Scandlines finds new CEO 
The supervisory board of ferry company Scandlines has appointed Carsten Nørland, senior vice president international at the Royal Unibrew Brewery, as new CEO, effective 1 September 2021. He replaces Søren Poulsgaard Jensen, who will leave the German-Danish cooperation after ten... more
100+ cool reefers on the road
THT New Cool has manufactured and delivered its 100th fully electric reefer. It was delivered to Van Straalen De Vries Transport (VSDV) in Zwaagdijk, the Netherlands. VSDV has repeatedly ordered New Cool reefers since it received its first New Cool trailer in 2018. With this... more
Turkish and German partners to cross borders
Kargomkolay, Turkey’s largest online logistics platform, has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with Heyworld, Lufthansa Cargo's cross-border eCommerce logistics subsidiary. Both aim to create a dynamic, satisfaction-oriented and competitive structure in the sector, by... more
SATA and Cargologic continue with Champ
After having operated Champ's Cargospot handling application on an in-house licensed basis for over 13 years, Cargologic, a Swiss ground handling service provider, has upgraded to the IT provider's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of the cargo management solution. With... more
Reinstalling Serbia – Hungary rail link
The government of Serbia, Serbian Railways Infrastructure and a consortium comprising Karin Komerc and RZD International have signed a contract for the reconstruction and modernisation of the railway line leading from Horgos (Serbia) via Subotica to the Hungarian state frontier,... more
Logistics park sold before its development
It is a big sale. The St Francis Group and the Richardson family have executed the forward sale of its soon to be developed 122,000 sqm Spectrum Logistics Park to Tristan Capital Partners. The new owner will let St Francis Group continue to manage the project development and... more
Quantron wins German Innovation Award
Quantron, a high-tech spin-off of Haller, a mobility solutions provider based in Gersthofen, Germany, has received the German Innovation Award in the "e-mobility" category. Every year, the award honours innovative companies that stand for sustainable and... more
Additional capacity for port railway
It is one of the largest infrastructure projects for Germany’s Port of Hamburg of recent years: improving access links to the Burchardkai. The final phase, the construction of the rail track to the Mühlenwerder section of the railway station, has now been completed, thus... more
Executive director for carrier management
Transporeon has appointed Gruziana Hoxha as new executive director of carrier management. She held a similar position at Sennder for the past six months. Effective from 1 July 2021, Hoxha will begin building and leading the company’s new carrier business unit. The global... more
CMA CGM speeds up service
Marseilles-based carrier CMA CGM is restructuring its Bsmar service connecting the Black Sea, Turkey and Morocco, as from June 2021. Transit and lead times will be improved due to the rescheduling of terminal berthing windows and one single call in the Port of Algeciras. The... more