Improved road access to the port of Felixstowe
The British international freight association (BIFA) has given a cautious welcome to the news that the UK government has confirmed a commitment by the previous administration to invest some GBP 25 billion in England’s road transport infrastructure. BIFA director general... more
Direct train link between Zeebrugge and Duisburg
A new regular freight train has been launched between the Cosco-Shipping-Ports Zeebrugge Terminal (CSP) in Belgium and the port of Duisburg in Germany. Duisport agency (dpa), a subsidiary of duisport, is in charge of operating the link. Now that the new hinterland connection... more
European Food Network gains strength in Scandinavia
Dachser has gained Bring Frigo as a long-term partner. The Swedish food logistics company joins the European Food Network, with the company offering even closer connections to Sweden, Norway and Finland. Bring Frigo is a major provider of temperature-controlled transports in... more
New heads for HES International
HES International has announced that its supervisory board has appointed Daan Vos as CEO and chairman of the executive board, effective 1 October. Vos has outstanding experience including more than 20 years in the terminals sector, and joins from the Oiltanking Group where he... more
Traxens joins forces with ITP/ITPL
Traxens, experts in providing high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, has formed a partnership with logistics and transport services specialists ITP (Inter Transit Pharma) and ITPL (Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques) for precision tracking of... more
Special air freight sets off from Ukraine
Established in 2002 and aiming to become one of the Ukraine’s most respected freight forwarding companies specialising in air, ocean and truck services, Kiy Avia Cargo shows its know-how in the handling of special cargo. Operations manager Yuliya Yarmulska: "We... more
Company-owned semitrailer delivers fuel
Scharf Transport has become a shareholder of the German network of filling stations of VTM fair, in which transport and logistics companies can jointly purchase fuel at good rates. Scharf Transport is now building its own filling station on the site of the depot in Kassel... more
Bombardier: Brigitte Zypries joins supervisory board
As a new member of the supervisory board at Bombardier Transportation and Bombardier Transportation (railway technology) Holding Germany, Brigitte Zypries has taken part in her first joint meeting of the supervisory boards of the two companies. From January 2017 until March... more
New month, new challenge
Students, start-ups and people working in the French capital’s air freight sector should find it worth their while to participate in a competition organised by the airport Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG). As from today, 1 October 2019, and until 20 October, Europe’s second most... more
Barcelona: port’s rail control centre goes ahead
Ardanuy Ingeniería will coordinate the implementation of the railway control centre for the port of Barcelona (Spain). A framework contract to this effect was signed recently. The Spanish consulting company will participate in all phases of the work and be involved in the... more