Turkish Airlines has signed a firm order for the purchase of three A330-200F freighter aircraft to meet its growth plans in the cargo market. The new aircraft will join Turkish Airlines‘ existing fleet of 75 Airbus aircraft, including four A310 freighters and one A330-200F. According to the airline’s CEO Dr Temel Kotil, the order…
International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has been awarded a thirty-year contract for the management, operations and development of a container terminal in the Croatian Port of Rijeka. ICTSI and Croatia-based Luka Rijeka signed a thirty-year strategic partnership for the management of the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), a unit of LR and the…
Twelve days after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that caused significant damage to the infrastructure and facilities at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch in New Zealand, more and more of the Port’s core services are up and running. As the gateway to the South Island, the Port’s priority was to remain operational to enable essential food,…
Weiss Röhlig has launched a new weekly consolidation service between Taiwan and Prague in the Czech Republic. According to Holger Stoelker, managing director at Weiss Röhlig, Taiwan, the company has scheduled trucking and rail services from all major European ports into Eastern Europe supported on the ground through its network of offices in Austria,…
Evergreen Line plans to launch a new ocean route from Northern China to Jakarta – the Hua-Bei-Indonesia (HBI) service. The new service is in response to continuous optimism about the intra-Asia market development, and the fact that Indonesia is not only the largest consuming market in South East Asia but also a major worldwide supplier of…
Priority Freight has signed an extension to its existing supply chain services contract with Jaguar Land Rover. The contract covers the provision of global time-critical supply chain services to Jaguar Land Rover’s three UK-based production sites, together with the auto manufacturer’s after-sales operation. Priority Freight’s dedicated personal handling of all shipments provides the required transparency…
According to Journal of Commerce economist Mario Moreno, transpacific container trade is forecast to grow at a healthy rate of 9.1% in 2011, compared with 10.4% in 2010, despite continuing economic challenges in the global economy. While still eluding peak volumes of 2007, eastbound trade1 is expected to increase by 8.2% to 13.5 million…
Jade Cargo plans to strengthen its network in South East Asia and Europe in the summer 2011 schedule with the addition of four new destinations, pending approvals from the relevant authorities. Jade will continue serving Hanoi in Vietnam twice a week with a flight that continues to Amsterdam in the Netherlands with stopovers in…
DHL Supply Chain has developed an innovative solution to track and consolidate almost 25 million parts and their associated trace documents scattered over 100 locations and worth an estimated €300 million to give KPMG (as administrators of Aero) the option of managing insolvent UK firm Aero Inventory out of administration. The solution also means a…
APM Terminals has been awarded a 33-year concession for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of the new Moin Container Terminal (TCM) in Costa Rica. In the first phase and depending on technical studies, the access channel and turning‐basin will be dredged to 16 metres deep. A new 1.5 km breakwater will be constructed…
MIQ Logistics has relocated its Washington DC and Atlanta global service centres closer to their respective airports. MIQ Logistics, formerly YRC Logistics, has relocated its Washington DC Global Service Centre to Ashburn, Virginia. The move places the company closer to the transportation activities that take place at Washington Dulles International Airport. The new location also…
AMB Property Corp and Allianz Real Estate have formed a Luxembourg-based joint venture with the aim of acquiring, owning and operating logistics real estate tied to global trade and located in major seaport, airport and distribution markets in the Eurozone. Allianz Real Estate’s initial equity commitment will be approximately €400 million and the joint…
Maersk Line will enhance its transpacific service network at the end of May in order to deliver comprehensive coverage of key markets in Asia and North America. In particular, the expanded coverage of the Yangtze River region and outlying cities is Maersk’s direct response to customer demand in that region. The new network will…
Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to become the launch customer for OAG Cargo’s new Route Mapper product – an application that will help the airline’s cargo customers to perform a series of essential daily business tasks. Route Mapper enables cargo customers to: Search online for flight and flight-related information Easily identify non-stop and…
Lufthansa Cargo is significantly expanding its network in the summer flight schedule with the addition of three new destinations – Shenzhen, Kolkata and Barcelona, effective March 27th. Pending regulatory approval, Lufthansa Cargo will to operate MD-11 freighter services to the three new destinations. The Leipzig-based Aerologic joint venture will lay on direct connections from the…
GEFCO Slovakia opens a new platform in Kechnec; GEFCO Turkey strengthens its national logistics network; GEFCO Baltic continues to expand. GEFCO Slovakia has opened a new 5,800 m2 platform in eastern Slovakia within the Kechnec industrial site. Its location in between Central and Eastern Europe is set to become a key strategic international transport…
Die im Prime Standard notierte SAF AG weist für das abgeschlossene Geschäftsjahr 2010 einen Konzern-Umsatz von 15,6 Millionen Euro aus. Damit verringerte sich der Umsatz im Vergleich zum Vorjahr (FY/09: 16,6 Millionen Euro) um 5,9 Prozent. Das Konzernergebnis (Net Profit) hingegen konnte von 0,7 Millionen Euro auf 1,4 Millionen Euro verdoppelt werden. Ausschlaggebend für das…
Kombiverkehr: Neue Verbindung nach Rumänien und Griechenland Aufgrund des zunehmenden Interesses von Speditionen und Transportunternehmen nach intermodalen Schienenverkehren zwischen Deutschland und Ost- beziehungsweise Südosteuropa bietet die Frankfurter Kombiverkehr KG jetzt erstmals Verbindungen von Rostock, Neuss, Duisburg und Ludwigshafen nach Rumänien und Griechenland an. In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kombi-Operateur Intercontainer Austria (ICA) wird dabei ein Ganzzugkonzept…
Rudolph & Hellmann Automotive wird das neue Parts Distribution Center der Ford Motor Company in Dubai (Vereinigte Arabische Emirate) betreiben. Ziel ist eine zentralisierte Versorgung der Region Middle East mit Ford-Ersatz- und Serviceteilen. Das 29.500 Quadratmeter große Logistikzentrum in der Jebel Ali Free Zone wird circa 50.000 Teile vorhalten und wird zwischen 50 und 100…
Die SAF-Holland S.A., ein Zulieferer für die weltweite Truck- und Trailerindustrie, hat ihr Chinageschäft neu strukturiert. In Xiamen sind nun die gesamte Fertigung und die Verwaltung zusammengefasst. Dazu wurde die Produktion von Achsen vom Standort Jinan nach Xiamen verlagert. Sales und Marketing sind wegen der größeren Nähe zu den Kunden in Shanghai angesiedelt. Neuer Geschäftsführer…
Die Geis-Gruppe hat das vergangene Geschäftsjahr mit einem neuen Umsatzrekord abgeschlossen: 2010 erzielte der international tätige Logistikdienstleister einen Nettoumsatz von 631,9 Millionen Euro. Das entspricht einer Steigerung von 19,4 Prozent gegenüber 2009. "Wir sind mit der Entwicklung hochzufrieden", erklären die geschäftsführenden Gesellschafter Hans-Georg Geis und Wolfgang Geis. "Dank unserer breit gefächerten Leistungspalette, hoher Qualität und…
Die Stückgutkooperation 24plus logistics network startet zum 1. April 2011 das neue Produkt Speedtime FixDay. Es ermöglicht eine Zustellung von Stückgutsendungen am gewünschten Tag. Mit 24plus Speedtime wird innerhalb Deutschlands eine Stückgutzustellung wahlweise am nächsten Tag sowie in den Zeitschranken vor acht Uhr, vor zehn Uhr und vor zwölf Uhr des Folgetages angeboten. Weiterhin hat…
Geis Group opens two new logistics centres each in Germany and the Czech Republic in the coming months Established in 1948, the international logistics service provider Geis showed its strength with a 19.4 per cent increase in turnover in the year 2010. Net turnover amounted to EUR 631.9 million, which is a new record…
Fercam intensifies international general cargo traffic to Russia in cooperation with Dachser The South Tyrolean Fercam group steps up its commitment to service the Russian market. To enhance their service portfolio the company enlarged the general cargo offering. With immediate effect daily departures from Verona to Moscow are available. The new service is offered…
Interncontainer Austria: Increased security for delivery/collection of container consignments in Krems CCT and Wien Freudenau CCT Intercontainer Austria (ICA) has increase the safety of container delivery and collection at the terminals Krems CCT and Wien Freudenau CCT in Vienna. “In future containers will exclusively be collected and delivered with ICA reference and container number…
Reedereikontor “Meridian“ in Vienna about to be closed down after bankruptcy proceeding was opened Ath the commercial court Handelsgericht Wien a bankruptcy proceeding about the assets and liabilities of Reedereikontor “Meridian“ Gesellschaft m.b.H. (Vienna) was opened on 11 March. The insolvency affects 80 creditors and 15 employees. According to the debtor liabilities amount to…
DSV Road adds national network for regular transportations of Less Than Full Loads to general cargo service in Germany The German ovelrand transport division of the global logistics service provider DSV has established a new network for load transport within five months. DSV has been offering this service in other European countries since some…
Cooperation with Intercontainer Austria and using the hub Wels opens new trade lanes to Southeastern Europe for Kombiverkehr KG Kombiverkehr KG (Frankfurt) completes its offering for intermodal rail transport from Germany to Eastern and Southeastern Europe v. v. by adding links from Rostock, Neuss, Duisburg and Ludwigshafen to Romania and Geece. In cooperation with…
Parcel service DPD Austria and express service provider primetime registered clear uptrend in the year 2010 The year 2010 was marked by growth for the parcel service DPD Austria and the express service provider primetime. DPD Austria transported 37.5 million parcels (up 5.4 per cent) and generated a turnover of more than EUR 153…
Shipping company China Shipping Container Lines sets up its own branch in Vienna after having lost its partner „Meridian“ Following the banktruptcy of the longstanding partner Reedereikontor „Meridian“, the shipping group China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is setting up its own structures for sales and marketing of its liner services in Austria and Central…
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