Rhenus snaps up Interfracht 
Consolidation in the Swiss logistics sector continues. The Interfracht Group has been taken over by the Swiss company Rhenus Alpina, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2020. Interfracht, a family-owned company founded in 1965 and based in Pratteln, close to Basel, is the... more
René Bruijne leaves Transfollow
After having served Transfollow as general manager for five years, René Bruijne has decided to leave the company effective 1 March 2020. Bruijne joined Viaservice in 2016 through the acquisition of Transfollow from the Dutch company Beurtvaartadres, where he was CEO for over 12... more
All deep sea ports now have direct links to Nuremberg
European Gateway Services (EGS) has added another improvement to its network of connections between southern Germany and the port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands). On Saturday (01.02.2020) Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) was added to the network, which means that the train from... more
Haropa above the threshold of 90 million t of cargo
Haropa, the French alliance of the ports of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris, handled 90 million t of maritime traffic in 2019. Some bulk traffic flourished, some did not. Cereal exports grew strongly with the second-best performance of the last 20 years, up 9.3% to 8.3 million t.... more
El Al Cargo chooses Ukraine GSA
EL AL Airlines has appointed TAL Aviation as its cargo general sales agent in Ukraine. Headed by Irina Slavitskaya, TAL Aviation's country manager for Ukraine, the GSA, which is headquartered in Israel, will be providing a wide variety of cargo and logistics services throughout... more
Rail vehicle manufacturer's order books exceed expectations
The Swiss rail vehicle manufacturer Stadler Rail is heading for a record intake of over CHF 5 billion. In the service division in particular, the number of incoming orders significantly exceeded expectations, the company said. In total, Stadler delivered 444 vehicles last year –... more
The port of Bayonne opts for the Best
Barcelona's Best terminal plans to expand its hinterland connection to France through the collaboration with the port of Bayonne, in the region of New Aquitaine. The port of Bayonne, historically specialised in bulk, wants to take a step forward in intermodality by implementing... more
Record results for Europa Worldwide
Europa Worldwide revealed record turnover (GBP 205 million) and profit (GBP 6 million) in its annual financial results. In addition, the business has doubled the number of its employees and now employs over 950 people. Managing director Andrew Baxter said: "We have set our... more
Trenchard Aviation names new VP business development
Trenchard Aviation Group, a partner in aircraft cabin component design, manufacture, repair and on-wing maintenance, has appointed Mark Radford as its new VP business development. Radford joins Trenchard from his most recent position as sales director – Western Europe with... more
More parcel handling capacities for Amazon in Germany
Panattoni is developing distribution centres in Germany to create additional last-mile capacities for Amazon. In a first phase, the real estate developer will focus on projects in Kaltenkirchen (Schleswig-Holstein) and Knüllwald (Hessen). On a 93,000 sqm plot in Kaltenkirchen,... more