New president for WBLN
Management change at the World Business Logistics Network Switzerland (WBLN): The former president Anis Khan remains chairman and board member. The Italian Mauro da Ros was elected as new WBLN president for the next two years. After his graduation from Bocconi University in... more
Sealog augments fleet
The forwarding company Sealog, based in Guadalajara near Madrid, has added 18 additional semitrailers to its fleet in response to growth in recent years. Sealog says it noted a particular increase in traffic between Spain and France. The markets in Germany, Benelux and Morocco... more
Industry demands widening of Stuttgart-Zurich route
Widening the railway line between Stuttgart (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland) has been put off for decades. Under an initiative launched by the Schwarzwald-Baar-Heuberg chamber of industry and trade, associations and industrial enterprises along the corridor have joined... more
Standic building new tank farm in Antwerp
Standic, a Netherlands-based tank farm operator, is building a new chemical tank farm in the port of Antwerp. The move will double the company’s capacity at the Belgian site. The storage facility will initially have a capacity of some 95,000 cbm and a potential overall... more
New Teesport rail service to deliver furniture
UK-based PD Ports and GB Railfreight have launched a dedicated railfreight service between Teesport and Doncaster for the multimodal operator Containerships and its end customer Ikea Transport & Logistics. The twice-daily rail service shifts 120 vehicle movements per day... more
Avia Solutions Group to acquire Chapman Freeborn
Avia Solutions Group, a multipurpose aviation holding, is to acquire 100% of the shareholding in UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group - a worldwide provider for aircraft charter solutions. The acquisition agreement was signed in London on 14 June. As part of the Avia... more
Cargolux returns to Santiago de Chile
Cargolux Airlines returned to Santiago de Chile on a re-designed South American routing on 14 June. The weekly Santiago connection forms part of a South American routing that includes four other destinations in the area. The flight rotation is Luxembourg-Viracopos-Santiago... more
Recca going solo at Inproreal
The property consultancy specialist Inproreal has changed its top management. With effect from the end of May 2019, Samuel Recca became sole managing director. Julius Bickel, the company’s co-founder, requested to step down for personal reasons. His departure was by mutual... more
New contract celebrated in loco naming ceremony
In the UK, Freightliner, which is part of G&W, and the transport company ONE celebrated a key milestone in their relationship when they unveiled and named the repainted Freightliner locomotive 66587 in ONE’s corporate branding. The loco naming ceremony took place at... more