IRU announces advocacy leadership changes 
IRU has announced the appointment of Raluca Marian, currently senior advisor on passenger transport in its Brussels office, to the position of general delegate of the IRU permanent delegation to the EU. Matthias Maedge, the current EU general delegate, will take up the... more
Hupac introduces “train radar”
After several months of successful testing, the Swiss network operator Hupac has now introduced the “train radar” software. The tool enables full supply chain visibility to all parties involved in a train journey. "Train Radar" registers all trains running on the... more
One rola train per hour on the Brenner axis
Austria‘s extended sectorial traffic ban came into effect at the beginning of 2020, introducing further restrictions for truck traffic in the Austrian state of Tyrol. The transit trucks affected by the ban can now cross the Brenner Pass only by train. The Austrian railways... more
Finnair grows cargo business by almost 10%
Finnair experienced strong demand in 2019: cargo performance in early December was still overshadowed by the Finnish postal and support strikes in late November, but available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres increased by 10.9% yoy and revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres... more
New hands at the helm of DAL/JTE
Ken Bloch Sørensen joins the DAL/JTE board as new head of liner services. Hartmut Luehr, MD of Deutsche Afrika-Linien, will retire in the middle of 2020, for a transitional period Luehr will support Sørensen. He started his professional career in 1980 as a trainee at Maersk.... more
New trailer to transport crane weights and crane parts
Heavy-lift and transport specialist Mammoet recently received a five-axle MAX410 ballast trailer for its branch in Belgium. The company offers intelligent solutions for lifting, transport, assembly and dismantling work on large and heavy structures. Mammoet's services focus on... more
Fewer journeys and more efficiency
Transport operators Alexander and Toni Hotz from Offenbach, Germany, recently took delivery of their second long truck. The freight forwarder Toni Hotz Transporte has been deploying one long truck of the Giga Liner series over the last few years and has been positively impressed... more
COA elects new chairman and vice-chairman
The board of directors of the container owners association (COA) has elected Uffe Ernst-Fredriksen, head of cargo management, AP Moller-Maersk, to the position of COA chairman. Ernst-Frederiksen takes over from Brian Darnowski, senior vice-president – operations, Triton... more
Finnair Cargo appoints new sales director Asia
Finnair Cargo has appointed Pasi Nopanen as its sales director Asia. He will take up his position from 9 March 2020 and be located in Shanghai. Nopanen has extensive experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for airlines and freight forwarding companies during his... more
Tapa certificate for trans-o-flex
For its location in Hürth near Cologne (Germany), the express delivery company trans-o-flex has received the certificate of the transported asset protection association (Tapa). Trans-o-flex was audited in accordance with the Tapa FSR-C standard and received the certificate at... more