Turkish Airlines touches down in Strasbourg 
From today (31 May 2019), Turkish Airlines is operating a new route to France, with the introduction of a four flights per week Istanbul - Strasbourg service. The carrier will initially deploy a mix of A319/321 and B737-800 aircraft. Winter season flights will be exclusively... more
New heads for Bifa
John Stubbings has succeeded Mark Bromley as the elected national chair of the British International Freight Association (Bifa) for a two year period. Bromley becomes immediate past chair for two years. Peter Bottomley MP remains Bifa president. In addition, Rachel Morley,... more
Launch of mega-truck service in Portugal
XPO Logistics has introduced a new mega-truck service in Portugal. The company's longer and heavier vehicle (LHV) will make dedicated deliveries for the Portuguese beverage company Sociedade Central de Cervejas from its brewery in Vialonga and its collection and bottling site... more
Forces unite along China-Europe-China rail route
Russia and Uzbekistan intends to cooperate in the railway sector due to a 2% increase in foreign trade freight traffic between the two countries in 2018. The overall tonnage amounted to 6.8 million t that year. Some 63% of transit containers were hauled by Russian Railways... more
Garbe Industrial Real Estate expands logistics location
Garbe Industrial Real Estate is expanding its location in Witten (Germany). A logistics centre with a 22,000 sqm hall is currently being built on an almost 75,000 sqm tract of land in the Brauckstrasse industrial estate. Completion is scheduled for October 2019. The... more
New president for pilot services on the Seine
Laurent Letty has been appointed president of the River Seine pilot station. Letty, the previous vice-president, replaces Catherine Cornu, whose three-year term of office expired. François Cadoret has been chosen for the post of vice-president/secretary general of the French... more
More trains due to expanded multimodal partnership
P.O. Scandex is expanding its multimodal transport offering on the France-Benelux-Scandinavia route by increasing its commitment to the trains operated by CFL multimodal. P.Ø Scandex now uses the Lyon - Bettembourg connection on a daily basis, as well as the connections to Ghent... more
Extension in Carinthia completed
Gebrüder Weiss has successfully completed a fourth extension scheme, costing around EUR 5 million, at its location in Maria Saal, near Klagenfurt (Austria). Work on the project began in June 2018. Two additional logistics halls covering 2,300 sqm, 750 sqm of new office space... more
Flash expanding in Turkey
Flash Europe, an on-demand transport service provider, is launching an own franchise system. The move opens up franchise opportunities at both national and regional levels. Hakan Ertemel is the first franchise partner to start in Turkey. The Istanbul-based logistics expert... more
Stadler changing executive board
The Stadler Group has announced a change to its executive board. Markus Sauerbruch, head of the group’s Swiss division and CEO of the Altenrhein plant, will hand over the Altenrhein plant to Markus Bernsteiner, currently head of the components division. The Swiss division will... more