Alpensped recruits Markus Exo 
Alpensped, a family-owned, medium-sized logistics provider from Mannheim (Germany), has asked Markus Exo to fill the new position of key account and business development manager. Exo, who worked for Duvenbeck for the last 23 years, has many years of logistics experience... more
Two vehicles for Palletforce operations in UK
Family-owned haulage and warehousing specialist Farrall’s Group of Chester, UK, has recently taken delivery of its first new generation MAN TGX tractors and two new MAN TGE 3.5 t vans. Farrall’s Group has been buying MAN trucks for three years. The two new MAN TGE’s are both 140... more
More service for Western-built aircraft in Moscow
Aeroflot has put into operation a new 15,000 sqm hangar in the Northern Terminal Complex of Moscow SVO. All types of Western- and Russian-built aircraft will be serviced there - simultaneously a wide-body aircraft (for instance, B777 or A330) and two SSJ100s. The Russian flag... more
First container for Biontech vaccine in Budapest
Danish company Titan Containers has announced that its first "Titan Ultrafreezer 2020 Covid-19 vaccine storage container" has been delivered to a Hungarian customer. The container is located at a facility near to Budapest Airport ensuring cold chain security... more
Joint workshop for locomotives and wagons
Two major logistics providers have joined forces to implement a holistic service and maintenance approach for the entire train system. VTG and Imateq Italia, Vossloh Locomotives' local service site in Rivalta Scrivia (Piedmont region of Italy), offer a joint workshop for... more
Open nose, open skies
Antonov Airlines has transported automotive parts from Indonesia and Vietnam to the USA to support increasing demand from vehicle manufacturers as plants across the states reopen. The open skies agreement between Ukraine and USA, which promotes an increase in travel, trade... more
Hungary to become major east-west gateway
The need for fast and reliable railfreight services between Asia and Europe is increasing continuously, as clearly indicated by the record number of freight trains running between China and Europe last year. East-West Gate intermodal terminal in Fenyeslitke, Hungary and the... more
Dutch RFS platform eases pandemic pressures
Since last year's launch of the "Trucking CDM" platform developed by the Amsterdam-based Cargo IT software provider Cargohub, several leading operators have been successfully testing the system. Under added pressure since the pandemic, cargo handlers Dnata and... more
Mutual recognition of AEO status
The Swiss Federal Council has approved the agreement with UK on the mutual recognition of authorised economic operator (AEO) status. The agreement is intended to reduce technical barriers to trade and facilitate commerce with UK for companies that are considered particularly... more
Spanish fruits reach Germany within 48 hours
Shift from road to rail: For the first time in its history, fruit and vegetables dealer San Lucar is transporting its products by rail from Spain to Germany using Transfesa Logistics' refrigerated rail express service. During an initial phase, Transfesa will be sending one... more