Doncaster and port of Felixstowe connected by rail 
Another new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the UK port of Felixstowe. The new service, operated by GB Railfreight, links the UK's largest container port with iPort Rail in Doncaster, a new multimodal logistics park in South... more
Expanding end-to-end solutions
APM Terminals Inland Services will be integrated into Maersk Logistics & Services from 1 August 2019, providing customers with seamless access to a wider range of logistics & services offerings, according to a press release. The measure is a next step in the... more
Italian cargo handler crosses borders, lands in Belgium
Today (22 May 2019), Ostend-Bruges Flanders international airport (OST) and Bcube Air Cargo are officially launching their cooperation. Airport CEO Marcel Buelens, who recalls that the airport in Western Belgium suffered since losing its biggest cargo client five years ago,... more
Tapani Voionmaa joins Bimco board of directors
Tapani Voionmaa, Finnlines' group general counsel, has been elected to the board of directors of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco). The election took place at the council's general meeting in Athens. Bimco is the world's largest international shipping... more
Breakbulk Europe now open
Breakbulk Europe, the world’s largest event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry, opened its doors at Messe Bremen (Germany) to an expected crowd of 11'000 from 120 countries. Nick Davison, portfolio director for the event organiser ITE Group says:... more
UK: New simulators support cutting edge rail training
GB Railfreight (GBRf) is investing in two new state-of-the-art simulators for its new training school in Peterborough (UK). At a total cost of GBP 850,000 (EUR 973,000), they will be the UK’s first and only full cab freight European rail traffic management system (ERTMS) capable... more
Rüdiger Grube to chair Bombardier supervisory board
Members of the supervisory boards of Bombardier Transportation and Bombardier Transportation (Bahntechnologie) Holding Germany unanimously elected Professor Rüdiger Grube as their new chairman. He succeeds the previous supervisory board chairman, Wolfgang Tölsner, who stepped... more
General cargo networks to merge
Palletways wants to acquire a stake in Germany-based VTL. Experts say that the move will unite the companies’ general cargo networks. The merger aims to provide better coverage in Germany. VTL has 90 and Palletways more than 70 national depots. Delivery areas can be... more
Strong start for Eurodis
Fuelled by new customers, the parcel and pallet transport network Eurodis is growing faster than the market. Shipment numbers increased by 9% in the first four months of the year. Eurodis CEO Christian Knoblich declared: "The intensive work of recent years is now... more
Denis Petropoulos appointed new Baltic Exchange chairman
Denis Petropoulos has been elected chairman of the Baltic Exchange Council with effect from 1 June 2019. He replaces Duncan Dunn who has held the position since January 2018. Petropoulos was a founding partner of Braemar Tankers and remains a significant shareholder at... more