Ceva and Miele renew logistics partnership 
Ceva Logistics has been awarded a new two-year extension to its Italian contract with domestic appliance manufacturer Miele. The new contract extends a partnership between the two companies which commenced in 1989 and covers a wide spectrum of activities including... more
Bremen criticises terminal operators
The Bremische Hafenvertretung (BHV), which represents logistics, port and transport companies from Bremen and Bremerhaven, has expressed its concerns about a possible cooperation between terminal operators Eurokai and BLG Logistics Group in the container business. BHV demands a... more
Air Greenland resumes two-way traffic
Effective this week, Air Greenland resumes two-way traffic on the route linking Kangerlussuaq (SFJ) and Copenhagen (CPH), currently served three times weekly. The airline resumed this route on early last month already, but flights were only bookable as one-way flight from... more
Garbe buys in Kaiserslautern
Garbe Industrial Real Estate wants to further expand its activities in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) and to this end has acquired a 31,000 sqm development area with an unrented property in Kaiserslautern. “The 4,000 sqm building is currently empty and has good rent... more
BVL mourns founding member
Hanspeter Stabenau, founding member and long-standing chairman of the board of Bundesvereinigung Logistik (German logistics association, BVL), passed away on 10 June 2020 in Bremen. He was 85 years old. One of the milestones of his work was the development of the German... more
UAL to start new service
The first sailing of Universal Africa Lines on its new Mediterranean and Black Sea service to West Africa will be performed by the heavy lift carrier M/V “UAL Fortitude”. The vessel is equipped with 2 x 180 t cranes and has a combined lifting capacity of up to 360 t. The... more
First train arrives at Stockholm Norvik Port
The first Green Cargo train arrived at Stockholm Norvik Port on Tuesday (9.6.2020) on the newly built industrial branch line. Ports of Stockholm built the just over 4 km industrial branch line to couple Stockholm Norvik Port to the Swedish railway network; an investment of... more
Locotrans purchases 50 box cars
Locotrans consistently upgrades its freight car fleet by acquiring cutting-edge rolling stock. The Czechian railway operator has therefore ordered about 50 new-generation box cars from UWC. The Russian manufacturer will deliver the vehicles by 1 August 2020. Taking into... more
Fresh hands to lead Cargobull Telematics
Marnix Lannoije, formerly head of electric & electronic system engineering - products at Schmitz Cargobull, has taken on the additional responsibility of managing director of his company's subsidiary Cargobull Telematics. In this role, Belgium-born Lannoije replaces Marco... more
Move One extends contract in Afghanistan
Dubai-based Move One has extended its aircraft handling contract on Bagram, Kandahar and Kabul military airfields through 2025. Describing itself as "the largest foreign-owned freight forwarder in Afghanistan", where it has been operating for 19 years, the company's... more