Craiss wins automotive customer in Kornwestheim 
Albert Craiss is joining the supply chain of a well-known German automobile manufacturer. The logistics expert from Mühlacker, Germany has been responsible for storing and order picking car body parts in Kornwestheim since August. After a four-week induction period and a... plus
Warehouse for SME and consumers
Today, DSV is opening its first self-storage building in Copenhagen as part of the company’s growing engagement in the BtC self-storage market. Aimed at consumers and small businesses, Smarter Storage, the Danish company’s self-storage concept will be operated and marketed... plus
Antwerp looks for concessionaire
Despite the global pressure on the breakbulk trade, the port of Antwerp plans to push this segment. The Churchill Dock, located in the middle of the Belgian port, is set to become a fully-fledged ‘breakbulk dock’. On the south side of this dock, a water-linked concession is... plus
P400 connection Novara - Bari introduced
Hupac has launched a new direct P400 service linking Bari (Ferruccio) in southeast Italy with Novara (CIM) near Milan in the northwest of the country. Novara is one of Hupac's largest hubs in Italy with a wide range of services to Germany, Benelux and all the way to Scandinavia,... plus
Cemex and UP join forces
Cemex and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) have formed an operational partnership to transport liquid carbon dioxide from Port Freeport in Texas, USA to Mexico. Under the new agreement, Cemex transloads the liquid carbon dioxide from tank trucks into railcars while UP arranges the... plus
World's first E195 adapted freighter certified
Having received certification for the world’s first Embraer E195 adapted dedicated cargo aircraft, Azul took it into commercial service on 26 September. With the conversion of another three aircraft expected by the end of 2020, the Brazilian airline aims to deliver "a... plus
New shareholder at BTK
Bernhard Reichert has handed his shares over to Josef Heiss, who will head BTK Befrachtungs- und Transportkontor, a logistics services provider, in a dual leadership with Franz Weiss in future. The shareholders will each hold 50% of the shares and share the management of the... plus
Bolloré handles out of gauge equipment for substation
Bolloré Logistics was contracted to transport and deliver out of gauge cargo from Spain to Shango substation in Rwanda through the port of Mombasa (Kenya). The cargo consisted of eight shunt reactors each weighing 29 t, and two transformers weighing 51 t and 75 t. With an... plus
Multi-function terminal in Trieste in German majority
After participating in ports in Odessa (Ukraine) and Tallinn (Estonia), the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is taking a majority stake of 50.01% in the multi-function terminal "Piattaforma Logistica Trieste" (PLT) in the seaport of Trieste (Italy). The... plus
Cincinnati CBP teams: No, drugs are not vital!
On 15 September, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati seized a shipment containing 13 kg of cocaine concealed in 11 pouches labelled as shelf-stable "emergency food rations". The cocaine has a street value of USD 952,200. The pouches were... plus