Jörg Burzer from Mercedes-Benz to Daimler 
Daimler has appointed Jörg Burzer, currently member of the board of management responsible for production and supply chain management at Mercedes-Benz, to its management board, effective 1 December 2021. “In addition to separating Daimler into two separate pure-play... more
Basel-Westport shuttle now five times a week
Contargo is expanding its hinterland rail services between the seaport of Rotterdam and the border triangle of Germany/France/Switzerland: from November 15, the company is adding two roundtrips to its BWS Basel-Westport shuttle, thus raising the frequency to five round trips per... more
Fishing industry to receive better rail service
Onrail is modernising its fleet by adding two new and powerful hybrid locomotives from the end of 2022: the Norwegian private railfreight operator has signed a long-term full-service lease agreement for two innovative Euro Dual locomotives with European Loc Pool (ELP). The... more
Pharma.Aero forms advisory board
Pharma.Aero has established an advisory board consisting of four full members, each representing a segment of the air cargo supply chain: airlines, airports, freight forwarders and ground handlers: 1. Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (part of Volga-Dnepr Group), Yulia Celetaria,... more
A global halt to further delays in shipping
Copenhagen-based maritime intelligence provider Sea-Intelligence has reported on global liner reliability, covering more than 60 carriers on 34 different trade lanes. According to the analysis, schedule reliability moved sidewards in September 2021, by 0.6 percentage points... more
Crossbay: from Poland to Paris
Following the acquisition of two sites in Łódź and Warsaw, Poland, the European urban logistics platform Crossbay, which was launched in 2020, has acquired a 7,500 sqm multi-storey urban logistics asset in Saint Denis, a few kilometres outside Paris, for an undisclosed sum in an... more
Hermes gives wings to importers
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has re-engineered the user interface for its import flight planner, providing customers with a streamlined view of more operational data in fewer steps. The new "import flight handling solution" of the British provider of... more
Eurogate Poland hires Rafał Budnicki
Rafał Budnicki has joined the Eurogate Logistics team as sea and rail department manager. He has great expertise in this field, having worked for almost ten years in the industry, supervising and supporting the efficient performance of operational departments. Budnicki: It... more
Rail-based B2B-Service launched
Russian Railways (RZD) has launched RZD Market, a new online marketplace for businesses that will enable buyers to find the desired products online, compare offers from different suppliers and order deliveries by rail. The company will collect proposals from manufacturers of... more
Deutsche Aircraft plans FAL for D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft and Leipzig/Halle Airport have taken a new step towards signing a project agreement for the establishment of a new FAL for the D328eco located on the premises of the airport. The construction application for the FAL has been delivered to Saxony's building... more