EU adopts new ship recycling regulation to end beaching 
The European Parliament has adopted a new ship recycling regulation by a large majority. The final text is the result of a compromise reached last June between the Council under the Irish presidency, the Parliament (Schlyter report) and the Commission. The new regulation puts... more
Strautmann scoops up Langendorf
Strautmann, a German commercial vehicle manufacturer, is taking over Langendorf GmbH, a Waltrop (Germany)-based producer of tipping trailers, inloaders, low-loaders and special vehicles. The acquisition is in the framework of an asset deal and the partners agreed not to disclose... more
Wandt celebrates 65th birthday
Adalbert Wandt, the president of the German freight transport, logistics and waste disposal association (BGL), recently celebrated his 65th birthday. He has been an active member of the trade body’s training, international traffic and public relations committees since the... more
Aerolineas Argentinas modernizes fleet with Boeing
The US airframe manufacturer Boeing and Aerolineas Argentinas, the flag carrier of Argentina, have completed an agreement for 20 next-generation B737-800 airplanes. The agreement, worth USD 1.8 billion at list prices, will play a key role in Aerolineas Argentinas' continued... more
FMC calls for global regulatory summit on P3
The US Federal Maritime Commission chairman, Mario Cordero, has issued a call to fellow regulators in the European Union and the People’s Republic of China to join forces in a global regulatory summit on the proposed P3 global alliance. The summit would take place in... more
Fiege implements e-commerce solution for Bierbaum-Proenen
The Westphalia (Germany)-based logistics company Fiege is underlining its aspirations for growth in e-commerce by assuming responsibility for e-commerce fulfilment for workwear specialist, Bierbaum-Proenen GmbH & Co. Fiege is also demonstrating its high level of expertise... more
E-commerce boosts parcel business 
A new study into the CEP market in Germany shows that private customer business has become the most important growth driver for the CEP sector. B2C business now accounts for almost half of the total volume in the German parcel delivery market. more
Yangtze River Express increases frequencies to Hahn
This week, the Shanghai (China)-based airline Yangtze River Express is increasing the number of flights from the German airport Frankfurt Hahn from the current six to eight per week. The airline, which operated its first flight from Hahn to Beijing in August 2012, deploys... more
Port of Long Beach enjoys peak season
The port of Long Beach CA (USA) reported that its volumes climbed by 14.7% in September, compared to the same month a year ago, fuelled by double-digit gains in both imports and exports of containerized goods. A total of 587,114 teu moved through Long Beach in September. Imports... more
Tyrol tightens up night driving ban
The exemption of enhanced environmentally friendly vehicles (EEVs) from the night driving ban on the A 12 motorway in Tyrol (Austria) is expiring at the end of this month (October). Austria’s association of international transport companies (AISOE) regrets that the exemption for... more