Robert Kukla widens circle of partners 
Olaf Böhm joined the circle of Robert Kukla OHG’s personally liable partners on 1 January 2014. The other members of the group are Klaus Teubner, Jürgen Plock and Knut Sander. Robert Kukla OHG is the company that owns the global forwarder Robert Kukla GmbH Internationale... more
DB Schenker flies tramcars from China to Turkey
DB Schenker experts organized the transport of two tramcars from Shijiazhuang (China) to Samsun (Turkey) in a record time of two weeks. The 77 t, 19.8 m long cars, built by the Chinese enterprise CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicle Co Ltd, had to be flown from China to Turkey because... more
Drewry: big carriers reduce north-south options
The British analyst Drewry said in its recent Container Insight Weekly report that big container lines are not only consolidating on the east-west routes but that consortia had also been expanding in north-south trade lanes. This reduces the number of weekly services available... more
CCNR president chosen
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has stated that the Netherlands will preside over the commission from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015. The office of president will be held by Brigit Gijsbers, director of maritime affairs at the Dutch ministry of... more
GB Railfreight lands Sibelco contract
GB Railfreight has signed a contract with Sibelco Europe to provide freight services. Under the terms of the agreement silica sand will be transported from Sibelco’s quarry in Kings Lynn, Norfolk (UK), to Guardian Industries’ UK plant in Goole, Yorkshire, and Ardagh Group’s UK... more
Aeroflot takes full commercial control of Rossiya
The Russian Aeroflot Group will assume full commercial control of Rossiya Airlines on 30 March 2014, continuing the process of integration of the subsidiaries that Aeroflot acquired from the state corporation Rostec in 2011. From 30 March 2014 all flights operated by Rossiya... more
SBB Cargo lands new contract from major retail chain
The Swiss freight railway SBB Cargo remains the preferred single wagon load and intermodal transport provider for the country’s major retail chain Migros. The two companies have underscored their collaboration by signing a three year contract that expires at the end of 2016.... more
Major reshuffle in EU co-funding programmes
The EU has reviewed its TEN-T programme and as a result has produced a new methodology with regard to infrastructure development in Europe for the 2014-2020 period. The new TEN-T guidelines, as agreed by the European Parliament and Council in December 2013, are based on a new... more
SDV opens new healthcare platform in Portugal
Yesterday (15 January) the French logistics service provider SDV opened a new healthcare platform in Lisbon. SDV Portugal is currently experiencing a growth of 40% over the same period of 2012, which shows that there is definitely an opportunity in the healthcare sector. The... more
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles grows in 2013
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 551,900 (550,200; +0.3%) vehicles to customers last year, of which 159,400 (161,200; -1.1%) units were handed over in Western Europe (excluding Germany). The company's 2013 deliveries in the South America region shot up by 8.3%, as... more