Bien trop souvent pas assez d’eau sous la quille 
Tous veulent transférer des marchandises vers le transport fluvial, mais ce n’est pas évident. Ce mode de transport lutte en effet contre les basses eaux et la baisse des volumes de vracs. Il y a toutefois également une lueur d’espoir dans les pays du Benelux. plus
CCTT vice chairman honoured 
At the last plenary session of the CCTT (coordinating council on Trans-Siberian transportation) in Kazakhstan, InterRail-president Hans Reinhard stepped down as the CCTT vice chairman for personal reasons. RZD-president Oleg Belozyorov honoured Reinhard with a diploma for his... plus
Kuehne + Nagel expands its pharma hub in Belgium
Kuehne + Nagel has inaugurated its enlarged pharma distribution centre in Geel, making it one of the largest within the global KN pharma chain network. Tobias Jerschke, managing director of Kuehne + Nagel Belux, said during the opening ceremony: "The enlarged pharma hub... plus
Adding 100 LNG-/CNG-tractors to fleet in France
XPO Logistics has made a significant new investment in sustainability with the purchase of 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from Iveco. The new tractors will be assigned to the company’s less-than-truckload network in France, serving customers in the greater Lyon and... plus
Alberto Cabrera joins Jaxport
The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) in the USA welcomes transportation business development executive Alberto Cabrera as new director, cruise and cargo development. Cabrera is responsible for developing relationships with cruise lines and positioning Jaxport to capture new... plus
New container industry standards in the making
The terminal industry committee 4.0 (TIC 4.0), formed by the end of May 2018 in Brussels (Belgium) by an open group of 15 global container terminal operators and other partners, has just met for a plenary meeting in Marseilles (France) in coincidence with the port equipment... plus
Avia closes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn
Initiated in June, Avia Solutions Group, a global multipurpose aviation holding company with 76 subsidiaries engaged in aircraft maintenance, ACMI, aircraft leasing, pilot training, ground handling and fuelling, logistics, aviation IT solutions and business aviation, has... plus
DHL Express: EUR 131 million for expansion in South Korea
DHL Express has signed a concession agreement with the Incheon International Airport Corporation to implement its largest investment in South Korea to-date - a EUR 131 million expansion plan for its gateway in South Korea. The multi-year investment is expected to encourage... plus
New transloader at rail hub in Texas
R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company in the USA was awarded the contract to be the switching and transloading provider for the 550,000 ssqm multi-modal logistics park in Hempstead (TX) owned by McAlister Assets and operated by RCR Rail. The hub is served by class I... plus
New CEO for UTA
Union Tank Eckstein (UTA) has appointed Carsten Bettermann as its new CEO. He succeeds Volker Huber, who, after four years at the helm of UTA, will assume new responsibilities within the Edenred group. Bettermann is an experienced managing director who graduated from the... plus