New CEO for UTA 
Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) has appointed Carsten Bettermann as its new CEO. He succeeds Volker Huber, who, after four years at the helm of UTA, will assume new responsibilities within the Edenred group. Bettermann is an experienced managing director who graduated from the... more
New transloader at rail hub in Texas
R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company in the USA was awarded the contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 550,000 ssqm multi-modal logistics park in Hempstead (TX) owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail. The hub is served by class I... more
DHL Express: EUR 131 million for expansion in South Korea
DHL Express has signed a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to implement its largest investment in South Korea to-date - a EUR 131 million expansion plan for its gateway in South Korea. The multi-year investment is expected to encourage... more
A matter of trust in Pakistan
The Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) recently reaffirmed via its subsidiary Pakistan International Container Terminal (PICT) its commitment to improve Pakistan’s port industry. At a recent visit to the Honourable Sindh Governor Imran Ismail... more
Happy birthday, American Airlines Cargo!
Fort Worth (TX)-based American Airlines celebrates the 75th anniversary of its first cargo flight this week. The anniversary marks a significant milestone in the airline’s rich history of connecting the world beyond passenger service since 15 October 1944. The airline has a... more
Mieloo & Alexander hires sales manager for German branch
Mieloo & Alexander Business Integrators is a Dutch IT and consulting company from the logistics sector. The fast growing company founded its own subsidiary in Germany in order to respond to increasing demand in the German market. With immediate effect, Eiko Gramlich will... more
Emons invests EUR 13.5 million in new logistics facility
Emons has made the first cut of the spade for its new freight forwarding hub in Kenzingen (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany). On a 30,000 sqm plot the company is setting up an area of roughly 3,000 sqm for handling general cargo. With 42 gates, the state-of-the-art facility will... more
German railways call for measures to combat climate change
With EUR 5.2 billion, Germany’s railway industry generated a high turnover in H1/2019, which is however 3.7% below the result achieved in H1/2018, the German railway industry association (VDB) said. It added that its members were feeling the effects of international... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Despite its teeming millions, China has only 1,000 regularly used surnames from a total of about 4,000. more
The five biggest winners
The Airports Council International (ACI) confirmed the provisional freight figures for 2018 recently (see page 20 of our Aviation Special in ITJ 21-22 / 2019). The growth registered by five major airports is revealing. more