Biggest rise in Poland, biggest drop in Germany 
In 2017, railfreight transport in the European Union rose to 416 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm), 13 billion tkm more than in 2016, or a 3.2% year-on-year increase, according to the latest statistics. In 2017, railfreight transport reached its highest annual level since 2009.... more
Sisa moves to new premises
Sisa, a provider of IT solutions for electronic customs clearance, has moved its office for Switzerland’s German-speaking region from Reinach to Aesch in canton Baselland. The relocation creates suitable conditions for the Swiss company to expand. Roland Schumacher, CEO,... more
Heavylift transport through Czechia
Transporting a 170 t heavy crane is no easy task. However, Nosreti, a subsidiary of Universal Transport, recently completed this feat in Czechia. The haulage task began at the crane’s manufacturing plant in Brno and ended at a steel plant in Ostrava, some 200 km away. The... more
Four new B777Fs for Lufthansa Cargo and Aerologic
Lufthansa Cargo will take delivery of a fourth new freighter in autumn 2019. The B777F will be leased from Boeing and operated by Aerologic at Leipzig/Halle airport (Germany). This will take the fleet of Aerologic, a joint venture of Lufthansa and DHL Express, to twelve... more
New ops manager for new logistics centre
Volker Weidemann has been recruited as operations manager of Hermes Fulfilment’s 76,000 sqm logistics centre that is currently being built in Ansbach (Germany). In his new role, he will be responsible for warehouse logistics for furniture, large electrical appliances and other... more
Arnold Group enlarges business field
The Arnold Group, based in in Rimpar, between Frankfurt and Nuremberg (Germany), has added a new division – Arnold Logistics – to its existing heavylift business field (Arnold Schwerlast) and forwarding sector (Arnold Spedition). The new unit offers full and part-load services.... more
Pegasus starts working with TCM provider
Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines has signed a total cargo management (TCM) service agreement with World Cargo Solutions DMCC. From 1 January 2019, the Dusseldorf (Germany)-based GSSA began exclusively marketing the full cargo capacity of Pegasus on a global basis. The LCC carrier... more
Acquisition of almost 600 more intermodal wagons
Ermewa, part of the French SNCF group, has acquired the intermodal fleet of Macquarie European Rail. Thanks to this acquisition of 60 ft, 80 ft and 90 ft container wagons, the rail wagon lessor Ermewa takes a further step in the intermodal segment and strengthens its position in... more
Combatting frustration on the truck ramp
Allocating parking spaces, meeting deadlines, regulating responsibilities: the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) has developed nine ramp rules – entitled the "Golden Ramp Rules" that are designed to make goods reception and loading more effective. In... more
German air service provider orders B737 p2f
The US aircraft conversion company, Aeronautical Engineers, has signed a contract with Miesbach (Germany)-based Royal Aero to provide the latter with a B737-400SF freighter. The aircraft, Royal Aero's first AEI freighter conversion of this aircraft type, will be modified at... more