Raben opens 30th branch in Germany 
The logistics services provider Raben has opened its 30th German branch in Schüttorf, near the Dutch border. The new hub has a cargo area of 4,500 sqm with 53 loading gates for the entry and exit of goods. “With this branch in Lower Saxony we were able to integrate a... more
UK: Turntable technology for Severfield girders
As part of the highways England M20 junction improvement scheme, Severfield UK has appointed Collett to facilitate the delivery of six paired plate girders for a new interchange junction in Kent. Each of the six 41 m long sections (three for the east bridge and three for the... more
Investigation into Transaero bankruptcy
The Russian Foundation for Anticorruption Investigations has launched an investigation focused on uncovering corrupt or fraudulent schemes possibly involved in the bankruptcy of OJSC Transaero Airlines. The country's first private company approved for commercial flights... more
Gefco contracts manager for its Innovation Factory
The Innovation Factory, which Gefco founded last year, has a new management. The French logistics services provider has appointed Valérie Floridia to head the project. Floridia has fifteen years of experience in various industrial companies such as Renault and EDF and has... more
Austrian Post tests autonomous courtyard logistics
Austrian Post is promoting autonomous driving and intelligent solutions in in-house logistics. The mail service provider and the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) have already taken the next step - namely an innovative vehicle for the autonomous transport of containers –... more
Sifax Sahcol handling Virgin's daily Lagos flights
Serving Lagos daily with 20 t of belly capacity (A340-600), UK-based Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax Sahcol to improve its service offering for customers in Nigeria, and to provide growth capacity following a 19% boost in export... more
New locomotives for central and eastern Europe
Metrans, part of the German company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik, has ordered ten Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens in Czechia. The engines will be built in Germany and deliveries are scheduled from the end of 2019 until spring 2020. The locomotives will be deployed in... more
Noatum Maritime forms special division
Noatum Maritime has created Marmedsa Cruise Services, a new division focused on providing specific services for ships in the cruise industry. This sector, which has a major potential for growth, requires specialised operations and solutions for which Marmedsa Cruise Services has... more
Fevzi Gandur opens warehouse at Istanbul airport
Fevzi Gandur Logistics (FGL) has started operations in its new warehouse at the recently inaugurated Istanbul airport. With the new facility, FGL will enlarge its offer by creating value adding solutions, storage, pick up & delivery, pick & pack, consolidation &... more
First rail link between Xi'an and Budapest launched
In the record time of ten days, the first train from Xi'an in China arrived at the BILK Terminal in Budapest, Hungary. The train was loaded with containers full of consumer goods and had travelled more than 7,000 km. The Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is the first railway company to... more