A felicitous anniversary for Niedersachsen Ports 
15 years ago, Niedersachsen Ports assumed the responsibilities of the ports and shipping administration in the German state of Lower Saxony. Since then, it has invested almost EUR 1 billion into the expansion and maintenance of the ports. New harbour areas, such as the... more
From America(n) with love
From 29 January through 13 February, demand for Valentine’s Day flowers marks one of the busiest seasons for American Airlines Cargo. On average, the airline ships up to 500 t of flowers during this time each year. And the floral love keeps on growing, especially in Amsterdam.... more
Ciblex joins Eurodis
Eurodis has integrated Ciblex as a member for France to strengthen its international transport network for parcels and pallets in 36 European countries. In Belgium, the national Ciblex organisation already became a Eurodis member in 2015. In France, Ciblex holds the third... more
Stream Marine Training strengthens its team
Stream Marine Training (SMT) has started off the New Year with hiring three new members of staff. Martyn Thomas joins as chief of staff, Alex Ponomarev as sales director for the technical training division and Darren Payne as COO. Thomas joins SMT from the position of global... more
More innovation incentives required
At the "Forum Schienengüterverkehr" in Germany, the Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (association for supply chain management, procurement and logistics, BME) and the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (association of German transport... more
Peel Ports to sell shares?
A sale of shares of the Peel Ports Group seems to be imminent. According to the British press, the current shareholders, the property mogul John Whittaker and DWS as Deutsche Bank's investment branch, have agreed to sell 25% of the total shares to Australian Super. The... more
Young Forwarders Network expands to Northern Ireland
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has added another regional group to the Young Forwarder Network that it launched less than one year ago. The Northern Ireland regional group was launched at a well-attended meeting, which took place at the Belfast harbour... more
Wabtec moves to Bochum
Panattoni and Wabtec recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant and office facility in Bochum-Laer (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Wabtec is a global player in providing equipment, systems, digital solutions and value added services for freight... more
Euroaméricas enhances its transatlantic services
Euroaméricas, a joint venture between the Dutch shipping company Onego Shipping and Bergé, has reinforced its maritime cargo service between Bilbao (Spain) and the United States with another vessel. The enhancement will be carried out by the Onego Mississippi, a general... more
Etihad Cargo digitally reaches out for Europe
Etihad Cargo has inked a new partnership for Digital Air Cargo with the air cargo rates and eBooking platform "WebCargo by Freightos". This partnership extends Etihad Cargo's digital reach to more than 1,700 logistics providers and forwarder customers globally, with... more