IDS adds 50th warehouse to its network 
IDS’s general cargo network is growing. At the beginning of April, Geis Lichtenfels was the 50th warehouse to join. Since the beginning of 2018, IDS has added six new locations to its map of storage facilities. “With the significant increase of storage space and major... plus
Coal shipment volumes surging in Russia
Russian Railway has reported that the volume of goods moving on its network to seaports in Q1/2019 was 5% higher than in the same period in 2018. The Q1/2019 tonnage exceeded 80.6 million t, due to an 11.7% increase in coal shipments, a 6.5% increase in oil, a 23.1% increase in... plus
Oscar Thwin joins Air Partner as vice president of freight
Air Partner has appointed Oscar Thwin as Asia Pacific vice president of freight. He will join the group’s recently opened office in Singapore as it looks to expand its offering in the Asia Pacific region. He will report directly to Mike Hill, director group freight. Thwin... plus
Fewer trains hauling more timber
The Swedish forest company Holmen has taken a new step in its sustainable strategy. Holmen is located in northern Sweden, but much of its industrial production takes place in the south. To ensure supplies of timber, the company has decided to haul its wood on Green Cargo trains... plus
Globalports continues its comeback
During 2018, Globalports continued to focus on the recovery of the Russian container market. The group’s marine container throughput increased by 12.2% year-on-year in 2018, slightly outperforming the market growth of 10.0%. The group also reported strong growth in bulk... plus
Finnair Cargo continues to grow
Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 18.4% year-on-year in March 2019. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres rose by 19.6%, predominantly driven by the strong positive cargo market development in Japan and the Nordic countries. Year-to-date,... plus
Rhenus Contract Logistics installs Swisslog's autostore
Rhenus Contract Logistics has implemented an automated storage and order picking system provided by Swisslog. Autostore has been installed in a new 60,000 sqm distribution centre in Tilburg (The Netherlands). The autostore system covers a surface area of 1000 sqm and is... plus
Rolf Goeder appointed CIO in German/Swiss cluster
Effective 1 April 2019, Rolf Goeder has taken over the position of CIO at Schenker Deutschland in the German/Swiss cluster. Goeder replaces Andreas Maier, who until now was CIO in the German/Swiss cluster in addition to his role as CIO of the Europe region. Maier will focus on... plus
Door-to-door from Luxembourg to China by train
A new Luxembourg – China intermodal train service has just been launched. The first train has already left the Bettembourg-Dudelange intermodal terminal and is expected to arrive at the Chengdu Qingbaijiang international railway port on 19 April. The train is operated by the... plus
Duisport holds its course in difficult conditions
Despite a cooling economic climate, the duisport group reported a turnover of EUR 278.6 million in FY 2018, up 11.6% or EUR 28.9 million compared to the EUR 249.7 million generated in 2017. The operative result (ebitda) grew by 4.9% (from EUR 40.5 to EUR 42.5 million). Total... plus