UK-based Keswick Enterprises has officially launched a new company in Romania – Tibbett Logistics – following Keswick’s acquisition in December of Delamode Logistics and that company’s joint venture with DHL – DHL Delamode. These established Romanian businesses have been renamed Tibbett Logistics and Tibbett Retail Services respectively – and together will trade as Tibbett…
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has become the first all-cargo airline to operate regular Russia – US flights with the launch of three B747-400F flights a week to Chicago. The new route will operate from the airline’s hub in Moscow to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. AirBridgeCargo’s network covers major markets in Asia (China, Japan…
Cargolux Airlines is in exclusive discussions about a stake in its share capital with Qatar Airways. Following recent local media speculation, Cargolux has denied that it is or was in discussions with Yangtze River Express about the sale of a potential 35% – 49% shareholding in the company. Cargolux confirms that it has entered…
DHL Global Forwarding has opened a new Competence Centre at Vienna Airport, expanding the range of services available to the life sciences and healthcare industries. 500 m² of refrigerated warehouse space is designed to handle temperature-sensitive products and allow them to be prepped for air shipment. The site’s team of experts is also developing…
Dubai-based Swift Freight International will be consolidated under the brand Barloworld Logistics in the Middle East. The operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will be known as Barloworld Logistics. Barloworld Logistics, part of the South African Barloworld group, provides end-to-end supply chain management solutions in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East. …
Logistic Services Danubius has been renamed DB Schenker Rail Romania in Bucharest and Timisoara. According to Hans-Georg Werner, the DB Schenker Rail management board member responsible for Region East, Romania offers enormous potential for development in cross-border rail freight transport due to its growing export economy and due to the relocation of foreign companies‘…
CEVA Group reports Q1 results; launches new organisation for global supply chain management; enhances its Consolidated Border Truck program with Saturday Night Expedite service; signs four-year agreement with Coswell in Italy. CEVA Group has reported its results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2011, with EBITDA up 36.5% and revenue up 13.3%. Q1…
FedEx Trade Networks has opened five new offices in the EMEA region; FedEx Express is building a new Singapore regional hub. FedEx Trade Networks has launched new freight forwarding operations in its Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, with new offices in Le Havre (France), Barcelona (Spain), Bratislava (Slovakia), Istanbul (Turkey) and Delhi…
DHL has announced plans to launch four Oil & Energy Centres of Excellence across Africa during the next twelve months. The centres will be in Cape Town (South Africa), Luanda (Angola), Accra (Ghana – for West Africa) and Mombasa (Kenya – for East Africa). The centres will offer customers specialist expertise in oil &…
Kuehne + Nagel expands its partnership with Metso in China; manages frozen food for Italian retailer Agorà. Metso Minerals (Tianjin) International Trade Co, a global supplier of technology and services for the construction and mining industries, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for the planning, implementation and management of a new distribution centre…
Johann Gaida ist neuer Geschäftsführer für den Bereich Finanzen bei der RCA-Tochter Express-Interfracht Internationale Spedition GmbH (Wien) Das Top-Management der zum RCA-Konzern (Rail Cargo Austria) gehörenden Spedition Express-Interfracht hat Verstärkung erhalten. Johann Gaida, bisher Leiter der Konzernrevision in der ÖBB-Holding AG, wurde mit Wirkung per 16. Mai 2011 als dritter Geschäftsführer bestellt. Aufgrund seiner langjährigen…
Vereinigung der Transportfachleute ehrt Absolventen der Lehrberufe „Speditionskaufmann/-frau“ und „Speditionslogistiker/-in In einer Festveranstaltung am 12.Mai 2011 würdigte die Vereinigung der Transportfachleute in der Berufsschule Längenfeldgasse in Wien die Absolventen der Lehrberufe „Speditionskaufmann/-frau“ und „Speditionslogistiker/-in“. In der Ausbildung der Lehrberufe werden den Teilnehmern auf breiter Basis Kenntnisse vermittelt: In der Berufsschule, in einer dreijährigen Ausbildung bei…
Container-Umschlagzahlen und gesamter Seegüterumschlag zeigen überproportionales Wachstum Überdurchschnittliches Wachstum erreichte der Hamburger Hafen in den ersten drei Monaten 2011. Der deutsche Universalhafen veranschlagte im gesamten Seegüterumschlag ein Ergebnis von 31,4 Millionen Tonnen (plus 9,8 Prozent) und ein im Vergleich mit anderen europäischen Seehäfen hohes Umschlagergebnis von 2,1 Millionen TEU (plus 18,2 Prozent). Hamburg gewinnt damit…
20 Prozent mehr Kapazität und Einbindung des finnischen Hafens Kotka in das Serviceschema des „Scandinavian Express Service“ der Containerreederei OOCL Der mit zwei Rotationen bediente „Scandinavian Express Service“ (SBX) der Containerreederei OOCL präsentiert sich seit Wochenbeginn in einer modifizierten und erweiterten Form. Durch die Einbindung eines sechsten Schiffes mit rund 1.000 TEU Kapazität wächst das…
Johann Gaida is the new managing director for the financial segment of RCA’s subsidiary Express-Interfracht Internationale Spedition GmbH (Vienna) The top management of the forwarding company Express-Interfracht, a RCA company (Rail Cargo Austria), was joined by a new member. Johann Gaida, previous head of the group auditing department of ÖBB-Holding AG, was appointed the third…
Austrian association of transport experts honours graduates of the apprenticeships for the professions forwarding manager and forwarding logistician In a festivity on 12 May 2011 the VdT association of transport experts honoured the graduates of the apprenticeships for the professions forwarding manager and forwarding logistician at the vocational school Längenfeldgasse in Vienna. During the apprenticeship…
Above-average growth of container throughput figures and total seaborne cargo throughput In the first three months of 2011 the Port of Hamburg achieved above-average growth. The German universal port posted a result of 31.4 million tons (+ 9.8 per cent) for total seaborne cargo throughput. With throughput of 2.1 million TEU, or a 18.2 per…
Container line OOCL offers 20 per cent more capacity and ads the Finish port of Kotka to the schedule of the “Scandinavian Express Service Operated with two rotations, the Scandinavian Express Service“ (SBX) of the OOCL container shipping line is available in a modified and extended version since the start of this week. Adding a…
Wirtschaftspark in Kematen an der Ybbs in Niederösterreich verfügt ab sofort eine Schienenanbindung zur Westbahn-Strecke In Niederösterreich wurde am 18. Mai eine neue Anschlussbahn ihrer Bestimmung übergeben. Dr. Petra Bohuslav, Landesrätin für Wirtschaft, Technologie, Tourismus und Sport, nahm im Beisein von zahlreichen Gästen die offizielle Eröffnung vor. In den Bau der 1,5 Kilometer langen Strecke…
Finsterwalder Transport & Logistik stärkt mit Übernahme des Transportbereichs der Penske Logistics Europe die Position im europäischen Landverkehr Die Finsterwalder Transport & Logistik GmbH mit Hauptsitz in Türkheim/Schwaben und den Niederlassungen Halle/Saale und Marl im Ruhrgebiet erweitert ihr europaweites Netzwerk um zwei weitere Betriebsstätten. Das Unternehmen hat von der Penske Logistics Europe die Niederlassungen in…
Reedereien Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd und Hamburg Süd stehen unter dem Verdacht von illegalen Preisabsprechen Auf den Containerreedereien Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd und Hamburg Süd lastet der Verdach der unerlaubten Preisabsprachen. In den Zentralen der genannten Unternehmen führten Beamte der EU-Kommission am Dienstag unangekündigte Hausdurchsuchungen durch. Die betroffenen Firmen wiesen die erhobenen Vorwürfe…
20.000 Betonblöcke schützen die Küste des Rotterdamer Hafen Im Hafen Rotterdam schreiten die Arbeiten für den Bau der Maasvlakte 2 zügig voran. Die ersten 40 Meter des neuen Blockdamms, der die Maasvlakte 2 vor der Wucht der Wellen schützt, ragen nun aus dem Wasser. Vor drei Wochen begann ein Spezialkran, der „Blockbuster“, mit dem Bau…
Industrial park in Kematen an der Ybbs in Lower Austria is now directly linked to the Westbahn-rail route as of now In Lower Austria a new rail connection was inaugurated on 18 May. Dr. Petra Bohuslav, provincial councellor for economy, technology, tourism and sports, opened the track officially in the presence of a great number…
Finsterwalder Transport & Logistik strengthens its position in European land traffic by taking over the transport division of Penske Logistics Europe The Finsterwalder Transport & Logistik GmbH with its headquarters in Türkheim/Schwaben and branches in Halle/Saale and Marl in the Ruhr area expands its European wide network by adding two more locations. The enterprise acquired…
Shipping lines Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd suspected of of illegal pricing agreements The container shipping lines Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd are suspects of unlawful pricing agreements. Officials of the EU commission carried out unannounced house searches at the headquarters of the named enterprises on Tuesday. The concerned…
20,000 concrete blocks protect the coast of Port of Rotterdam Construction works of Maasvlakte 2 are well proceeding at the Port of Rotterdam. The first 40 metres of the new block dam that will protect Maasvlakte 2 from the onslaught of the waves are now in place. Three weeks ago, a special crane – the…
Stuffing centre of DHL Global Forwarding (Austria) offers special service for global FCL shipping of Austrian steel products With a new service concept, DHL Global Forwarding (Austria) emphasises on its traditionally strong foothold in the steel industry. Curtainsider trucks collect the consignments at the production plants and warehouses of the clients and transport them to…
Integration of the Italian vehicle logistician Gruppo Mercurio into Gefco’s network is completed Following the declaration of intent on 5 April 2011 and the agreement of the competent competitive authorities on 9 May 2011, the Gefco group has completed the acquisition of 70 per cent of the shares of Gruppo Mercurio. In Italy and on…
Volkswagen relies on the BLG Logistics Group’s expertise for CKD overseas exportation of vehicle parts of the Volkswagen group from Brazil Volkswagen has awarded a new business in Brazil to the BLG Logistics Group. It is CKD overseas exportation of vehicles from three locations in South America. The first stage of the new business concerns…
ScanWash facility at Rostock overseas port offers comprehensive cleaning service for buses, trailer trucks and transporters Once the formalities were completed the ScanWash facility at Rostock overseas port was officially inaugurated on 17 May. The hall completes the service portfolio for utilisation vehicles. The operator ScanWash is a company of the ScanRo GmbH, specialising in…
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