DHL building new parcel centre near Berlin 
The Deutsche Post DHL Group is building a new parcel centre in Ludwigsfelde, to the south of Berlin. The 37,000 sqm facility will be equipped with innovative sorting technology so that up to 50,000 packets and parcels per hour can be processed by mid-2021. The site – the... more
Sascha Kusche succeeds Axel Falk
Weiss Ocean + Air Cargo (WOAC), has announced a change to its management: CEO Axel Falk will retire from WOAC, a subsidiary of Gebrüder Weiss based in Hamburg (Germany), at the end of February after almost 33 years of service. He is succeeded by Sascha Kusche, who has been... more
Railfreight and ecology do go arm in arm
CO2 emissions resulting from railfreight haulage are around 21 times less than road transport. A survey revealed that many of the Austrian Rail Cargo Group’s customers really value this advantage. More than 560 customers in twelve countries were interviewed about the... more
First Europe - China TIR transport takes 12 days
The first successful TIR transport from Europe to China came to a successful conclusion on 26 February, after a 7,400 km journey from Germany to Khorgos, a major Chinese overland Belt and Road port. The TIR truck, carrying 12 t of automobile lubricant, set out from Germany,... more
Panalpina to hold extraordinary general meeting
Panalpina has been requested by its shareholder Ernst Göhner Foundation (EGF) to implement the one share – one vote standard at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting to be held prior to the annual general meeting. The EGH would like to amend the articles of association of... more
CTI Group chooses new head for global maritime business
The Centre Testing International Group (CTI) has appointed Herbert Soanes to oversee its global maritime business. With this move, CTI seeks to fortify and expand its client relations across the globe. As senior vice president Soanes will manage global maritime client... more
Georgia strengthens traffic links with the EU
Georgia will improve its traffic links to the European Union and enjoy safer travel conditions within the country thanks to financial and technical aid from the EU. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and other EU institutions support a wide-ranging programme of transport... more
New position for Michael Gehrken
The members of the Swiss association of driving instructors (SFV) have elected Michael Gehrken as their new president. He succeeds Pierre-André Tombez, who took over the mandate on an interim basis after the resignation of the former president in November last year. Gehrken has... more
Acito Logistics wins new customer
Acito Logistics has won another customer from the automotive sector. The logistics company from Weil am Rhein (Germany), located close to the German-Swiss frontier, will be responsible for the customer’s warehouse logistics and the supply of materials for production logistics by... more
New mega trailers to transport car components
In Sweden, Dachser is organising the transport of replacement parts for Volvo Cars from Torslanda, a suburb of Gothenburg, to Dachser’s subsidiary in Gothenburg and from there to Volvo Cars’ warehouses in Germany. Dachser has invested in two new mega trailers and developed... more