Logistics park finds new tenant 
In Egelsbach (Germany), Frasers Property Industrial has secured online wholesaler TB International as a tenant. TB International is a B2B online wholesaler for urban textile products and accessories. The company has leased a warehouse and logistics hall with approximately... more
IAG Cargo: Guayaquil and key Latam routes
IAG Cargo has started the Madrid-Guayaquil route, increased frequency to São Paulo and Mexico City, and plans to restart regular flights to San Juan, Puerto Rico. The business which includes assets from British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling and Level now services over 150... more
Green Switch in Latvia
New service for transporting semitrailers by rail. Trucking companies transport almost 60 million t of freight per year on roads in Latvia. Over the last five years, this freight volume increased by over 25%. In order to relieve Latvia's road network from semitrailer traffic,... more
Fresh impetus for Propeller Club Port of Basel
ITJ editor-in-chief Christian Doepgen (second from the right) has been elected the seventh president of the Propeller Club Port of Basel (PCB), founded in 1978. With its series of lectures and excursions, the Propeller Club in Basel, covering the northern, central and... more
Port of Brussels won in 2020
Despite the Covid-19 crisis, the Port of Brussels recorded a resilient performance with slightly higher volumes than in 2019. Nearly 5 million t of goods were imported into the Belgian capital, while transit traffic increased by 20%, reaching 1.7 million t. More than 6.6... more
Frankfurt: another CEIV Pharma cargo handler
Frankfurt-based Celebi Cargo has been awarded Iata's CEIV Pharma certificate. Managing director Christopher Licht: "With the opening of three state-of-the art temperature-controlled rooms earlier this year, it was always our aim to receive the formal CEIV certification,... more
Russian flat cars to operate in Europe
The Russia-based freight car manufacturer, UWC, has obtained the vehicle type approval for its Sggrs(s) 80ft six-axle and Sgmmns 40ft four-axle flat cars from the European Union Agency for Railways. This permit enables this rolling stock to be operated on the European railway... more
UK-Belgian partnership
The road division of British group Europa and Transuniverse Forwarding in Belgium are launching a new groupage partnership. Based in Wondelgem, Transuniverse, which has a turnover of GBP 72 million, Transuniverse provides road haulage services to 43 forwarding destinations in... more
Saudia Cargo pushes presence in Belgium
Liège airport and Saudia Cargo have signed a commercial partnership valid until 2023 under which the airline will increase cargo flights to and from the Belgian airport which will be connected to Saudia's network for regular cargo operations and charter flights. Airport CEO... more
MAN Truck & Bus names CIO
André Wehner has been named chief information officer (CIO) at MAN Truck & Bus. He succeeds Stephan Fingerling, who is moving to Volkswagen group IT services as managing director. In his new role, Wehner will head the company's global IT division, which also includes the... more