Gian Paolo Gotelli appointed new CEO of TX Logistik 
Gian Paolo Gotelli has been chosen as the new CEO of TX Logistik (Mercitalia group). He was appointed by the supervisory board to lead the rail logistics company and will assume his new position with immediate effect. Gotelli’s aim is to strengthen the company’s focus on the... more
Bolloré inaugurates Aerohub in Abidjan
Bolloré Transport & Logistics has inaugurated its new multimodal logistics hub, Aerohub, in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Thierry Ehrenbogen, CEO of Bolloré Logistics attended the event. Featuring latest-generation equipment, Aerohub will receive, store and distribute via a... more
United Cargo returns to India
After reviewing and re-evaluating plans based on the reopening of Pakistani airspace, United resumes daily nonstop service from New York/Newark (USA) to Delhi and Mumbai (India) from today, 6 September 2019. United is the only US airline offering nonstop service to BOM and... more
Europe is too big
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd decided to make two regions out of its current region Europe, coming up to a total of six regions. The new region South Europe, which will have its headquarters in the Italian port city of Genoa, aims to bolster Hapag-Lloyd’s competitive... more
Switzerland: trend towards customised solutions continues
SBB Cargo Switzerland and SBB Cargo International achieved a balanced result in H1/2019. Despite the reduction of CHF 9 million in state subsidies, the company generated a result of CHF 0.25 million (compared to CHF 2.16 million in the previous year). Cargo International... more
TK’Blue expands in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore
The international non-financial transport rating agency TK’Blue has set up a new agency in Australia, which also covers New Zealand and Singapore. The objective is to offer shippers, carriers and freight forwarders in the southern hemisphere its solutions for improving and... more
Gruber Logistics opens branch in Poland
After opening a new subsidiary in Katowice (Poland), Gruber Logistics now has 28 locations in Europe and Asia. Thanks to its strategic position, the metropolitan area around Katowice is one of the most important economic and industrial centres in Eastern Europe and therefore the... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
The black-clad ninja is a Western invention. Ninjas were mainly spies, female domestic staff and such. more
Work in progress on the Avon – Kwinana gold rail line
Construction works on the important interstate freight rail line between Avon und Kwinana in Western Australia are expected to be completed by the end of October, according to Australia’s transport infrastructure manager ARC infrastructure. The dual gauge railway forms the... more
Laurels for OPC as a working place
An award was recently given to Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), the Honduran subsidiary of the Philippines-headquartered terminal and port operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI). The affiliate was recognised as among the most attractive companies to... more