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
New rail links between Rotterdam and Southern Germany
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim), a Hamburg-based service provider for international intermodal container transport by road and rail, is adding new rail links to its portfolio. From 1 July 2019, the company will offer three weekly direct connections between the port of Rotterdam... more
Lufthansa Cargo shrinks schedules
Given the weakening global air cargo demand, Lufthansa Cargo is adjusting its schedule to reduce its overall offering for Q2 and Q3/2019. This will allow the company to ensure profitable load factors and continued deployment of its aircraft at optimum levels into the... more
Extra fuel cell for an up to 500 km range
DHL Express and electric vehicle maker Street Scooter are working together to develop a new electric delivery vehicle. The new H2 panel van will become the first 4.25 t electric vehicle with an added fuel cell, which will provide additional power and enable a range up to 500 km.... more
Mail service providers elect new board member
At the recent annual general meeting of the German mail service providers’ association (Bundesverband Deutscher Postdienstleister/BvDP), Klaus Ehrnsperger was elected to the executive board. He is a senior vice-president of Deutsche Post, and has headed its e-post product... more
Norway: service contract awarded for 100+ trains
The Norwegian transport provider Vy has awarded Stadler Rail a maintenance contract for more than 100 Flirt trains that were built by the Swiss company. The five-car electric multiple units (EMUs) operate mainly in the greater Oslo area. The full service contract, which will... more