Share Logistics nets 25% of Asthon Cargo 
The Spanish forwarder Asthon Cargo, operator of offices in Bilbao, Valencia, Barcelona, Algeciras and Vigo, is to sell 25% of its capital to Share Logistics, the logistics subsidiary of the Dutch financial group Count. This modus operandi will boost Asthon Cargo’s... more
Shuttle to link Kiel-Norwegenkai and Hamburg-Billwerder
The German intermodal provider, Kombiverkehr, is creating a link between the port of Kiel’s Norwegenkai and Hamburg-Billwerder. The company said that Norwegenkai will be once again connected to various domestic terminal locations in the de.NETdirekt+ network and certain... more
Sören Stark succeeds Thomas Stüger
Lufthansa Technik has appointed Sören Stark as the new board member for technical operations, logistics and IT. In that position, he is responsible for fleet services, base maintenance, components, logistics, IT and quality management. Stark has already worked for various... more
Facility for hazardous materials
Imperial Logistics opened a new hazardous materials warehouse near Osnabrück (Germany) in December. The site, which features the latest safety and environmental protection systems, has created 70 new jobs. Imperial Logistics has been honing its expertise in chemical... more
Delivery speed and transport costs drive traffic volume
According to the Russia-based United Transport and Logistics Company - Eurasian Railway Alliance (UTLC ERA), its 2018 traffic volume rose to between 275,000 and 280,000 teu, 60% more than the 175,800 teu in 2017. UTLC ERA expects to transport about 350,000 teu this year. In... more
Managers rotate at orange giant
The Austrian logistics company, Gebrüder Weiss (GW), has filled two key positions since the start of 2019. Hannes Mayr was selected for the role of regional manager west. This region includes the economically strong areas of Tyrol, Voralberg and the business in Switzerland.... more
60 new tractors for long-distance haulage
For the first time in its history, the German forwarding company Hegelmann is putting 60 new DAF XF tractors into service. The vehicles will be used to operate long-distance, cross border transport services. A batch of 19 tractors has already been delivered and they are... more
Pharma air corridor between Brussels and Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport and Brussels Airport have launched an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor, offering services catering to the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. Spearheaded by the two Iata CEIV Pharma certified airports and in collaboration with... more
Fiege building on the Dutch border
Fiege is to build a new logistics facility on a 12.5 ha site in Emmerich am Rhein, located on Germany’s border region with the Netherlands. Some 64,000 sqm of logistics space will be constructed in two phases. The first three halls, covering a total of 32,000 sqm, will go... more
First new locomotive runs along Baku-Tbilisi-Kars line
Alstom has delivered the first of the 40 Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), which will operate the units on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars regional line. The locomotive, produced at EKZ, a joint venture between Alstom and Transmashholding in Kazakhstan,... more