Ceva and Miele renew logistics partnership 
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a new two-year extension to its Italian contract with domestic appliance manufacturer Miele. The new contract extends a partnership between the two companies which commenced in 1989 and covers a wide spectrum of activities including... more
Gateway Basel Nord could shift 100,000 trucks
The independent company Rapp Trans has delivered an expert opinion on the presumed impact of the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord on the modal shift in Switzerland and thus on the goal to reduce the number of truck journeys on the Swiss road network. The traffic... more
Bremen criticises terminal operators
The Bremische Hafenvertretung (BHV), which represents logistics, port and transport companies from Bremen and Bremerhaven, has expressed its concerns about a possible cooperation between terminal operators Eurokai and BLG Logistics Group in the container business. BHV demands a... more
Air Greenland resumes two-way traffic
Effective this week, Air Greenland resumes two-way traffic on the route linking Kangerlussuaq (SFJ) and Copenhagen (CPH), currently served three times weekly. The airline resumed this route on early last month already, but flights were only bookable as one-way flight from... more
Garbe buys in Kaiserslautern
Garbe Industrial Real Estate wants to further expand its activities in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) and to this end has acquired a 31,000 sqm development area with an unrented property in Kaiserslautern. “The 4,000 sqm building is currently empty and has good rent... more
UK rail carrier invests in intermodal wagons
GB Railfreight in UK has signed a new multi million contract for the lease of an additional 52 Ecofret2 intermodal wagons from wagon hire company VTG Rail UK. The rail carrier also recently announced the leasing of 32 Ecofret2® triple wagon sets from VTG, which will enter... more
BVL mourns founding member
Hanspeter Stabenau, founding member and long-standing chairman of the board of Bundesvereinigung Logistik (German logistics association, BVL), passed away on 10 June 2020 in Bremen. He was 85 years old. One of the milestones of his work was the development of the German... more
UAL to start new service
The first sailing of Universal Africa Lines on its new Mediterranean and Black Sea service to West Africa will be performed by the heavy lift carrier M/V “UAL Fortitude”. The vessel is equipped with 2 x 180 t cranes and has a combined lifting capacity of up to 360 t. The... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
At the 1904 St. Louis Olympics when it was revealed that New Yorker Fred Lorz had completed the last 18 km of the marathon in his trainer's car, the medal was passed to Thomas Hicks. Hicks turned out to be drugged up to the eyeballs, but he was allowed to keep the medal as there... more
14 modified A330 operated by China Eastern Airlines
On 5 June 2020, China Eastern Airlines (CEA) operated its 22nd "passenger to cargo" flight to Italy, fully loaded with over 20 t of supplies. As of May, CEA performed 4,000 flights involved in humanitarian missions, carrying 23,000 medical personnel and 10,000 t of... more