40 containers on the rail route from China to Italy 
A new rail journey began when the first ever regular westbound train to directly link China with Italy left the Chinese city of Chengdu last Saturday (26 January), carrying 40 containers. It is due to arrive at Contship Italia’s Rail Hub Milano terminal in 18 days’ time. The... more
Christine Cabau Woehrel joins the CMA CGM Group
The CMA CGM Group has appointed Christine Cabau Woehrel as executive vice president in charge of assets. From 15 March, her main responsibilities will include managing the group’s industrial assets such as its fleet of vessels, its newbuildings, its container fleet,... more
SBB Cargo and DB Cargo continue their cooperation
Ahead of time, SBB Cargo and DB Cargo have jointly extended their alpine transit contract for a further three years. The contract will come into effect at the change of timetable at the end of the year and will govern cross-border traffic from Mannheim, Singen or Basel to... more
UK intermodal operator plans new maintenance facility
UK-based intermodal operator Freightliner is planning to build a state-of-the-art rolling stock maintenance and fuelling facility at its existing freight yard in Ipswich. After evaluating various sites throughout the UK, Ipswich was chosen due to its strategic positioning close... more
Cargonetwork renews advisory board
Several changes have been made to the Cargonetwork advisory board. Bernd Schäfer, CEO of Streck Transport Germany, replaced advisory board member Stefan Rehmet In spring 2018. The System Alliance CEO, Georg Köhler, stepped down from the said board at the end of 2018, and then... more
L.I.T. Group integrates forwarder Hölkemeier
The Minden (NRW/Germany)-based forwarding company Hölkemeier Spedition is being integrated into the L.I.T corporate group. The two enterprises are bundling their know-how to promote domestic and international growth. L.I.T. is also reinforcing its presence in eastern North... more
Nallian supports Vienna air cargo community
Vienna airport (VIE) is empowering its cargo community with Nallian’s open data sharing platform and collaborative applications suite. In a first phase, the vehicle database application will be used to control access to the now crowded cargo grounds. The statistics app will... more
Centralised office in Scandinavia
Following office openings in Helsinki and Stockholm over the past four years, the service provider Deugro is continuing to focus on the Scandinavian market. To support this, the company has consolidated its Scandinavian workforce in one regional head office. This centralised... more
Atlas Group of Networks inks pact with Flenzies
Antwerp (Belgium)-based Atlas Group of Networks, encompassing the Atlas Logistic Network, the Atlas Logistics Family Alliance and the Atlas Breakbulk Alliance, has established a multi-year partnership agreement with the Munich start-up Flenzies. The transport industry's... more
Doubling rail shuttle frequency
Multi Modal Rail is stepping up its train frequencies on the Rotterdam - Weil am Rhein (Germany) corridor. From February, the company’s rail shuttle will run twice a week between Weil am Rhein, near Basel in the /Swiss/French/German border triangle and the Dutch port. Multi... more