Railways ready to step in 
Railfreight is ready to take over additional transport in Germany and cross-border services for trade and industry during the corona crisis, the network of European railways (NEE) and the association of German transport companies (VDV) say. Road hauliers have repeatedly... more
Flying back to the start of the jet age
Lufthansa Cargo, which reports a turnover of EUR 2.5 billion (-7.4%) and a stable freight performance of 8.9 billion rtk in 2019, has announced it is making every effort to maintain the flight operations of its cargo aircraft in the current crisis. All available freighters... more
Fiata appeals to forwarders and governments
Fiata, the international federation of freight forwarders associations, has voiced its concern as to the impact of the current coronavirus crisis on the movement of goods. It requests to relax a variety of monopolistic positions held by governmental and non-governmental entities... more
Railfreight braves corona crisis
Lokomotion, the train operator for transalpine railfreight services through Austria, reports that it has implemented comprehensive measures to guarantee that international transport links remain open. In close cooperation with the service companies, Lokomotion has agreed... more
Well prepared for pandemoniac 2020
Hapag-Lloyd’s results in 2019 seemed far away, when during a webcast conference CEO Rolf Habben-Janssen explained the Hamburg carrier's outlook on 2020 at this stage: "Although supply chains are under pressure, we expect a decent month in April. An impact of the corona... more
Winsped dangerous goods centre: more data
LIS (Logistische Informationssysteme) has further extended the Winsped module dangerous goods centre (GGC): effective immediately, the application also displays the transport status defined in the “European agreement concerning the international carriage of goods by road” and... more
Savino Del Bene secures Italian air cargo export to New York
Today, 23 March 2020, and for the first time in two years, Savino Del Bene is organising a freighter service from Rome to New York for Italian products. "This is our response to the cargo space shortage towards the United States due to passenger flights cancellations, as... more
NTG appoints new group CEO
The board of directors of NTG Nordic Transport Group (NTG) has appointed Michael Larsen as group CEO effective 1 May 2020. Jesper Petersen and Mikkel Fruergaard will continue as members of the executive board with responsibility for their respective divisions in the NTG group.... more
Monjasa chooses new managing director Europe
The Danish oil and maritime company Monjasa has promoted Mikkel Kannegaard to the position of new managing director for its activities in Europe. A role which has been filled by group COO, Svend Stenberg Mølholt, on an interim basis. Mikkel Kannegaard brings experience from... more
Long semitrailers 10% more efficient
After the sale of 100 units, Schwarzmueller is conducting a first review of the success of the long semitrailer that was introduced to the German market on a trial basis in 2019. The Austrian premium manufacturer produces this type of vehicle primarily for the automotive and... more