BGL and ver.di say "no" to opening EU road freight market 
Two German trade bodies -the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) and the United Service Union (ver.di) – have joined forces to take political action against the EU Commission’s plans to further liberalise access to the European Union’s freight... mehr
Luis Simoes names distribution director for Iberia
The Portuguese logistics company Luis Simoes has appointed Luís Miguel da Silva e Freitas as director of distribution. With this move Simoes is merging its distribution departments in Portugal and Spain. Freitas was one of the managers in charge of the Simoes operations centre... mehr
"Black Friday" for AN-12
Last Friday (9 August) two Antonov 12 freighters suffered irreparable damage. The first incident occurred when a military transport aircraft belonging to the Ethiopian army crash landed at Mogadishu airport (Somalia), killing four crew members and injuring two others. No people... mehr
New freight contract for Fret SNCF
Fret SNCF, the cargo arm of the French national railway, has won the trust of Dillinger Hütte, Europe’s leading producer of heavy plates that are used in the construction of skyscrapers, bridges, ships, pipelines and wind turbine towers. The new freight agreement foresees the... mehr
DP World sees dwindling volumes
DP World, a Dubai-based port operator, noted a decrease in container volumes in H1/2013. Volumes fell 5.8% to 26.6 m teu across its group of container terminals. DP World said "challenging market conditions” were the main cause. Last year, DP World handled 56.1 million... mehr
Ceva Holdings still being streamlined
Ceva Holdings LLC, an international logistics service provider and SCM specialist, has announced its Q2/2013 results in the middle of an intensive restructuring phase. A short while ago, the company launched a comprehensive cost-cutting programme which already involved the loss... mehr
New service between Miramas, Duisburg and Cologne
The Frankfurt (Germany)-based intermodal operator Kombiverkehr KG now provides rail access to the Marseille-Avignon industrial region in France with a new service. From Germany, trains start in Cologne and Duisburg on Mondays through to Thursdays and on Saturdays. They will run... mehr
CMA CGM extends Panama links
The French shipping company CMA CGM is upgrading its direct Panama service from a fortnightly to a weekly frequency as of 18 September 2013. The new direct weekly Panama service will offer an extensive coverage of the trade with 20 ports of call, as well as a fast... mehr
La Poste: Philippe Wahl nominated as successor of Jean-Paul...
The board of directors of La Poste, the state-owned mail service provider, recently began to organise a successor for the current president Jean-Paul Bailly by appointing Philippe Wahl, currently head of the Postbank, as a new board member. Several weeks ago, Bailly declared... mehr
K Line Zhenhua Logistics (Shanghai) opens new warehouse
K Line Zhenhua Logistics (Shanghai) Co Ltd (KLZH-Shanghai), a joint venture between the Japanese shipping company K Line and a Hong Kong enterprise, recently held an opening ceremony for new two-storey warehouse with 43,890 sqm of floor space on a 140,000 sqm plot of land. The... mehr