TT Club picks EeLain Ong
EeLain Ong has taken over as CFO of international freight transport and logistics insurer TT Club. Charles Fenton, CEO of TT Club: “TT is fortunate to have recruited an executive of vast and varied experience so suited to the Club’s structure and nature of its business.... more
Seriously low water levels on the Rhine
According to data from the German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration, the Rhine River has dropped below a critical depth of water. The depth of the main fairway, which is decisive for shipping, was only 1.59 m on Thursday last week (4 August 2022) - lower than in any... more
Keeping Beerwulf on track
The story continues. The online beer retailer Beerwulf, which is owned by Heineken and specialises in home bar taps, kegs, and beer cases, has partnered with the British Europa Warehouse, an affiliate of Europa Worldwide, since 2020. While overall beer sales in the UK market... more
Fresh impetus for air transport of heavy cargo
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), a British company that designs and manufactures airships, is launching a new partner programme to enable key partners and customers to influence, optimise and accelerate the design specification of Airlander 50. Unlike HAV’s first aircraft,... more
Make a mint from rubbish
Great potential for rail transport. In November 2021 the Austrian government set the course for the accelerated use of the railways in the network for the transport of waste. A railway eager to get its hands dirty is banking on a flexible container system. more
Danger looming for air cargo?
New Foca air cargo regulations to enter into effect in 2023. Regulations promulgated by the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Foca, Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt, Bazl) don’t quite seem to have made it into people’s minds yet. On 1 January 2023 a system change will take... more
Goods flows on the Seine
Urban supply chain training for the 2024 Olympic Games. OBD Grand Paris, a beverage distributor in the greater Paris region, is set to compete in some ‘disciplines’ in 2024, in order to deliver goods more sustainably in the French capital region. It wants to put in a top... more
Inspection jam
Disrupted Turkish-Bulgarian border traffic. Food is currently scarce and expensive. This makes the change of a veterinary service at the southern border of the EU all the more incomprehensible. Corruption is suspected. more
Energy turnaround through ports
Cooperative projects in Belgium and Germany. Importing, storing and distributing sustainable energy resources have become key factors determining strategic locations in logistics. This calls for international cooperation between ports and enterprises. more
Erhard Stadler takes the helm
Erhard Stadler has taken over the management of Berger Logistik, a transport and logistics company headquartered in Wörgl (Tyrol, Austria). He brings many years of expertise in international companies and an in-depth knowledge of global logistics and supply chain management to... more