Duties on Chinese BEVs ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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The European Commission is set to impose countervailing duties on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China. This draft decision is based on comments received on a previous proposal published in July. As of now, the definitive findings disclose an adjustment of the proposed... more
Synergies in Copenhagen ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Spliethoff and Biglift, both members of the Spliethoff Group, a shipping company headquartered in Amsterdam, continue to pool their strengths and integrate their representative offices worldwide. Joining the combined forces in the USA, the UK, China and Japan, a new office... more
Logisticians elect new leadership ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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After 25 years of service to the German Logistics Association BVL, Thomas Wimmer (right) has handed over the role of chairman of the board to Kai Althoff (CEO 4flow SE). Althoff was elected to the presidium together with Ilse Henne (CEO Thyssenkrupp materials services), who has... more
Freight wagon market to grow globally by 2.6% p.a. ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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North America, the CIS and Asia are currently the largest markets for the OEM (original equipment manufacturer) freight wagon business. Europe follows in fourth place. North America is the only one of these regions not to have achieved growth in the past five years... more
Japanese typhoon and European holidays ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Air cargo tonnages in week 33 dipped sharply, compared with the previous week, dropping especially steeply in traffic from Asia Pacific (-9%) and Europe (-11%). Further analysis, based on the over 450,000 weekly transactions covered by World ACD’s data, reveals that most of... more
Improved services on Antwerp-Catalonia line ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Lineas started running traction services for its customer Hupac on the Antwerp – Catalonia (Perpignan & Barcelona El Morrot) at the beginning of this year. As of 16 September 2024, the partners will increase the frequency of the intermodal services between Belgium and Spain... more
International partnership to develop DRC port ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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British International Investment (BII) has committed up to USD 35 million towards the development of the port of Banana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s first deepwater container port, in partnership with DP World. This investment is expected to create 85,000 jobs and... more
18 t truck manages 400 km per full tank ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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Logistics services provider Noerpel is currently testing a hydrogen-powered truck in Germany. Two of its drivers are currently on the road with an H2 vehicle from Hylane, travelling an average of 140 km per day with around 19 stops to distribute and collect cargo. The first... more
MNG Airlines gets CDB A330 P2F ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has delivered one A330-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft to a new customer in Turkey, MNG Havayollari ve Tasimacilik (MNG Airlines). Jie Chen, CDB Aviation CEO: "We are... more
VTG: Mark Stevenson to step down ![](fileadmin/templates/img/Engl_ohne_Schloss.png)
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After more than 30 years in senior positions in the AAE and VTG Group, Mark Stevenson will step down from his position as chief financial officer (CFO) on the VTG executive board on 31 August 2024. He will however continue to support VTG with specific asset management and... more