Innsbruck airport struck off airfreight map 
The long-standing attempts to stabilise the airfreight business at Innsbruck Airport (INN) have failed: Austria's media reported that the airport in the state of Tyrol’s capital is closing down cargo operations on 31 January. Due to economic difficulties, INN wound up the... more
NV Logistics amends structures
The Geneva (Switzerland)-based service provider, NV Logistics, has grown significantly in recent years and is now altering its structures. At the beginning of the year, the operation department, headed by Tobias Magalhaes, moved to a new location in an industrial zone in... more
Polish freight carrier wins new coal delivery contract
Poland-based PKP Cargo has won a tender for transporting coal and limestone sorbents to the PGE Group. The gross value of the contract is more than PLN 665 million (EUR 155 million). PKP will haul most of the materials to the Dolna Odra and the Opole power plants. Under the... more
Seko to benefit from Ireland's growing economy
Seko Logistics has expanded its presence globally in recent years and invested in new facilities in several key markets. Given the growing number of multinational companies operating in Ireland, as well as increased consumer spending, the country has become a prime market for... more
Alternatives for Italy-Germany-Sweden traffic
In the aftermath of the train accident on the Storebælt bridge in Denmark, the country’s ministry of transport has banned the use of pocket wagons on the national rail network until 22 January. To ensure the flow of goods, the Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has developed a... more
New partner for logistics sector
Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global strategy consulting firm, selected ten new partners from across the world at the beginning of the year. The newcomers include Kornelia Reifenberg for the logistics and distribution sector. Reifenberg works in Bonn and advises logistics... more
New Oman airport and e-AWB standard for national carrier
Operational since September 2018, Duqm airport, the Sultanate of Oman's fourth regional airport, is officially opening today (14 January 2019). It covers an area of 27,400 sqm, and its 9,960 sqm air cargo facility is able to handle 25,000 t of freight per year. DQM is operated... more
Sievert banking on silo business
Sievert Handel Transporte (SHT) is enlarging its service portfolio again by taking over Bavaria (Germany)-based Schmitt Silo Express's silo positioning business. SHT is primarily using the acquisition to reinforce its presence in southern Germany and increase supply reliability... more
Maximilian Rothkopf now Hapag-Lloyd COO
Hapag-Lloyd’s supervisory board has appointed Maximilian Rothkopf to its executive board, effective 1 May 2019. On 1 July, he will become the new COO, replacing Anthony J. Firmin, who will retire on 30 June. Rothkopf, who holds a master's degree and a doctorate in business... more
Switzerland and Zambia sign aviation agreement
Following an air services agreement signed with the UK just before Christmas (see ITJ 01-04/2019 out today), the Swiss Federal councillor Ignazio Cassis signed an air services agreement this week in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, with the country's acting minister of transport... more