Oelker new head of marketing at Krone 
Stefan Oelker has taken on the role of marketing director of the Krone Commercial Vehicle Group. Oelker has already held several executive positions in the advertising industry and in the technical products marketing field, most recently as head of marketing and business... more
Online tool for calculating road transport costs
After undergoing a testing phase, DHL Freight is now launching its new freight quotation tool. The user-friendly and swift online service provides price quotes and transit times for road freight shipments up to 2,500 kg. The tool is primarily for small and medium-sized... more
Bremenports reinforces relationship with Czechia
Bremenports has opened a new representative office in Prague in order to further expand its market position in Czechia. The German port operator and the German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce have officially presented the corresponding agreement in Bremen. Bremen’s... more
Elsen overshoots the EUR 100 million turnover mark
The Elsen Group generated turnover of EUR 103 million in 2018, 11% more than in 2017. Strong growth in the group’s logistics operations business field made a major contribution to the increase. This year Elsen plans to open a site in the Göttingen region (Germany) and expand its... more
Scotland's airports one month before Brexit
According to a study by York Aviation, Glasgow Airport (GLA) currently contributes EUR 1.65 billion to Scotland’s economy. The sum is expected to rise to EUR 2.9 billion by 2040. However, the difficult-to-estimate consequences of the UK leaving the EU have not been taken into... more
BGL: Tyrol’s anti-transit plan may infringe EU law
The Tyrolean government is planning to substantially tighten the sectoral truck driving ban on the most important north-south transit route through Austria. Goods that could be sent as railfreight were banned from using the Inn valley motorway in Tyrol four years ago. The... more
Donald Pilz shoulders leadership of Nox Group
Donald Pilz has been recruited as the new CEO of the overnight express provider Nox. He succeeds Carsten Mehler. Pilz, who has 25 years of experience in the B2B and B2C sectors, was most recently CEO Hermes Europe. Alongside the leadership change, the Nox Group is banking on... more
Strong year for Europa Showfreight
Europa Showfreight, a division of UK-based Europa Worldwide, boosted its turnover by 30% and its overall profit by 17% in 2018. The team expects this year to be even more successful and is now looking to recruit new staff. Jeff Broom, Showfreight manager at Europa, said the... more
Pharma hauliers gearing up for diesel ban
Trans-o-flex (Germany) has ordered 240 new vans, trucks and trailers this year. The company made the EUR 10 million investment to modernise and expand its fleet, as well as to prepare for the forthcoming diesel fuel ban. Most of the new units have diesel engines, but they comply... more
Handful of new managers at Gefco
After chalking up success in 2018, Gefco Freight Forwarding is now pushing ahead with its expansion plans and has signed on five new directors: Valentin Elistratov, commercial director, Karin Van Den Brekel, health logistics director, Katherine Shek, regional director Asia,... more