Freightliner lands large bulk haulage contract 
Freightliner Heavy Haul, part of the US company Genesee & Wyoming, recently started to haul aggregate from quarries in northern Somerset to terminals in London and southeast England. Last year, Freightliner and Mendips Rail, a joint venture between two of the UK’s... more
Imperial Logistics strengthens Swiss office
Sandro Knecht has been recruited for Imperial Logistics International’s newly-created post of chief commercial officer. Based at the company’s new offices in Zurich, and reporting to recently-appointed CEO Hakan Bicil, Knecht will be responsible for leading and managing... more
Unicarriers delivers forklift fleet to Nex Logistics
The logistics service provider Nex Logistics, a subsidiary of Japan-based Nippon Express, has ordered a forklift fleet from Unicarriers for its warehouse in Bedburg/Erft (Germany). A total of 37 new vehicles now ensure a smooth flow of goods in the storage facility. From... more
Biggest rise in Poland, biggest drop in Germany
In 2017, railfreight transport in the European Union rose to 416 billion tonne-kilometres (tkm), 13 billion tkm more than in 2016, or a 3.2% year-on-year increase, according to the latest statistics. In 2017, railfreight transport reached its highest annual level since 2009.... more
Sisa moves to new premises
Sisa, a provider of IT solutions for electronic customs clearance, has moved its office for Switzerland’s German-speaking region from Reinach to Aesch in canton Baselland. The relocation creates suitable conditions for the Swiss company to expand. Roland Schumacher, CEO,... more
Heavylift transport through Czechia
Transporting a 170 t heavy crane is no easy task. However, Nosreti, a subsidiary of Universal Transport, recently completed this feat in Czechia. The haulage task began at the crane’s manufacturing plant in Brno and ended at a steel plant in Ostrava, some 200 km away. The... more
Four new B777Fs for Lufthansa Cargo and Aerologic
Lufthansa Cargo will take delivery of a fourth new freighter in autumn 2019. The B777F will be leased from Boeing and operated by Aerologic at Leipzig/Halle airport (Germany). This will take the fleet of Aerologic, a joint venture of Lufthansa and DHL Express, to twelve... more
New ops manager for new logistics centre
Volker Weidemann has been recruited as operations manager of Hermes Fulfilment’s 76,000 sqm logistics centre that is currently being built in Ansbach (Germany). In his new role, he will be responsible for warehouse logistics for furniture, large electrical appliances and other... more
Arnold Group enlarges business field
The Arnold Group, based in in Rimpar, between Frankfurt and Nuremberg (Germany), has added a new division – Arnold Logistics – to its existing heavylift business field (Arnold Schwerlast) and forwarding sector (Arnold Spedition). The new unit offers full and part-load services.... more
Pegasus starts working with TCM provider
Turkey-based Pegasus Airlines has signed a total cargo management (TCM) service agreement with World Cargo Solutions DMCC. From 1 January 2019, the Dusseldorf (Germany)-based GSSA began exclusively marketing the full cargo capacity of Pegasus on a global basis. The LCC carrier... more