Lufthansa Cargo reports positive trends in 2018 
In 2018 revenue in the logistics segment of the Lufthansa group rose by 7% to EUR 2.713 million, particularly due to a strong rise in yields. Total revenue increased by 7% to EUR 2.770 million. Capacity at Lufthansa Cargo (13.555 million ftk) increased by 5% in 2018. Belly... more
Switzerland: fewer trucks crossing the Alps
The volume of goods that were transported across the Swiss Alps rose to 39.6 million t in 2018, 2% more than in 2017. The upsurge is primarily due to more railfreight. A record 19 million t of goods stowed in containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers were hauled by rail as... more
Kögel reinforces team in Benelux
Mark Engelen has taken on the newly-created position of director and key account manager for northwestern Europe at Kögel Benelux, located in Zwolle (Netherlands).Engelen is primarily responsible for key accounts in northwestern Europe and reports directly to managing director... more
Easy expands offering on its digital portal
Express Air Systems (easy), a provider of express airfreight services and a joint venture of DB Schenker and Kuehne & Nagel, has simplified its booking procedures. With the new digital portal, customers can compare offers from 25 airlines currently in the network and... more
Connecting Duisburg DIT terminal to Poland
With immediate effect, Hupac’s intermodal transport services to/from Poland now run to the Duisburg DIT terminal in addition to the Duisburg D3T terminal in Germany. Containers and tank containers will be handled in Duisburg DIT, trailers on the other hand will be handled in... more
Land transport ramps up results
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) generated net sales of EUR 1.67 billion in financial year 2018, 8.3% more than in FY 2017. The road transport sector once again proved to be the mainstay of the Austrian logistics company. The organic growth rate amounted to 7.5% in a competitive environment.... more
The best way to decarbonise road transport
Transport produces around a quarter of CO2 emissions in the EU. At the IRU-EU conference in Brussels (Belgium) more than 200 representatives of the road transport sector discussed the best way forward to decarbonise road transport more effectively. The participants stressed... more
Bohnen Logistik working for Heineken Germany
The contract logistics service provider Bohnen Logistik, a member of the Germany-based Duisport Group, has been mandated by Heineken Deutschland to manage its central warehouse for beer and wine products in Werne, Westphalia. The beverage producer’s supply chain director,... more
New managing director for Europe
Scannell Properties, an American real estate and investment company, has named Heiko Richter as managing director. Since January 2019, Richter has been responsible for establishing and promoting the company’s business in Germany. His focus is on serving major customers and... more
Almost 122 million EPAL load carriers
In 2018 the European Pallet Association (EPAL) achieved another positive result with 121.8 million EPAL load carriers produced and repaired. This is an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year. Considering production and repairs separately, 93.9 million EPAL load carriers... more