More innovation incentives required 
At the "Forum Schienengüterverkehr" in Germany, the Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (association for supply chain management, procurement and logistics, BME) and the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (association of German transport... more
Peel Ports to sell shares?
A sale of shares of the Peel Ports Group seems to be imminent. According to the British press, the current shareholders, the property mogul John Whittaker and DWS as Deutsche Bank's investment branch, have agreed to sell 25% of the total shares to Australian Super. The... more
Young Forwarders Network expands to Northern Ireland
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has added another regional group to the Young Forwarder Network that it launched less than one year ago. The Northern Ireland regional group was launched at a well-attended meeting, which took place at the Belfast harbour... more
Wabtec moves to Bochum
Panattoni and Wabtec recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for a new production plant and office facility in Bochum-Laer (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). Wabtec is a global player in providing equipment, systems, digital solutions and value added services for freight... more
Euroaméricas enhances its transatlantic services
Euroaméricas, a joint venture between the Dutch shipping company Onego Shipping and Bergé, has reinforced its maritime cargo service between Bilbao (Spain) and the United States with another vessel. The enhancement will be carried out by the Onego Mississippi, a general... more
Etihad Cargo digitally reaches out for Europe
Etihad Cargo has inked a new partnership for Digital Air Cargo with the air cargo rates and eBooking platform "WebCargo by Freightos". This partnership extends Etihad Cargo's digital reach to more than 1,700 logistics providers and forwarder customers globally, with... more
New CTO for Tachofresh
Falko Schmalenberg has assumed the role of chief technology officer (CTO) at Tachofresh. In this position, he will be responsible for the further development and strategic focus of the company's products. Schmalenberg joined Tachofresh in 2018. His first task was to manage a... more
Vopak announces share buyback programme
The Dutch tank storage company Vopak has announced its financial results for full year 2019. Full year ebitda of EUR 830 million (2018: EUR 734 million) increased by EUR 96 million, reflecting a good aggregate business (including new assets) performance of EUR 37 million,... more
Airbus looks back to the future
Airbus China has been authorised to restart operations of the Tianjin final assembly line, which had been suspended after the coronavirus outbreak. This means it can gradually increase production. During the Singapore air show, Airbus revealed the 2 x 3.2 m (2.25 sqm)... more
Intermodal sector benefits from increased activity in Poland
After Rail Time Polska was taken over by Austrian ÖBB RCG in autumn 2019, the Polish carrier was renamed to Rail Cargo Carrier – Poland. Now ÖBB RCG has started providing its own traction services in Poland. The rail company bridges the gap on freight corridor 8 for... more