One Jürgen goes, another comes 
German automobile manufacturer BMW Group has elected Jürgen Eder as the new head of its logistics division. He replaces Jürgen Maidl (Photo), who, after nine years as head of BMW's logistics operations, will focus on organisational issues on group level in future. Eder has... more
Heavy cargoes delivered safely
Barrus Projects has completed the transport of several oversized cargoes for Alexander Global Logistics in Russia. Barrus was responsible for loading and transporting the cargo by rail from St. Petersburg to the site of Taneco in Nizhnekamsk (Russia). The transport consisted... more
5G in the port of Barcelona
Since July, the Port of Barcelona has been running a test with '5G Maritime', a pilot geolocation test. The project aims to validate the location of ships in real time and with great precision, obtaining image data to complement the information from the port's current... more
Online retailer goes for Prologis
In September 2020, Prologis completed a new logistics facility in accordance with the WELL Building Standard in Datteln, in the northern part of the German Ruhr region. Even before the speculative real estate was completed, Prologis had found a prospective user: online retailer... more
Helicopters from Poland to Philippines
Antonov Airlines has completed the transportation of five helicopters from Poland to the Philippines. An An-124 of the Ukrainian carrier loaded the large shipment manufactured by PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin which had also previously acquired Sikorsky, the... more
Leimgruber adds intermodal option
The Swiss forwarder now also offers container transports by rail. The low emission train picks up the containers at the Swiss frontier in Basel and carries them to the regional terminal in Oensingen. From there, the cargo is delivered to customers within the region by truck.... more
New standards for containers
BIC (Bureau International des Containers) and DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) have accomplished a standardisation of codes used to identify facilities such as depots, container yards, M&R vendors and other supply chain container facilities. The... more
New train speeds up transport to Western Europe
P&O Ferrymasters has expanded its pan-European logistics network with the introduction of a new train service from Lovosice in Czechia to Europoort - Rotterdam in the Netherlands with the option for onward sea connections to Britain. The company will run its own trains... more
A large state seaport Haropa
Appointed by the French prime minister Jean Castex, Stéphane Raison (Photo), formerly director general of the seaport of Dunkerque (France), took up his position of the designated new director general of the state seaport Haropa on 16 November 2020. His mission will be to... more
Box Xpress goes for green energy
The private rail service company box Xpress, which specialises in container transport, will be even more environmentally friendly in the future. Beginning January 2021, the company will exclusively use “Tü Strom Bahn Natur,” electricity generated 100% from hydropower. The... more