Gefco reinforces Cebame rail offer 
The new rail zone manager for Central Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East (Cebame) is Ctirad Klimanek. The appointment was made by Gefco Deutschland, based in Mörfelden-Walldorf (Germany), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Paris-based international service group Gefco. As... mehr
Indermühle secures succession
The family company Gebr. Indermühle was founded 50 years ago in Switzerland. Today, the firm in Rekingen (photo) is managed by members of the third generation. The individual competence centres of Indermühle have now been converted in legally and operationally independent firms... mehr
Whistle blows for Ludwigshafen-Verona train service
Another new rail link to Italy has been added to the intermodal network operated by TX Logistik. From 21 September, the German intermodal service provider will run a train between Ludwigshafen (Germany) and Verona. TX Logistik initially plans to provide four round trips per... mehr
Euroairport Cargo Community launched
Yesterday (15 September 2015), saw the launch of the Euroairport Cargo Community (EEC). The event was attended by almost 50 representatives of the airfreight supply chain in the Swiss-French-German triangle around Basel-Mulhouse airport. The EEC's vision and goal is to bring... mehr
New development director for UK logistics park
Oliver Treneman has become the new park development director at DP World London Gateway Logistics Park. The appointment follows the announcement that Graeme Clarke is retiring. Treneman, who has already started work at the UK’s largest logistics hub, takes more than 20 years of... mehr
Yet more void voyages
In response to low market demand, members of the G6 Alliance have decided to cancel additional sailings on the Asia-Europe trade. The carriers have so far been unsuccessful in their attempts to slow the collapse of freight rates. The G6 alliance has had 16 void sailings in the... mehr
Ever faster to Scandinavia
15% more postal codes and 34% more businesses in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland can be served by noon the next working day due to improvements that TNT recently implemented in its flight schedule. Specifically, the express provider has introduced, or augmented its “pre... mehr
Spanish company to electrify India's rails
Rail Vikas Nigam, an Indian organisation tasked with building engineering works, has awarded the Spanish engineering and construction firm Isolux Corsan a contract to design and build a total of 563 km of overhead railway electrification equipment in the states of Rajasthan and... mehr
Airbus - deep imprint on deep south
In a much-anticipated ceremony in Mobile AL (USA), Airbus inaugurated operations at its first ever US manufacturing facility. The plant – which assembles the family of A319s, A320s and A321s – is officially open for business, with a team of more than 250 employees now at work on... mehr
Official inauguration of Rotterdam World Gateway
An official inauguration ceremony to mark the opening of Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) was held on 11 September. The new terminal, which is located at Maasvlakte 2 in the port of Rotterdam, has an annual capacity of 2.35 million teu, and features remote-controlled loading and... mehr