Augmenting rail services to Turkey 
Cobantur Boltas, a Turkish-German logistics group, is extending its range of intermodal services. The freight forwarder recently despatched its first company intermodal train managed by Kombiverkehr from Munich in Germany to Halkali in Turkey. Traction along the route is... mehr
Toyota chooses Stuart Reilly
Toyota Material Handling UK (TMHUK) has appointed Stuart Reilly to the position of rental & used director. With more than three decades’ experience of the materials handling industry, Reilly has been with TMHUK for over 20 years, during which time he has held leadership... mehr
Reaching Manila by barge instead of truck
Manila-headquartered International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is building up its Cavite Gateway Terminal (CGT) in the province of Tanza, Philippines. The terminal and port operator recently invested yard and wharf operations with the deployment of additional... mehr
Heppner swallows Safram
Groupe Heppner is continuing its expansion course following the purchase of Hamacher Logistik, ABC and Dina. Heppner was founded in 1925 in Alsace and specialises in goods transport between France and Germany. It is now taking over the Safram Group, headquartered in western... mehr
Direct rail access for Port of Sevilla
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has published a EUR 22.7 million tender for the construction of a new rail access to the Port of Sevilla. The project includes a 2,485 m long supply line connecting the railway bridge over the Guadaira River with the La Negrilla freight... mehr
Brookes Bell picks Caroline Young
Brookes Bell, a multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has hired a technical sales executive for The Lab, its independent advanced testing and inspection facility which opened last year. Before joining Brookes Bell, Caroline Young worked for ITP Energised... mehr
A strong 2021 for J.B. Hunt
The USA-based group J.B. Hunt has reported its figures for 2021. Revenue grew by significant 26%, amounting to USD 12.17 billion, while operating income increased by 47% to almost USD 1.05 billion. All segments contributed to the revenue growth versus the prior year period.... mehr
Wingcopter lands USD 16 million contract
German drone delivery pioneer Wingcopter and Spright, a subsidiary of American air medical service provider Air Methods, has inked a new commercial agreement worth more than USD 16 million. As part of the deal, Spright is acquiring a large fleet of Wingcopter’s new flagship... mehr
Expanding framework for Indian waterways
Improving the safety of the inland waterways is a constant issue in India. Now that the inland vessels act 2021 was passed by the Indian parliament, the Indian Register of Shipping has drafted ten different rules in consultation with ministries, state governments, and various... mehr
PPP to build hydrogen fuelling stations
The governments of Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway (String) have initiated a cross-border public/private partnership with six private companies to invest in a series of hydrogen fuelling stations between Hamburg (Germany) and Oslo (Norway). The partners have jointly... mehr