Norrköping: a new train to Europe 
More alternatives for sustainable transports between Europe and Norrköping will become available in January 2024. The German logistics network Kombiverkehr is launching a new train route connecting the Swedish port to Europe via Malmö. The intermodal service allows to shift a... more
Transuniverse finds agent in Portugal
The Belgian groupage specialist Transuniverse Forwarding has contracted Torrestir as its local agent in Portugal, effective 1 February 2024. Transuniverse is already operating daily departures to Porto and Lisbon, making Portugal an important destination with an evolving... more
Nepal Airlines renews ULD partnership
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Nepal Airlines, Nepal’s flag carrier, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership for another three-year term. Nepal Airlines awarded the... more
Quantron: changes at the top
Andreas Haller (photo) replaced Michael Perschke as CEO on 1 January 2024. With the two company founders Haller and Herbert Robel, Peschke ran the business for the last two and a half years. He left Quantron’s board of directors on 31 December 2023, but will retain his shares in... more
ELP: success with six-axle hybrid locos
The Swiss leasing company has reached a milestone: European Loc Pool (ELP) recently signed up the 100th locomotive on a long-term full-service lease. The company was founded only five years ago. It supplies exclusively six-axle hybrid locomotives with the Euro 9000 and the Euro... more
Arcese leases warehouse in Spain
Arcese, a global logistics operator, and Cilsa, which manages ZAL Port, have signed a new lease for 10,264 sqm of warehouse and 957 sqm of office space at ZAL Port in Barcelona, thus reinforcing their partnership. This expansion supports Arcese's growth in Spain,... more
Managing leather shoe logistics
The French shoe brand Jonak has entered into a logistics partnership with Log’s. Jonak primarily sells higher-end women’s and leather shoes and has seen rapid growth in the past few years. It has more than 100 shops and points of sale, mostly in France, and a growing e-commerce... more
A skipper for Mauritian repair yard
Taylor Smith Shipyard (TSS), the oldest ship repair yard on Mauritius, has appointed Willy van Niekerk as its new general manager. TSS recently added civil construction services involving steel works for land projects to its marine portfolio. Van Niekerk knows the yard well... more
EUR 41.2 million for rail project
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a EUR 41.2 million loan to support a project to upgrade Moldova’s north-south rail corridor. On a total length of 370 km, 128 km will be rehabilitated, including the replacement of 50 switches at stations. This corridor serves... more
Difficult times for real estate in Hamburg
2023 was a year of mixed results for real estate in Hamburg. Engel & Völkers Commercial Hamburg looks back on last year and predicts developments for 2024. In 2023, around 285,000 sqm of industrial and logistics space was taken up in Hamburg - in 2022, take-up was... more