Slovenian rail carrier expands fleet 
Slovenian rail freight operator SZ Cargo has signed a contract to buy four 4-axle diesel-electric shunting locomotives from Czech manufacturer CZ Loko. The investment is part of a gradual and comprehensive programme to enhance the company’s competitiveness. In 2017 and 2018... more
Volker Seefeldt hands over helm to Jan Zeese
Volker Seefeldt is bowing out of the management of the shipping and forwarding agency Neska on 31 March 2019. Jan Zeese will replace him on the company’s board. Seefeldt is relinquishing his position of chairman of Neska’s management so that he can fully concentrate on his... more
Saudia Cargo goes digital with ULD provider
As part of the next phase of its collaboration with Saudi Arabian Airlines, Unilode, the global provider of outsourced ULD, will roll out its state-of-the-art ULD digitalisation programme. The goal is to help Saudia and Saudia Cargo gain a competitive advantage in the market by... more
New regular train services from Poland to Turkey
Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has formed a partnership with SPEDCONT to provide transhipment services on the new Poland-Turkey connection. After a successful trial period, the companies now operate regular weekly services in both directions. SPEDCONT also offers drop-offs of... more
Heléne Mellquist to preside over Volvo Trucks Europe
Heléne Mellquist, currently president of Volvo Trucks International, has been named president of Volvo Trucks Europe, as from 1 April 2019. She succeeds Roger Alm, who was appointed president of Volvo Trucks on 1 January 2019. Mellquist has been at the helm of Volvo Trucks... more
Reax orders 20 LNG trucks at one go
The German freight forwarder Reax is making large-scale investments into eco-friendly vehicles and has ordered 20 LNG trucks from Volvo. According to Volvo, Reax is the first forwarder in Germany to deploy so many of these new vehicles on the roads. The first seven trucks... more
New truck to carry liquids and general cargo
The Swiss transport company Hürlimann Garage- und Transporte in Mägenwil (canton of Aargau) has invested in its fleet and bought another Renault truck. The new T 520 T4x2 can carry a total load of 44 t and be deployed to transport heavy containers across the frontier in... more
Weak start for airfreight
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released data for global airfreight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), was 1.8% lower in January 2019, compared to the same month in 2018. It was the worst performance in the last three... more
Three new logistics parks by 2020
Panattoni Europe, an industrial and logistics property developer, is to build three new logistics parks in Germany by 2020, in response to demand for more space. Construction work will start at Kaltenkirchen, near Hamburg, Schwanewede, north of Bremen, and Wörrstadt, near... more
Elvir Dzanic takes over port in his hometown
The port of Gothenburg’s new CEO is Elvir Dzanic. He will commence his duties in early June. Dzanic was previously vice-president of business development at Houston TX-based Ceva Logistics North America. The Swedish port’s new boss has a wealth of experience in the... more