Laude Smart Intermodal buys four dragon locomotives 
Smart Laude Intermodal, the Polish provider of transportation and logistics services, is investing in four new six-axle dragon 2 electric locomotives, two of which can also be powered by diesel. The company recently signed an agreement to that effect with the Polish manufacturer... more
European airports lose cargo volumes in Q1
During Q1/2019, freight traffic at the airports which shared their data with the European trade body ACI Europe, declined by 1.8% year-on-year. All four leading stations lost volumes and remained at the positions they held one year before: FRA (467,301 t, -1.3%), CDG (462,143... more
Brockmann moves from Coli to AAL Shipping
Marc-Oliver Brockmann has left Coli Shipping after 27 years and has been appointed as the new commercial manager at AAL Shipping’s European regional hub. Brockmann started working for Coli in 1992 in Hamburg (Germany) as authorised representative in the company’s shipping and... more
LDZ privatisation promoted by false valuation?
Board members of the Latvian railways (LDZ) have sent an application to the law enforcement authorities with the request to evaluate possible activities of the Latvian minister of transport. The management believes that the value of the company is being deliberately reduced... more
Agility achieves targets
Kuwait-based Agility reported Q1/2019 earnings of KWD 20.3 million (EUR 59.4 million), up 7.3% vis-a-vis Q1/2018. It was a 10.2% increase excluding IFRS-16 impact. Q1 revenue was KWD 378.8 million (EUR 1.1 billion), and ebitda was KWD 46.3 million (135.5 million), increases of... more
New board member for Spedlogswiss Northwest Switzerland
At its annual general meeting in Basel (Switzerland), the Northwest Switzerland chapter of the logistics association Spedlogswiss re-elected Thomas Knopf, CEO of Ultra-Brag president of the board. Vice president Thomas Herzog, owner of Freight-Logistic, was also confirmed in his... more
Antonov and Bolloré bring aid to Mozambique
Antonov Airlines has flown aid and personnel from Chalons Vatry (France) to Beira (Mozambique) to assist with humanitarian efforts in the region in the aftermath of cyclone Idai. In addition to a 65-t payload of malaria treatments, five water purification stations, and over a... more
Iaph re-elects Santiago Garcia-Milà as president
Santiago Garcia-Milà, deputy general manager for strategy and commercial of the port of Barcelona, has been re-elected president of the international association of ports and harbours (Iaph) for the third consecutive term, at the close of the 32nd annual conference of the... more
Prologis and L’Oréal open carbon-neutral hub
Prologis and L’Oréal have opened their new carbon-neutral logistics facility in Muggensturm, south of Karlsruhe (Germany). The real estate covers an area of more than 100,000 sqm and is therefore L’Oréal’s largest distribution hub worldwide. From this location, the cosmetics... more
Extended breakdown service for trucks and trailers
Eurowag has entrusted Europe Net with its European breakdown service. In future, Eurowag customers can call for immediate assistance in 38 European countries and 24 languages via a free international hotline and pay for services in the event of a breakdown with the Eurowag... more