Tandem to lead DVF 
At its recent meeting, the presiding board of the Deutsches Verkehrsforum (German transport forum, DVF) chose a tandem to lead the association in future. Deputy managing director Florian Eck was promoted to the position of managing director on an equal level with the current CEO... more
New safety devices at the LSCT in La Spezia
Three new emergency medical devices have recently been installed at the La Spezia container terminal. The LSCT equipped the workplace with three defibrillators, strategically positioned in three different areas of the terminal. Present at the inauguration the La Spezia... more
Malawi to upgrade 346 km of its transport network
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union are investing a total of EUR 139 million into refurbishing the principal road M1 across landlocked Malawi. Once carried out, the road works are expected to reduce transport costs, cut travel time, facilitate exports and will... more
Healthy ambitions 
A very important new chapter in shipping is set to be opened in the next few weeks, with IMO 2020 entering into force. The experts who gathered for the latest Euromed Congress agreed that shipowners should bank on various measures to reduce emissions. more
VTG to add transparency to its fleet
From spring 2020, Nexxiot will equip VTG's entire tank container fleet with IoT sensors. The Swiss company, which develops digital supply chain management solutions, recently signed a contract to this effect with VTG Rail Europe, a German-based provider of logistics services for... more
Goldhofer is "global market leader champion 2020“
Scientists of the University of St. Gall (Switzerland) and the Akademie Deutscher Weltmarktführer (academy of German global market leaders) in Schwäbisch Hall (Germany) have once again confirmed Goldhofer’s position as a major global player in the heavy-duty and special... more
French prime minister inaugurates Ceva Logistics’ new HQ
Ceva Logistics’ new global headquarters in Marseille was officially opened by the French prime minister, Edouard Philippe, and the president of the French tegion “sud”, Renaud Muselier. They were accompanied by Ceva's CEO, Nicolas Sartini, and Rodolphe Saadé, chairman and CEO,... more
Silver medal for CSR efforts
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been awarded the CSR “silver” status by Ecovadis, an international rating platform that meanwhile analyses up to 50,000 companies with regard to their corporate social responsibility (CSR). ÖBB RCG made a particularly good impression with... more
Volumes down for 11th month in a row
The air traffic report for September & Q3 2019 released by the European airport trade body ACI Europe shows that freight traffic kept declining for the 11th consecutive month at -2.8% (-3% for Q3). The downturn is concentrated on the EU market (-4.4% in both September and... more