Lithuanian forwarder to test CNG truck 
The logistics company Vlantana is partnering the gas infrastructure developer, Scania SG dujos, to test the first gas-fuelled truck in Lithuania. The Scania R 410 with its 13 l gas engine is being tested on Vlantana’s local and regional routes. Fuelling CNG in Lithuania is... more
Gianclaudio Neri heading up Ceva Italy
Gianclaudio Neri has been appointed managing director of Ceva Logistics’ Italy cluster. Based in Milan, he takes up his position with immediate effect and reports directly to CEO, Xavier Urbain. Neri succeeds Christophe Poitrineau who is leaving Ceva to pursue other career... more
SMEs to benefit from innovative e-commerce offer
DB Schenker is establishing a strategic partnership with Magento, a global provider of e-commerce platforms. The move that combines DB Schenker’s global market and logistics fulfilment experience with the powerful customisation and flexibility of the Magento e-commerce platform... more
Rhenus acquires Core Management Logistics in UK
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions Europe has acquired the British 3PL provider, Core Management Logistics (CML). The company, headquartered in Lutterworth, provides warehousing, pre-retail, freight forwarding and distribution services in the UK. CML has three warehouses with over... more
Khryapov appointed CEO of United Wagon Company
Timofey Vladimirovich Khryapov has been appointed CEO of the Russian research and production corporation United Wagon Company (UWC). As CEO, Khryapov will work to make the company attractive to investors and implement business strategy priorities, with a particular focus on... more
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