China trains boost trade through the port of Duisburg 
Duisport, the port of Duisburg (Germany), is intensifying its cooperation with the Chinese city of Chongqing. The port’s administration and the Chinese company YuXinOu have signed an agreement to that effect. YuXinOu organises railfreight services to and from Chongqing.... more
Air Charter Service strengthens board of directors
Air Charter Service has appointed Richard Carrick as a non-executive director to the company’s group board. Justin Bowman, ACS’s Group CEO, commented: “We are looking at our growth over the coming years – by expanding our global network of offices, by investing in technology -... more
Bolloré Logistics to apply Cargo Wise One globally
Bolloré Logistics has signed a strategic agreement with logistics solutions group Wise Tech Global to roll out the Cargo Wise One integrated logistics solutions platform globally as of May 2019. With Cargo Wise One, which is used in 130 countries, logistics service providers... more
Network lauds international partners
The German general cargo network Cargoline named its three best international Cargoline partners of the year for the seventh time at its recent European meeting in Dublin. The transport and logistics service provider Rotra Forwarding from Doesburg (Netherlands) took first... more
40 years of Transland
Transland Spedition is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The logistics service provider started off with three employees in Dillenburg (Germany) in 1979.It first focused on the export of goods to Ireland. Now the company, which has belonged to the Zufall logistics group since... more
Own petrol station network reduces fuel costs
The L.I.T. Group is continuing to expand its own filling station network in Europe. To this end, the German logistics specialist has become a partner in the filling station networks of Swiss Kiss Petrol and VTM Fair. Forwarders can use the networks to obtain fuel at a favourable... more
Senator International now in Karlsruhe
Senator International operates a global network of offices in strategic locations and Karlsruhe (Germany) has just become one of their number. Customers in the Baden-Württemberg region and the surrounding area are now able to benefit from personal on-site support and... more
Vienna calling - Air Canada coming
Today (29 April 2019), Air Canada Cargo is beginning a service between Vienna and Toronto. The new daily year-round service is operated with B787-9 equipment. For shipments arriving in or originating from the Austrian capital, Air Canada's ground handling will be managed by the... more
Julie Black of Hunt & Palmer becomes deputy chair of Baca
Julie Black has been elected as deputy chair of Baca – The Air Charter Association. Black takes on the role with immediate effect working alongside the association’s chairman, Nick Weston. Black says: “I have a forthright and hands-on approach, which are good attributes for... more
Russian forwarder continues to invest heavily in fleet
The Russian company Globaltruck acquired 501 euro 5 Volvo trucks and increased its average fleet size by 14.7% to 1,245 vehicles in 2018. The new units, together with an average freight rate increase of 5.6%, enabled the firm to boost its revenue by 23.5% and net profit by... more