UK’s newest inland port excels in its first year 
iPort Rail, the UK's newest inland port to become operational during the last ten years, is celebrating its first anniversary these days, one year after being formally opened. Since its launch, the 120,000 sqm rail terminal has seen considerable growth, with GB Railfreight's... more
Jumbo Transport adds third hub in Denmark
Jumbo Transport’s long-term goal has always been to become a self-sufficient logistics provider, where ever possible. One of the main areas of focus in this regard has been the domestic distribution network, where Jumbo Transport has over several years built up a significant... more
ACS builds on growing Spanish market
London (UK)-headquartered aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Spanish operation to new and larger premises in Madrid, double the size of the previous office, following a strong year in 2018. James Fitzgerald, managing director of the office,... more
Logistics for sweets
In Leipheim near Ulm (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) B+S Logistik is putting into operation 11,000 sqm of a 30,000 sqm warehouse. B+S will store the products of confectionary manufacturer Lambertz in the facility. The additional 19,000 sqm of the warehouse will be taken over by... more
New CFO for Ceva and CMA CGM
The CMA CGM group has chosen Olivier Casanova as group deputy CFO. He will also serve as Ceva Logistics’ CFO. Casanova is a graduate from HEC. He started his career in 1991 as an investment banker; then he became managing director at SG Warburg/UBS in Paris (France) and London... more
Erich Staake enters the logistics hall of fame
Erich Staake is the new member of the logistics hall of fame. The chairman of the executive board of Duisburger Hafen AG was elected as “moderniser of inland port logistics” among 30 candidates from nine nations to the international logistics hall of fame. "Staake is... more
Via Trans-Siberian from Japan to Europe in just 11 days
About a third of all traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway consists of freight on routes to and from Japan. Last year a record volume of more than 45 million t of freight was transported, while container shipments are growing at a faster rate of more than 11%. "We are... more
New train service links the Netherlands with Scandinavia
Cabooter, Westerman and DB Cargo are joining forces and have jointly launched a new intermodal link between Venlo (the Netherlands) and Scandinavia. To begin with, the new train offers three direct services per week between Venlo and Malmö and Norrköping in Sweden. From... more
Rhine Valley Rail to expand Rotterdam connections
The CMA CGM group plans to launch the Rhine Valley Rail, a new rail service connecting the port of Rotterdam with the German hinterland. The new train service will officially start on 18 October 2019 and will be operated in cooperation with Transfracht (TFG). A total of six... more
Cargolux flies heaviest piece to its Chinese hub
Cargolux Airlines successfully transported a 10-m long shaft with a total gross weight of 43 t from Luxembourg to Zhengzhou. It was the heaviest single piece of freight that Cargolux has ever delivered to mainland China. The transport was organised on behalf of the newly founded... more