New users in the Netherlands 
Logistics properties located within the perimeter of the port of Rotterdam remain in strong demand. In April there were no less than three transactions involving such facilities. Two investment companies enlarged their portfolios in the process, and Lidl, in turn, rented new... more
TRT service keeps cargo moving across Asia 
Ceva Logistics has designed an innovative truck-rail-truck (TRT) service to keep freight moving across Asia during the Covid-19 crisis. The China-Vietnam road border crossing point between Pingxiang and Lang Son currently causes backlogs of two to four days. To avoid this,... more
Connecting East and Southern Africa with global markets
Network Airline Management not only carried flowers from Kenya into Europe and the UK for Mother's Day back in March and yesterday, 10 May 2020, but also made additional capacity available to help those who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic. The British... more
New truck service between Turkey and Croatia
Austrian forwarder Cargo Partner has introduced a new direct road groupage service between Istanbul in Turkey and Zagreb in Croatia with five weekly truck departures in both directions. In Turkey, the company’s offices in Istanbul, Mersin, Bursa, Izmir and Gaziantep in... more
Moderate impact on Finnlines Group's Q1/2020
Emanuele Grimaldi, President and CEO of the Finnlines Group has released the group’s results for Q1/ 2020. He stated that the group’s revenue of EUR 130.5 million for January–March 2020 remained close to Q1/2019 with EUR 137.6 million. During the first quarter, Finnlines... more
Yet more solar energy for Gebrüder Weiss
Gebrüder Weiss now relies on sustainable electricity for its operations in Lower Austria as well. On a total area of 16,000 sqm, a new solar plant in the company’s location in Pöchlarn produces around 1,725 megawatt hours (MWh) per year. A large part of the photovoltaic... more
Two new executives back up management team
Markus Schrick and Matthias Wollenberg have joined the management team within the Mosolf Group. As managing directors of the newly founded subsidiary Mosolf Move-Tec, they will oversee the company’s product portfolio in the special vehicle construction and alternative propulsion... more
An LCC with post pandemic cargo plans
As Ukraine is gradually relaxing lockdown conditions from today, 11 May 2020, the country's LCC Skyup Airlines, which began its operations in May 2018, is starting to develop cargo transportation. The carrier has received all the necessary licences and permits, as well as... more
ONE to Oakland
The Japanese container condominium ONE has started operating its new weekly service called the Far East-Pacific 2. The first ship in the service, the ONE Aquila, just called the US ports Long Beach and Oakland International Container Terminal for the first time. Each of the... more
US railroad joins research centre
OmniTRAX is the first railroad to join the Georgia-Pacific’s Point A centre for supply chain innovation in the USA. As a member, OmniTRAX is working with leading companies, start-ups and academic institutions to develop tangible solutions for more productive and efficient global... more