ICTS hires new director in Poland 
ICTS has hired Stefan Sciancalepore as its new director. He assumed his duties on 1 April 2019 and will be based in ICTS’ Gdynia office (Poland). He replaces former director Rafal Sobolewski, who recently resigned his position by mutual agreement with the company.... more
Hupac to automate route planning processes
The Swiss intermodal network operator, Hupac, is planning to automate its route planning and traffic management processes by using sensor data and analytics provided by Nexiot. Hupac already uses Nexiot’s self-sustaining sensors to provide real-time updates from wagons that... more
New office in Madrid
SAL Heavy Lift has joined forces with its Spanish business partner Grupo Davila (Davila group) to form a new entity to represent SAL in the Spanish market. On 1 April 2019, SAL Heavy Lift Spain opened its doors to Spanish clients. The new office will be headed by Carlos... more
Zurich to host Logistics & Distribution trade fair
The Logistics & Distribution trade fair will take place at the Zurich Exhibition Centre (Switzerland) on 10 and 11 April. It acts as a meeting place for all those involved in intralogistics, distribution, e-logistics, transport and material handling. The event will reveal... more
Port and rail carrier strengthen hinterland transport
A letter of intent has been signed between the port of Rijeka (Croatia) and the Austria-based OeBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The aim is to step up the transfer of traffic from road to rail to achieve a sustainable increase in freight volumes to and from the port. RCG currently... more
Brussels and Montevideo set up pharma lane
To continue to share know-how and best practices and to develop new pharma certified lanes, Brussels airport and the MVD free airport of Montevideo have signed a memorandum of understanding that formalises their relationship of friendship and cooperation. Given that both... more
Volker Möller appointed sales manager for Opheo
Volker Möller has been appointed head of sales for the Opheo segment of the software company initions. He will be responsible for the operative expansion and strategic development of all sales activities concerning the Opheo transport management programme. “Volker Möller has... more
Green light for turning assistant
Germany has given the green light for the first trucks with turning assistants eligible for the national funding programme to be deployed on the country’s road network. So far three manufacturers have applied for a general operating licence. Two of these applications have... more
Merger with brakes manufacturer
ZF Friedrichshafen (Germany) has signed a binding agreement to take over Wabco, a USA-based supplier of safety and control systems for commercial vehicles, for the price of around EUR 6.2 billion. The merger will give ZF an opportunity to add braking systems to its range of... more
Elvis fosters warehousing
Elvis, the association of freight forwarders, intends to push ahead with its “ware.house” project. The enhanced version of the members’ platform “blue.net” will be put online in May this year. The portal comprises a search and offer platform for warehousing facilities and a... more