From China to Turkey by truck in just 19 days 
Russian transport operator D-Trans has arrived in Turkey having completed a TIR transport from China using a new route through Russia. The entire TIR transport from Shanghai (China) to Istanbul (Turkey) covered over 13,000 km, taking 19 days in total and encountering no issues... more
Preparing for rise in railfreight traffic
The Teutoburger Wald Eisenbahn (TWE) in Gütersloh (Germany) will upgrade its track system on five sections on its 50 km railfreight route between Versmold and Hövelhof. The German national government and the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia will support the innovation... more
Generation change at TIS
Josef Bielefeld, founder and up to now sole owner of TIS, a provider of telematics solutions, has transferred some of his company shares to his son Fabian Bielefeld. The increase of the number of shareholders ensures that the company, which was founded in 1985, remains in the... more
Sed Supply Chain Solutions moves into Delta 3
Sed Supply Chain Solutions has moved into the multimodal logistics areas Delta 3 in Dourges in northern France. The company will use four units with a total area of 24,000 sqm, with an option for two further units. Sed generates 60% of its turnover with the processing of... more
DAE helps ABC launch new widebody freighters
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's (DAE) leasing division DAE Capital and Moscow-based, Volga Dnepr-owned cargo airline Airbridge Cargo Airlines (ABC) have entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with PDP financing for three factory new B777F aircraft, the first of this type... more
H.Essers acquires Gebroeders Hoefnagels Transport
The Belgian logistics service provider H.Essers has acquired the Dutch company Gebroeders Hoefnagels Transport, with sites in Asten and Weert (the Netherlands). The takeover is subject to approval by the competition authorities. “This acquisition makes us a major player in... more
Rwandair adds more flights to worldwide network
From today, 25 June 2019, Rwandair is offering direct flights to Tel Aviv, the economic centre of Israel, from its Kigali hub (Rwanda). CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo: "Adding Tel Aviv to our network is part of our long term plan to link Rwanda to the rest of the world. Tel Aviv... more
New rail link between southern England and central Scotland
Forth Ports, Eddie Stobart and Direct Rail Services (DRS) will introduce a new weekend service providing the UK’s first-ever rail link between the ports of Tilbury and Grangemouth, Scotland’s main port. The new two-way rail service will commence on Friday 28 June 2019 and... more
Panalpina to elect new board of directors
In connection with the public exchange offer by DSV for all publicly held registered shares of Panalpina published on 13 May 2019, the board of directors will propose, at the extraordinary general meeting scheduled for 16 July 2019, the election of the following persons... more
Siegmann opens office in Paris
Siegmann, a Hamburg (Germany)-based family-owned firm, specialises in transport services to and from France. It has now opened its own office in Paris. In May, the company founded its French subsidiary Siegmann Sarl in order to improve its position in that country’s market.... more