Expansion project of Vos Logistics at its German location in Goch forms the basis to enhance the cooperation with Akzo Nobel Vos Logistics is enlarging its logistics centre in Goch near Krefeld by 5,500 m² of hall space for approximately 11,000 pallet spaces. The enlargement will increase warehousing capacity to more than 36,000 pallet…
OOCL Orient Overseas Container Line from Hong Kong about to restructure its vessels sizes The Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) from Hong Kong has given the starting signal to enter the market segment of the operators of mega container vessels a few days ago. The enterprise has comissioned the South Korean ship yard group…
Daily truck-meets-truck traffic between Spain and Germany with links to Europe by Wildenhofer Transport & Logistik The Salzburg based transport and logistics group Wildenhofer expands its offering for customers demanding liner services to handle general cargo with departure or destination points on the Iberian Peninsula. With immediate effect Wildenhofer Hispania S.L. in Tarragona services…
DHL Freight logistics centre in Kalinovka meets highest security standards and serves as important hub for trade with Eastern Europe Opening a new logistics centre in Ukraine, DHL Freight creates the basis for further growth in Eastern Europe. According to the enterprise the 20,000 m² site in Kalinovka near Kiev provides state-of-the-art infrastructure and…
VTG takes over 300 wagons from Sogerent to consolidate its market position in Italy The Hamburg-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft has enlarged its vehicle fleet. As the management announces, the company has taken around 300 wagons from the Italian competitor Sogerent, a transaction company of Sogetank. By doing so VTG…
duisport Group (port of Duisburg) increases container handling to record level and total turnover to EUR 148 million Erich Staake, Chief Executive Officer of Duisburger Hafen AG (“duisport“) presented brilliant figures at the financial statement press conference 2010. Container handling and earnings before interest, tax and amortization reached record results. The container segment reached…
Cargo throughput at ports and piers on the Austrian segment of the Danube has considerably improved in 2010 On the water side throughput at the port facilities and piers in the Austrian segment of the Danube ports has recently been rising significantly. In 2010 the total volume compared to 2009 increased according to Statistics…
Loss of Italian customers and strained price situation forced the Carinthian traditional company Treu Spedition into insolvency On April 5 a process of remediation in self administration about the assets and liabilities of the Treu Speditiosnsgesellschaft m.b.H based in Arnoldstein was opened at the regional court Landesgericht Klagenfurt. The enterprise operating in the segments…
Geis group takes over General Transport AG and creates the basis to expand its service portfolio and geographic reach The Geis Group, founded in 1948, headquartered in Bad Neustadt, acquires 75 per cent of the shares of the General Transport AG. The Swiss logistics service provider with its headquarters in Basel and a branch…
New joint service of Evergreen Line, CSCL and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services starting by the end of April Evergreen Line, China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) are about to launch a new joint weekly Asia-Europe service. The service, commencing in late April 2011, will be operated under the names…
Following the merger of British Airways and Iberia, the cargo operations of both airlines will be run as a single business unit reporting into International Airlines Group (IAG) – the holding company created by the merger. Both cargo operations will retain their current brands. The combined business, which will be one of the ten…
DHL has introduced an all-green fleet in Manhattan, and is testing a fleet of electric vehicles in the Rhine-Ruhr area. DHL is rolling out an all-green fleet of commercial delivery vehicles in Manhattan to help reduce its impact on the city’s environment. By September 2011, DHL Express will operate thirty battery-powered electric vans and…
Having expanded significantly within the Nordic countries and Baltic states, Sweden-based Greencarrier has now established a permanent presence in the UK with the acquisition of PTS UK Ltd. The agreement was signed on April 12th, and the acquisition is expected to be completed before end-May. PTS UK, which will be renamed Greencarrier PTS, is…
The Danish Distance Selling and e-Business Association (FDIH) and Schenker have signed a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at removing known barriers for e-commerce across national borders. An analysis of Danish e-commerce companies by Deloitte and FDIH indicates that cross-border logistics is the main barrier for the companies to conduct e-business across borders. The agreement…
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced the formation of the All Ireland Warehousing Association (AIWA). AIWA will embrace all companies in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that provide warehousing and other logistics support services in the supply chain. Like UKWA, it is also open to retailers and manufacturers who operate…
Bigger freight trains have started full operations between Southampton and the West Midlands following the completion of a multi-million pound rail upgrade. The scheme enables freight trains to transport goods around the UK in a quicker, cheaper, greener and more practical way using the larger, modern containers preferred by many global shipping companies. The…
K-Line restructures its Asia – North America East Coast services; Evergreen, COSCON, PIL and Wan Hai Lines launch a new Far East – South America West Coast service; Hanjin, COSCON, PIL and Wan Hai Lines launch a new transpacific service; Evergreen, Wan Hai, MOL and Seacon launch a new Asia – East Africa service; APL…
DHL is appointed as 3PL for Bristol-Myers Squibb in North America and official logistics partner for Vivienne Westwood’s international shoe exhibition; Unilever awards Damco new cross-border transport contracts to Cambodia; RichLand Logistics wins new marine logistics contract worth about S$10 million; Kontane Logistics extends its partnership with Behr America Service Parts; China Cargo Airlines appoints…
Raben Logistics has introduced a new connection to Austria to enable customers from the whole Czech Republic to transport goods by groupage to Austria within 48 hours. Companies operating in the region of South Moravia will benefit from even shorter standard delivery times – within just 24 hours. The new connection has been enabled…
Hub Group has purchased Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for $83 million. ETS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation. According to Hub Group chairman & CEO David Yeager, Mode Transportation is the strongest third-party agent network in the industry, with a diverse portfolio of solutions, including…
Transplace has acquired SCO Logistics, a Philadelphia-based logistics services company focused on providing logistics services to the chemical industry. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Transplace president & CEO Tom Sanderson, bringing the SCO Logistics team on board presents Transplace with a significant opportunity to serve a new set of customers….
The Port of Workington in Cumbria is working with rail freight operator Direct Rail Services (DRS) and supply chain specialist TDG to open up a new containerised end-to-end logistics option at the North West Port. This collaboration will develop the port into a significant container and logistics hub for the UK’s North West region….
Kuehne + Nagel has officially opened of its new aviation logistics hub in Montoir-de-Bretagne in Western France. The facility has been designed to handle the entire production logistics of Airbus‘ manufacturing plants at Nantes and Saint-Nazaire. Kuehne + Nagel has been the exclusive Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) for Airbus in Europe since 2008,…
DHL has opened a new logistics gateway for Ukraine and Eastern Europe, and plans to invest A$80 million in three new distribution centres in Sydney’s western suburbs. DHL Freight has launched operations in its new 20,000 m² logistics centre near Kiev in the village of Kalinovka. The new facility will serve as a main gateway…
Die Branchenspezialisten für Lösungen zur Fahrzeugortung sowie für das Flotten- und Fahrermanagement Cybit und Masternaut haben sich zur Gründung eines gemeinsamen, europaweit agierenden Telematik-Unternehmens zusammengeschlossen. Das neue Unternehmen wird den Namen Masternaut beibehalten und mit über 500 Mitarbeitern einen Kundenstamm von 10.000 Kunden in 32 Ländern betreuen. Es wird branchenführende Produkte und Dienstleistungen anbieten und…
TomTom kündigt heute ‚Active Driver Feedback’ und WEBFLEET OptiDrive™ an. Die beiden neuen Funktionen sind darauf ausgerichtet, Fahrsicherheit und Effizienz für Unternehmen weiter zu verbessern. ‚Active Driver Feedback’ bietet Fahrern eine direkte Rückmeldung der Fahrleistung über das Display der TomTom PRO Navigationsgeräte und fördert so die Fahrsicherheit. WEBFLEET OptiDrive™ liefert dem Unternehmensmanagement ein einfaches Werkzeug,…
Umschlags- und Lagerhalle in Leipzig in Betrieb genommen // Flexible Kombination von Hallen- und Außenlagerflächen // Komplettes Leistungsspektrum auf transport logistic präsentiert Die Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH (sht) baut ihr Angebot für die verladende Industrie weiter aus: Um die Beschaffungs- und Distributionslogistik für Kunden noch bedarfsgerechter gestalten zu können, hat das Unternehmen mit Hauptsitz im…
Siemens VAI Metals Technologies wird für die indische Viraj Profiles Ltd., den weltweit zweitgrößten Erzeuger von Rostfrei-Langprodukten, ein neues Walzwerk für Stabstahl und Leichtprofile aus rostfreiem Stahl errichten. Das Projekt umfasst das Design, die Projektierung und die Lieferung von mechanischer Ausrüstung sowie Elektro- und Automatisierungstechnik. Das Auftragsvolumen liegt im zweistelligen Millionen-Euro-Bereich. Die Anlage soll Anfang…
Grund zu Feiern gab es bei Kühne + Nagel am Montag: Reinhard Lange, CEO der weltweit operierenden Logistikgruppe, beging sein 40-jähriges Dienstjubiläum. Fundiertes Fachwissen, Managementkompetenz, Teamgeist und grosses Engagement für das Unternehmen zeichnen den Jubilar aus. Am Kühne + Nagel-Hauptsitz in Schindellegi wurde anlässlich des besonderen Jubiläums von Reinhard Lange eine Feier ausgerichtet. Karl Gernandt,…
„Die Eröffnung von Colleferro als großer Standort in Rom reiht sich ein in unsere Expansionsgeschichte in Gesamteuropa, die wir mit Stärke aber auch mit unternehmerischem Augenmaß stetig vorantreiben“, sagte Dr. Stefan Kurrle, stellv. CEO der Fiege Gruppe, bei der offiziellen Eröffnungsfeier am 7. April 2011 vor rund 150 geladenen Gästen aus Politik und Wirtschaft. Das…
End of content
End of content
