JLL hires Erik van der Vliet 
Erik van der Vliet is joining JLL as senior director business development industrial leasing, where he will focus primarily on urban city logistics. The supply chain expert comes from JDE - Jacobs Douwe Egberts, where he worked as supply chain director for the German,... more
Growing demand for services to Scandinavia
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is further expanding its Transfer network northwards: from now on, the company will operate three weekly roundtrips for wagonload traffic between Linz (Austria), Scandinavia and Wels (Austria). Since the beginning of the year, RCG has been shipping... more
Fiege working on its Asian footprint
Fiege Group has acquired 100 % of the shares of World Fashion Logistics (WFL) and incorporated it into the group’s contract logistics business in Asia. WFL provides logistics services for e-commerce, retail, fashion and luxury brands in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia... more
New healthcare facilities in Central Europe
UPS Healthcare has inaugurated a new 13,000 sqm warehouse for its hub near Budapest, Hungary. Offering a variety of cool chain environments to transport temperature-sensitive medicines and biologics, the USA-based CEP player has 37,000 sqm of dedicated healthcare space in the... more
Timocom: 25 years freight exchange
"It all started when I was looking for a pan-European procurement platform for transport orders in order to reduce the empty runs of my freight forwarding company. But I didn't find one that met my requirements," says Jens Thiermann (right). Together with business... more
Abu Dhabi to enhance freight transport safety
The state-owned Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) in Abu Dhabi has begun implementing the new provisions of the freight transport regulation in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. All all services related to land-based freight transport activities will now be available online on the... more
335 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine
With its ability to carry vaccines, medicine and medical products in compliance with all their specific temperature requirements, Turkish Cargo shipped 335 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to 61 countries in 2021. By transporting pharmaceutical products such as vaccines to... more
MSC readjusts its Eagle service
MSC has now implemented a change to its timetable. As announced in October last year, the Swiss carrier is readjusting its Eagle service. The Transpacific loop between China, South Korea, Japan, USA and Canada has been omitting the Seattle call due to increased dwell times... more
DHL to adjust surcharges from 10 April 2022
In order to maintain a high-quality delivery service for its customers, DHL Express introduced a temporary emergency situation surcharge (ESS) in 2020. As market conditions evolve, the ESS will be adjusted from 10 April 2022. This adjustment will only affect certain points... more
Alexandre Demidoff joins Astre
The Astre Group has appointed Alexandre Demidoff as deputy general manager in charge of operations, network, business development and CSR. Demidoff brings 20 years of experience in transport operations and has spent his career in large freight forwarding companies in Europe.... more