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Mathias Temmeyer moves to cargo support 
Mathias Temmeyer has been appointed managing director sales of cargo support, a software and systems developer. Temmeyer trained as a forwarding manager and graduated from the Deutsche Aussenhandels- und Verkehrsakademie (German academy for foreign trade and transport). He... more
Elemica takes over Eyefreight
Elemica has announced the acquisition of Eyefreight. By taking over the provider of multimodal SaaS transport management systems (TMS), the cloud-based digital supply network increases its range of capabilities: the combination of the two companies enables Elemica’s customers to... more
DNV LNG platform starts in April
In order to have a share in the LNG ship-fuel market, DNV GL has launched a new online bunkering platform to integrate the activities of operators from order to delivery. The so-called Fuel Boss platform offers ship owners, operators and suppliers a single common platform for... more
New batch of flat cars for transporting timber
UWC, Russia’s largest manufacturer of freight cars, has signed a contract with Arkhbum, a major operator on the railway services market to deliver 25 flat cars on bogies with a 25 t axle load. The vehicles are designed for the transportation of timber and have an increased... more
Developing on the rails
Can the advantages offered by road haulage be outweighed by intermodal services? More than that, according to Tufan Khalaji, the director for intermodal services with Nunner Logistics, which links up China and Central Asia, amongst others. Tufan Khalaji earned his spurs with... more
100 new wagons to support DCRail's growth in UK
Rail wagon hire company VTG Rail UK has agreed to supply DCRail with 100 new box wagons for transporting construction materials. The rail freight operator is already using the first batch of wagons to convey recycled aggregates. The wagons allow more material to be carried... more
Duisport's 2019 results predominantly stable
Under provisional estimates, container throughput at the port of Duisburg (duisport) amounted to roughly 4.0 million teu in 2019, reaching virtually the same level as in 2018 (4.1 million teu). With a share of around 60%, container throughput is the most important segment. Total... more
Chinese and American ports under pressure
According to the latest flash estimate, the container throughput index released by the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) showed yet another significant decrease in December 2019. At 134.1 it is meanwhile... more
Kuehne + Nagel remains committed to Bremen
130 years after the foundation of the company in Bremen (Germany), Kuehne + Nagel is moving into new headquarters. The August Kühne house is located at the entry to Bremen’s city centre and will serve as the head office of Kuehne + Nagel Germany.Klaus-Michael Kühne, honorary... more