Welcome for assistant minister for freight transport 
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has congratulated Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his decision to incorporate freight transport as a specific responsibility in his revamped ministerial line-up. “The PM is sending an important message to our industry and to the wider... more
Extension in Carinthia completed
Gebrüder Weiss has successfully completed a fourth extension scheme, costing around EUR 5 million, at its location in Maria Saal, near Klagenfurt (Austria). Work on the project began in June 2018. Two additional logistics halls covering 2,300 sqm, 750 sqm of new office space... more
Decline continues at Asian cargo airports
The preliminary traffic figures for April released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed further contracting air cargo volumes, following disruptions to global supply chains amid heightened trade tensions, particularly between the USA and China. Air cargo... more
Danish carrier reducing Med network
Maersk Line recently reviewed its current network and as a result reduced the number of Mediterranean ports that it calls at directly with mother vessels that are deployed on Far East-Europe service. Maersk Line has decided not to offer Malta a direct call from the Far... more
Flash expanding in Turkey
Flash Europe, an on-demand transport service provider, is launching an own franchise system. The move opens up franchise opportunities at both national and regional levels. Hakan Ertemel is the first franchise partner to start in Turkey. The Istanbul-based logistics expert... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The world’s largest paper airplane was almost 14 m long and weighed 363 kg. In 2012, it flew for eight seconds over the Arizona desert before crashing and becoming a write-off. more
Stadler changing executive board
The Stadler Group has announced a change to its executive board. Markus Sauerbruch, head of the group’s Swiss division and CEO of the Altenrhein plant, will hand over the Altenrhein plant to Markus Bernsteiner, currently head of the components division. The Swiss division will... more
New rail links between Rotterdam and Southern Germany
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim), a Hamburg-based service provider for international intermodal container transport by road and rail, is adding new rail links to its portfolio. From 1 July 2019, the company will offer three weekly direct connections between the port of Rotterdam... more
Lufthansa Cargo shrinks schedules
Given the weakening global air cargo demand, Lufthansa Cargo is adjusting its schedule to reduce its overall offering for Q2 and Q3/2019. This will allow the company to ensure profitable load factors and continued deployment of its aircraft at optimum levels into the... more
Klog represents Geodis
Thanks to its close collaboration with the French logistician Klog can deliver goods to other European countries even faster now. It focuses is on various categories, including the Portuguese export hit cork. more