded 120 years ago, has changed its China policy, banking on own offices instead of representatives. Until now, the company has been running transportation solutions to and from Asia via an agent network. Five new locations will be operative from... plus
Zim's Pacific service up and running
Haifa-based carrier Zim is launching a New Zealand to Australia service that connects with links to and from China and offers a 15-day transit from Shanghai to Auckland and a 16-day service from Yantian to Auckland. The ports of call are as follows: Melbourne – Sydney –... plus
Wessing co-leads VTG Tanktainer business
Klaus Wessing joined the management team at VTG’s Tanktainer business unit effective 1 April 2021. He reports to Oksana Janssen, COO Eurasia & Far East. Wessing, a forwarding agent by trade, will oversee VTG Tanktainer’s tank container leasing, transport and logistics... plus
Heavy haul locomotives for industrial sites
Russia-based Sinara produces shunting and clean-up diesel locomotives for raw material producer Cemix. The TEM9 locomotives will be involved all along the production chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the shipment of finished products at two industrial sites of the... plus