Twelve UK logisticians of the year 
Twelve of the UK’s finest logistics businesses celebrated last week after being recognised as the 'best of the best' at the 2020 Logistics Awards of Logistics UK (a trading name of FTA), sponsored by the Port of Dover. The awards celebrate supply chain leadership and... more
First transport of coke to Italy completed
PKP Cargo International has transported the first train hauled by a multisystem locomotive with a load of 1,220 t of coke from Ostrava in Czechia to the Slovenian-Italian border crossing station Villa Opicina. This was the first journey of the carrier’s locomotive on Italian... more
Gebrüder Weiss remains on course
At a recent event organised by the Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD), Lothar Thoma, managing director air & sea at Gebrüder Weiss (GW), confirmed that the Austria-headquartered company will continue its expansion strategy. Being currently represented at over 150 locations,... more
TNT Swiss Post's new facility
TNT Swiss Post, the joint venture between TNT Express and Swiss Post, has opened its new location in Oftringen (Canton Argovia). The transport company previously headquartered in Buchs (Argovia) designed the building itself. New technologies and equipment as well as improved... more
Rail service between Rouen and Paris launched
Through its subsidiary FluvioFeeder Armement (FFA), Marfret is introducing a new container rail service in France to link Normandy with the Ile de France region (Bonneuil-sur-Marne). FluvioFeeder Armement recently already started a weekly railway service between the TCMD... more
Kombiverkehr augments intermodal offer
By adding the Rotterdam Europoort P&O terminal to its network, Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr in Germany has further expanded the range of intermodal options by truck and rail in its services to and from the Netherlands for customers from the freight forwarding and logistics... more
Connecting the USA with Europe and India
Delta has launched cargo-only flights between the United States, Europe and India. Shawn Cole, VP – cargo: "Given the travel constraints within Europe, we are strategically adding cargo capacity in Spain, Ireland and Germany to support overall passenger and cargo... more
CD Cargo finds synergies
On Wednesday, 11 November 2020, CD Cargo Hungary carried out its first transport under its own licence for operating trains on the Hungarian network. With the train, the subsidiary of the Czech railway company carried wood from Czechia to Moascsa in Romania. CD Cargo... more
Carmen Celedin elected harbour master
Carmen Celedin (photo) has been elected harbour master of the Ennshafen in Austria, succeeding Robert Wanger. Celedin has headed the "technical infrastructure" department in the Austrian port since 2010. In her new role, she will be in charge of maritime transport,... more
A good time for Pall-Ex
The UK-based Pall-Ex network has increased its members numbers and freight volumes. The influx of new hauliers led to a 20% rise in shareholder membership enquiries compared to the previous year. Pall-Ex currently has about 80 shareholder members. Among the 15 new members... more