China train adds more destinations in Asia to its network 
The Iata freight forwarder Quick-Cargo Service (QCS), which is headquartered in Germany, is expanding its two key segments air and sea freight and extending the railfreight services it has been offering to China since 2008. The company will add destinations in Japan, South... more
BTK doubles its capacities
BTK is expanding its logistics areas at its location in Raubling (Bavaria, Germany). In the middle of July 2019 and after nine months construction period, the general contractor Goldbeck will hand over the multi-user hall to BTK on schedule. The new facility is 10 m high and... more
Track & field athlete becomes brand ambassador for GLS
The track & field athlete Gesa Felicitas Krause and the German parcel services provider GLS will cooperate in future. In the 3,000 m steeplechase, her most successful event, Krause is a two-time European champion and the German record holder. Krause also intends to... more
More room for trucks at Munich airport
Changes in the infrastructure of the cargo area at Munich airport (Germany) are expected for November 2019. In order to meet increasing demand in this growing segment, a 25,000 sqm parking area for up to 115 trucks will be built in the southwestern part of the airport. This... more
740 m long train for Dutch/German cross-border traffic
The German and Dutch transport ministries are teaming up to increase the efficiency of cross-border railfreight services between the two countries. The two parties recently signed a letter of intent. Digitalisation and automation will underpin the joint undertaking, according to... more
Speed Welshpool appoints new operations director
Speed Welshpool (Wales, UK) has appointed a new operations director. Chris Tandy joins the Powys-based business, which is a member of Palletways. Previous positions have seen Tandy managing UK trunking at City Link and running the UK van fleet at Sainsbury’s. Commenting on... more
Air Cargo Europe begins amid decreasing traffic volumes
Just before the Air Cargo Europe in Munich (4-7 June 2019), Iata has released data for global air freight markets showing that demand fell by 4.7% in April 2019, compared to the same period the year before. This continued the negative trend in year-on-year demand that began in... more
Investing in general cargo services
Hellmann Bremen has purchased 170 box swap bodies for a medium seven-digit sum. Krone’s box carriers will be deployed in general cargo and regional transports in Germany but also in intermodal railfreight. With the new equipment, the company can provide reliable cargo space... more
Swiss Takeover Board rules on Panalpina
After DSV published a public exchange offer for all publicly held registered shares of Panalpina, the Basel-based company filed various requests with the Swiss Takeover Board. The Takeover Board's decision reads as follows: Request no. 1 is partially granted: cover... more
Nexxiot expands its management team
Nexxiot, the Swiss enabler of the digitised supply chain, has expanded and completed its management team. With the latest personnel decisions, company founder and CEO Christoph Wartmann will now withdraw from the operative business. He will join the company's administrative... more