Thurner joins board 
Tegernsee (Germany)-headquartered Loxxess , a specialist for industrial and trade logistics, has appointed Christina Thurner as equal member of the board, joining her brother Claus-Peter Amberger. Thurner will retain her mandates as member of the advisory boards of Loxxess... more
Fuelled by growing air cargo volumes
Samskip has established a dedicated air freight business, adding significant new options to a service portfolio that already includes rail, road, shortsea and inland waterway links in Europe and global cargo logistics solutions. "Samskip Air" has opened its doors... more
Gefco 's air & sea wins in 2020
It is the pandemic paradox again. In 2020, Gefco experienced a 19.7% fall in revenues due to disruptions in customers’ businesses around the world, but maintained a 3.7% ebit margin, (4.3% in 2019). In total, Gefco's revenues in 2020 amounted to EUR 3.8 billion, a 19.7% decrease... more
Caring for DHL Express' A330 engines
Rolls-Royce and DHL Express have signed a "total care" agreement for the Trent 700 engines that currently power the eight A330 freighter aircraft of the global logistics company. The agreement will also cover any Trent 700 engines that are added to the DHL fleet in the... more
Faradair appoints Tinseth and Anderson
Faradair has hired Randy Tinseth and Tony Anderson “to help steer the company through its next phase of growth.” Headquartered at the Imperial War Museum Duxford’s historic Cambridgeshire airfield, Faradair continues to develop its bio-electric hybrid aircraft (Beha). Other... more
Trains deliver steel from Italy to Austria
Marcegaglia and the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group are going to be extend their partnership again this year and add one more train per week. The trains transport steel products from the Italian industrial company to Austria and on to the Austrian market. These rail services take a... more
Far East-UK traffic particularly hit
By the end of 2020, the cost of shipping goods from China to Northern Europe - one of the major trade routes - had quadrupled from levels at the start of the year. “The container crisis is increasing the pressure on British retailers and manufacturers at a time when... more
Circles in the sand in Brussels
Like the Port of Brussels, the Belgian football club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise cares about the environment and tries to contribute to a greener world. So the club decided to join forces with the Port of Brussels to organise the delivery of sand by river. After arriving at... more
China-Europe-Rail benefits from Suez crisis
With increasing volumes of cargo carried on its LCL and FCL railfreight services between China and Europe, U-Freight Group says that the recent problems in the Suez Canal have made rail transport on this axis look all the more attractive. Clearly, supply chain planners are... more
Gruber grows near Milan
After opening a 50,000 sqm logistics hub in the Pavia area earlier this year, Gruber Logistics is further expanding its network with a new warehouse in Lainate, near Milan. It will be the main transhipment point for traffic to France and also serve the Lombardy hinterland.... more