Heppner partnering Gebrüder Weiss again ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Heppner wants to step up its air and sea freight business activities. To fulfil this goal the French service provider has established a strategic partnership with the air & sea division of Gebrüder Weiss (GW). The two companies have already been collaborating in the land... more
Innofreight goes east ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Innofreight now transports wood chips from Belorussia to Romania. The new service runs on wide gauge rails with three train sets including 372 XXL containers. Thanks to the close cooperation between the railways, a train travelling from the Belarusian loading station to the... more
Logistics companies demand government action ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The German freight forwarders' associations LBS and LBT have again voiced their strong protest against the “anti-transit package” adopted by the government of the Austrian state of Tyrol. This new set of regulations will increase the number of trucks to be processed in... more
David Guidez joins Vogelsang ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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David Guidez has joined Hugo and Harald Vogelsang on the management board of Vogelsang, a family-owned mechanical engineering company. Guidez has particular responsibility for production, quality management, order processing and services. The company has experienced strong... more
First Traxx engine for Italian railfreight company ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The Italian railfreight company Mercitalia has received the first of 40 Traxx electric locomotives ordered from Bombardier. The remaining 6.4 MW engines will be delivered by October 2019. Mercitalia, a subsidiary of the Italian state railways FS, is investing about EUR 400... more
Bauckham returns to ACS as Brexit consultant ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and former CEO Tony Bauckham as Brexit consultant. Justin Bowman, ACS CEO, commented: “As Brexit consultant Bauckham has been reporting directly to the ACS group board and will work with the business to ensure that our... more
Geodis expands in e-commerce sector ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Geodis is opening a new warehouse in Oberhausen (Germany) this summer, and will take on up to 500 employees for the extensive warehousing and order picking operations. The 40'000 sqm facility is being built by Segro. The combination of a strong, available pool of skilled... more
Up-to-date vehicles to handle pallets in cold areas ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Unicarriers, a manufacturer of industrial trucks, has equipped Chiltern Cold Storage, a British specialist for temperature-controlled logistics services, with 22 vehicles. The logistics company’s warehouses have temperatures between -22 and -24 °C. Despite the cold, the fleet... more
B&H Worldwide launches new IT-system ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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B&H Worldwide has launched FirstTrac, the fully web-based successor to its On Track customer service system. FirstTrac comes with new AOG and critical monitors for customers. Global control tower teams will also use it to provide enhanced visibility of shipments.... more
Candy bombers will return to Berlin in June 2019 ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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In June 2019, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the 1948/1949 Berlin airlift, the world’s largest humanitarian aid & relief operation to date, 40 of about 160 "candy bombers" still flying today will come back to Germany and Berlin - for what will no... more