Rhineland project in progress 
Construction work is underway for a 22,300 sqm logistics centre which Garbe Industrial Real Estate is developing in Rheinberg, around 25 km northwest of Duisburg in central Germany. The future tenant, the Rudolph Logistics Group, an internationally active logistics provider... more
BLG Logistics picks head for contract division
Bremen (Germany)-based port and logistics company BLG Logistics has appointed Matthias Magnor, expert in management, logistics, services and retail, to join the management board on 1 October 2021. He will head the contract division, succeeding Jens Wollesen, who leaves at his... more
How maritime trade performed in 2020
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has published a report that aims to quantify the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic measures in maritime transport. Maritime trade in the European Union (EU) fell by 9.3% in 2020, which is equivalent to a loss of 226 million t of the... more
A surge in intermodal transport
Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo transported almost 4.3 million t of cargo in May this year - 2% more than in May 2020. Intermodal cargo volumes grew the most – rising to 19,000 thousand teu in May, 82% above the amount of the same period last year. This growth is mainly due to... more
From Forward Computers to Forward Solutions
UK-based transport technology provider Forward Computers has announced a new name, Forward Solutions, and a new brand. Recently, the firm announced a GBP 500,000 investment in redeveloping and reengineering its product portfolio. Forward Solutions is developing an additional... more
17,000 truck journeys less
Kombiverkehr and ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) are now running a new rail service linking Hungary's capital Budapest with Neuss in Germany with six round trips per week, spread over six working days. Operated jointly by Kombiverkehr and Rail Cargo, three of the services also... more
Black series with Let L-410 continues
Two L-410s crashed in unrelated incidents last week. While four parachutists out of a total of 19 people on board lost their lives in the crash of the aircraft with registration RF-94603 in Siberia, the failed take-off of a Kin Avia aircraft at Bukavu Airport (BKY), DRC, was... more
Drivers register gate-in and gate-out online
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) has put a new access road at the Skandinavienkai in Travemünde (Germany) into operation. The so-called "paper gate" is available to all trucks that picking up or delivering cargo at the forest products terminal. It is also used as an... more
Three's a company
Austrian heavy-lift and construction haulier Felbermayr Group and German provider Haeger & Schmidt Logistics have joined forces with Belgium-based PSA Antwerp to invest in the terminal operator PSA Breakbulk NV, which will be run as a joint venture. Coil Terminal NV, in... more
Quantron gets new COO
Quantron, a German system provider of clean battery and hydrogen-powered e-mobility for commercial vehicles, is expanding its international production network and has appointed Uwe Hansult as its new COO, effective July 2021. While changes are expected in the international... more