Belarus, Russia & Kazakhstan railways ink pact 
A shareholder agreement was recently signed by the Russia-based joint stock company United Transport and Logistics Company – Eurasian Rail Alliance (UTLC ERA). The document indicates that the railway administrations of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan intend to continue... more
TT Club enlarges its surplus
TT Club, the international transport and logistics insurance provider earned USD 195 million gross premiums in 2018 (2017: USD 181.8 million) and a surplus for the year of USD 16.5 million (2017: USD 7.3 million). TT Club has total assets of USD 619.3 million (2017: USD 597.6... more
Associations bundle forces in Brussels
The road transport associations of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany and France are founding a joint office in Brussels. The respective representatives are scheduled to move into the office on 1 August. Dirk Engelhardt, CEO of the German entity BGL, said: "The increase in... more
Imperial Logistics wins automotive haulage contract
Imperial Logistics has secured more road haulage management business from its major client BMW Group. The company is adding new routes and extra daily runs to its existing programme of just in time and just in sequence mega-trailer operations, delivering parts from component... more
Saudia Cargo supports heavy athletes
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company once again transported 175 t of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) equipment all the way to Jeddah, from Maastricht (Netherlands) for the WWE event that took place at King Abdullah Sports City last week. The carrier provided all its logistical... more
Digital data corridor comes on stream
Kale Logistics Solutions has finished the first phase of the digital data corridor between Mumbai (India) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands) in collaboration with the Dutch company Cargonaut. Using the iShare framework, which was created by the Dutch government programme Top... more
Rail holds pole position in Hamburg
In Germany’s port of Hamburg more than 135 million t of seaborne cargo traffic are cleared annually. On the overland seaport-hinterland routes, rail is in pole position with 48.2%, ahead of trucking with 41.4% and inland shipping with 10.2%. In Q1/2019, a total of 12.5... more
Survitec appoints new heads
As part of a tranche of measures to strengthen its position in the global marine safety and survival market, Survitec has appointed Baba Devani as managing director, Survitec Marine. Devani’s appointment follows on from the recruitment of Jan Eskil Hollen, who joined the... more
Booking rail and truck transport online
Box2rail, an online booking platform for SMEs, has augmented its portfolio by adding a capacity display for HGV transport services. In addition to the existing capacity indicator for the railway, Box2rail 2.0 now offers a complete overview of capacities along the entire... more
Contract logistics for textile producer
DHL Supply Chain has signed a five year contract with the Seidensticker Group, a family-run company based in Bielefeld (Germany). Seidensticker has been one of Europe’s most renowned shirt and blouse manufacturers for almost a century. The group is currently represented in... more