Better links between sea ports and hinterland networks 
Effective 18 October 2019, Transfracht will add Rotterdam to its Albatros Express network as part of its internationalisation strategy. With this measure, the operator is responding to the steadily growing demand for services between Germany and the western ports. At the... more
Massive track investment in UK
DB Cargo UK has started work on a multi-million investment programme to improve track and rail infrastructure at three key sites. Over the next twelve months, the UK’s largest railfreight operator will replace more than 20 km of track at its depots at Immingham in North... more
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
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
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
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
Trade tensions weigh heavily on air freight business
Iata's data for global air freight markets are showing that demand, measured in ftk, contracted by 3.2% in July 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the ninth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Global trade volumes are 1.4% lower... more
2000th employee for Seifert
The Seifert Logistics Group has hired its 2000th employee. Polish-born Brygida Rzeszutek will work in the field of contract logistics in Jawor (Poland), the most recent of the 46 locations of the group. Seifert hired its 1000th employee only three years ago and has grown from... more
Full speed ahead despite diesel traffic ban
As the first company on the German market, HJS has obtained the authorisation for a waste gas purification system that is especially designed for trade and delivery vehicles. Owners of commercial vehicles weighing 2.8 t or more can now benefit from state funding to have... more
Ground-breaking for new hub in Luxembourg
Kuehne + Nagel have celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony of a new contract logistics centre in Luxembourg. The event also marked the ten year contract extension between Kuehne + Nagel and On AG, a cooperation that started in 2010. The new contract logistics centre, due to... more