Between 22 airports in Europe and USA 
With Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome and Zurich in Europe and Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh-Durham and Seattle-Tacoma in USA, American Airlines Cargo... more
Second automotive tenant in logistics park
Garbe Industrial Real Estate, headquartered in Hamburg, has announced the acquisition of another major tenant: a German automotive manufacturer will move into a 18,500 sqm in the "Niedersachsenpark" in Rieste, northern Germany. The vehicle manufacturer intends to use... more
Technological transformation in progress
After several years of design and planning, DB Cargo UK’s Class 66 locomotive (66039) will be the first UK freight locomotive to receive the latest version of the European train control system (ETCS). The locomotive has now been delivered to Electro-Motive Diesel’s... more
System Alliance repositioned
Effective 1 January 2023, the general cargo network of the System Alliance Netzwerk will be replaced by the NG Network. The structure of shareholder and partner companies will remain unchanged. The medium-sized freight forwarding network offers transport solutions for... more
Europe to Central Asia rail service launched
Nurminen Logistics has started regular railway transport services from Finland and Europe to Kazakhstan in co-operation with Kazakh State Railways (KTZE). The first consignment from Helsinki to Kazakhstan began its journey last week and the next departures will be in December.... more
K+N: Marc Pfeffer to join management board
The board of directors of the global logistics group Kuehne + Nagel International has appointed Marc Pfeffer to the management board. From January 2023, Pfeffer will join the management board in his capacity as group general counsel and will retain his role as corporate... more
GoA4 passes the test
Manufacturer Alstom has demonstrated the highest grade of automation on a shunting locomotive near Breda, the Netherlands, in partnership with Dutch infrastructure manager Pro Rail and Belgian railfreight operator Lineas. This grade of automation, known as GoA4, includes... more
Allcargo makes big purchase
The Belgian affiliate of India-based Allcargo has inked an agreement with NBG Logistik Beteiligungs- und Beratungsgesellschaft to acquire 75% of the shares of Fair Trade Schiffahrt, Handel und Logistik. The price of the transaction is approximately EUR 12 million, subject to... more
Negative impact on world trade
In October 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) declined sharply to 120.8 points from the 124.2 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before,... more
Deutsche Aircraft promotes Maximilian Fahr
Deutsche Aircraft has appointed Maximilian D. Fahr as vice president, supply chain, effective 1 November 2022. Based in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Fahr will lead and manage the company’s supply chain organisation. Prior to this appointment, Fahr had been director of... more