HFW announces promotions 
The UK-based law firm HFW has strengthened its market-leading shipping practice with the promotion of new partners and new legal directors, effective 1 April 2020. The new partners are: Claire Womersley (shipping, London), Paul Woodley (aerospace, London), Sheshe Evans... more
Imperial opens next multi-user warehouse
Imperial has opened its latest multi-user warehouse, located in Werne, Germany. The new facility provides an under-cover storage area of 22,000 sqm with racking for over 21,000 pallets and 11,000 parts bins already installed, and over 8,500 sqm of floor storage space. In... more
Swiss railfreight company remains in the black
SBB Cargo achieved a result of CHF 3.0 million in 2019, and - thanks to exceptional singular effects – remains in the black. SBB Cargo International posted a result of CHF 5.5 million, lower than expected, which was particularly due to weaker demand in the steel and chemical... more
DB Cargo launches new digital platform
DB Cargo has launched link2rail, a new central digital platform. Effective immediately, the portal offers services such as order processes, empty wagons management, track & trace and invoice data. "link2rail is the key to eco-friendy railfreight services, it... more
Tiaca to use Clive's market analyses
Tiaca will deliver the very latest market and route analyses to its members after signing an intelligence sharing agreement with Clive Data Services, creators of the new "dynamic load factor" analyses. A MoU supports the common interests of both partners to deliver... more
Special transport to Southern Italy
The activities of the industry - including project logistics - continue in Italy. The shipping company Grimaldi Group has been entrusted with the transportation from Spain to Italy of new wagons that will enhance the Naples metro fleet. The first six units recently arrived... more
IRU forecasts alarming jump in driver shortage in Europe
The commercial freight driver shortage on the European continent will rise from 23% in 2019 to 36% in 2020. Poland and Romania are two of the most heavily impacted European countries, according to the latest report of the International Road Union (IRU). In Poland, driver... more
New guide for maritime cyber security
The non-profit group Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a neutral body established to further digitalisation of container shipping through technology standards, recently published the DCSA cyber security implementation guide to facilitate vessel readiness for the IMO... more
Innovative rail ferry for Lake Victoria
Students in the shipbuilding and marine technology master programme at the Bremen University of Applied Sciences have won the design competition of the worldwide ferry safety association (WFSA) with a prize money of USD 5,000. With its innovative plan of a safe and... more
Kevin Ducksbury to lead the Air Charter Association
Kevin Ducksbury of Emerge Aviation has been chosen as the new chairman of the Air Charter Association, succeeding Nick Weston of Weston Aviation. Ducksbury is the first appointed chairman since the association’s rebrand in 2019 and will formally take on the role from The Air... more