A tough quarter for Hamburg 
The port community of the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million t of seaborne cargo from January to September 2022, about 4.3% t less than in 2021. Conventional general cargo performed well with 1.1 million t crossing the quay walls of Hamburg, a growth of 19.3% compared to... more
Railways demand fair sharing of costs
The German Railway Industry Association (VDB) has posted mixed results for H1/2022: at EUR 6.8 billion, sales are around 1.5% above the figure for H1/2021. Domestic business is up by 24%. Foreign sales, on the other hand, show a decrease of 35% to EUR 1.7 billion. According... more
Fleetenergies picks Robin Quittard
Fleetenergies, a provider of SaaS solutions to reduce energy costs and the environmental footprint in the road transport sector, has given Robin Quittard the task of making its technology as accessible as possible. Quittard has been a consultant on strategy and development... more
A larger footprint in Southern Germany
DHL Freight has opened a new freight terminal in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg in Southwest Germany. The centre offers logistics services for the general cargo network and for direct transport services on an area of approx. 6,000 sqm. Freight can be delivered and... more
TXL to boost intermodal services in Turkey
TX Logistik is planning to further expand its intermodal railfreight services between Istanbul (Turkey) and Cologne (Germany). The connection was launched in June 2022. A traction partner runs the route between the Halkali Terminal in Istanbul and Curtici in Romania three... more
“Be different” 
Overland team with a share of success. Entrepreneurs should be creative. What if all of a firm’s employees join in too? Beat Schweighauser told Christian Doepgen about Magsped’s special profile. more
TÜV SÜD to check vehicles in Eastern Europe
After a year of construction, the German testing, inspection and certification company TÜV SÜD has opened two service centres in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava and in Banska Bystrica. The new test centres consist of three test lanes for car and commercial vehicle inspections... more
Chapman Freeborn picks David Tasker
Global air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn, part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed David Tasker as director – government & humanitarian. Tasker brings over 30 years of logistics experience to the role, including six years as vice president global defence at DB... more
20th CH-47F Chinook for the Royal Netherlands AF
Boeing has delivered the 20th CH-47F Chinook to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), concluding the country’s latest fleet update. “Our continuing partnership with the Royal Netherlands Air Force exemplifies the value of a modern and versatile Chinook fleet,” said Ken... more
Increased frequency to and from Czechia
HHLA affiliate Metrans is expanding its intermodal services by adding a third round trip per week on its route between the German Port of Wilhelmshaven and the Metrans Prague Terminal in Czechia. Metrans started this regular service in July 2022 with two trains a week. From... more