Rechtslage in Nordafrika 
Im Transportwesen ist die Verwicklung in Rechtsstreitigkeiten nicht immer zu vermeiden. Um so wichtiger ist es zu wissen, wie es sich in den nordafrikanischen Staaten des «Arabischen Frühlings» mit der Anerkennung von ausländischen Urteilen und Schiedssprüchen verhält.... mehr
Loxxess extends management team 
Loxxess AG, a specialist for outsourcing projects in industrial and commercial logistics, has named Gregor Buder as its managing director for Poland and Czechia. He will be a member of the holding’s seven-strong managerial team and succeeds Charles Lewis, who officially retired... mehr
Toll Group wants to build huge parcel facility
The Australian logistics service provider, Toll Group, is positioning itself for growth in the express parcel market by building an AUD 170 million freight sorting facility, the largest of its kind in Australia, to the west of Sydney on the new Bungarribee industrial estate.... mehr
DVB's shipping and offshore research in new hands
DVB Bank SE, the Frankfurt (Germany)-based specialist for international transport finance, has announced that Henriette Brent-Petersen will join DVB as head of its shipping and offshore research department in Rotterdam, with effect from 1 October 2013. Brent-Petersen has led the... mehr
Ceva Logistics expands services in Spain
The logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has expanded the range of services provided at its multiuser hub in Ontigola near Toledo, by building a 240 sqm specialist chemical storage area. Ceva built the new chemical storage area in the Ontigola warehouse as part of... mehr
Swiss Airlines places emphasis on Western Switzerland
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has chosen Lorenzo Stoll to fill the newly-created position of head of Western Switzerland, with effect from 1 October. In his new role, Stoll will be in overall charge of Swiss’s entire expanded Geneva organization which will extend to some... mehr
Miebach Consulting opens third location in Germany
The German company Miebach Consulting has said that it is using its steady growth to reinforce its regional presence in southern Germany. The supply chain consultancy opened a new branch office in Munich – its third in the country after Frankfurt/Main and Berlin – on 1 July.... mehr
Dortmund airport welcomes new managing director
Udo Mager became the new managing director of Dortmund airport (Germany) on 1 July 2013. He replaces Markus Bunk, whose contract expires in September. Mager, who has been head of business development in Dortmund since 2005, was elected to the post of managing director at an... mehr
Garbe building logistics centre for Rudolph Logistik Group
Garbe Logistic AG, a provider and manager of logistic property, has been mandated to build a new logistics centre for the German service provider Rudolph Logistik Group. Over the next few months, Garbe will erect the new facility, which will have an 8,800 sqm hall, on a 19,000... mehr
EU approves EUR 114 million aid for extension of Piraeus...
The European Commission has found a EUR 113.9 million Greek support for an infrastructure project of EUR 120 million at the port of Piraeus to be in line with EU state aid rules. In September 2012, Greece notified plans to support an investment project by OLP, the port... mehr