Hermes and DPD analyse options for more intense cooperation Hermes Logistik Group (HLG) and the DPD parcel service consider intensifying their cooperation that was so far restricted to several subjects. They are e.g. examining the option of offering a corporate service portfolio, and the synergies resulting from the mutual use of the existing infrastructure and…
TNWA and Grand Alliance will cooperate on Asia-Mediterranean routes By establishing a cooperation and combining liner services the shipping line alliance TNWA (The New World Alliance) – formed by APL, HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine and Mitsui OSK Lines – streamlines the service range in the traffic from eastern Asia to Europe. The “Asia-West Mediterranean-Service” will…
European network and high flexibility of Gefco to support industry Guillaume Chavanat, Managing Director of Gefco Austria, calls attention to the advantages of the European-wide network of the company he is working for. “We are able to respond to changed transport and process requirements by modifications of routes, hubs and truck lines at short notice….
Declining demand forces Vos Logistics to take further cost cutting The Dutch company Vos Logistics is responding to the strongly declining demand for its services with layoffs and other cost cutting measures. In the Netherlands the enterprise cancelled contracts with 145 temporary workers. In France, Poland and Hungary 200 jobs will be cut. Some business…
Scandlines cuts capacities on routes to and from Latvia As a response to the continuous decline in transport volumes – due to the recession throughout Europe – the Management of the Scandlines-ferry shipping line cuts the capacities on the connections to the Baltic States. From January 2009 the service range on the routes from and…
BLG Logistics Group in Bremen registered good financial year in 2008 In spite of the current economic crisis the management of the Bremen based BLG Logistics Group is moderately looking forward to the year 2009. Detthold Aden, Chief Executive Officer, is expecting a hard time during the first three months particularly in the automotive logistics…
Global mega contract for Geodis thanks to takeover of IBM Global Logistics The cooperation of IBM and the French Geodis Group that had so far been concentrated to Europe is about to be expanded geographically. Geodis will control the global logistic services of „Big Blue“ in the fields of procurement and distribution. Top representatives of…
Viennese Fiege station helps Toyo Tire shorten delivery times in Austria Established in 2006, the cooperation between the Japanese tyre producer Toyo Tire and the Fiege Group is to be further continued and expanded. The two partners signed an agreement to continue the cooperation in the field of warehousing and distribution logistics for the markets…
Seko Worldwide opens new locations in Germany and Romania Two new national affiliates are to appear within the global network of Seko Worldwide. The transportation and logistics group based in Chicago, in the US-state of Illinois, founded locations in Germany and Romania during the last weeks. The German organisation is headquartered in Frankfurt. Next year…
Three new crane systems at Polish deepwater port Gdansk The container terminal DCT Gdansk received new equipment. At the beginning of this month the terminal started operating three new „rubber tyred gantry cranes“ – RTGs in technical jargon. The new acquisitions increase the number of crane systems at the Polish deepwater ports to 8 units….
Austrian forwarding companies temporarily stop engaging personnel „We don’t know what the Austrian freight forwarding companies will have to face in 2009. But there is no doubt about the need for action concerning the securing of the companies’ positions within a fiercer competitive environment in the first three months of the year.“ This was the…
Johann Weiss progressed in customer orientation in the year 2008 The management of the Johann Weiss GmbH is looking back on a year of optimisations. The enterprise based in Wiener Neudorf in Austria implemented a big deal of actions to improve the customer service throughout 2008. In addition to the reorganisation of the customer service…
Atlantic Forwarding Group enters into Indian market under its own name The location network of the Atlantic Forwarding Group in Asia had been expanded to India. In a press release the Management announces the founding of the Atlantic Air and Oceanfreight Services Private Limited India. The new company operates offices in Chennai (headquarters), Delhi and…
TomTom Work launches customised solutions for truck drivers TomTom Work, the B2B-division of TomTom, announced the market introduction of a truck-navigation solution that offers particular route informations for trucks. This includes informations about heights and weight limits. The software includes new routing algorithms that allow truck drivers to avoid passing small, inner-city routes and close…
Rail Cargo Austria supports their new affiliate MÁV Cargo in contract logisticsMÁV Cargo is about to be upgraded to a contract logistics specialist In Hungary. On December 2nd, KR Friedrich Macher, Spokesman of the Management Board of the new owner Rail Cargo Austria AG (RCA), announced to journalists in Budapest that the establishment of an…
Fercam-blocktrain operates daily between Verona and Cologne-EiffeltorThe Bolzano-based Fercam Group, which had been operating in combined road/rail transport for 30 yeras, now opens up a new era. The South Tyrolean transportation and logistics enterprise is operating a „Company Train“ since December 3rd. The blocktrain is daily operated on the route between Verona Porta Nuova and…
CMA CGM and Maruba operate new liner service from Europe to South America The South America-liner service „Safran“, operated by the shipping lines CMA CGM and Maruba, is to start its first trip these days. The service offers weekly departures from the north continent towards the South American East Coast. It deploys 6 vessels that…
DSV Air & Sea becomes member of „Global Partnership Programme“ of Lufthansa Cargo The Copenhagen-based logistics group DSV entered into the „Global Partnership Programme“ of the Lufthansa Cargo AG. Peter Larsen, Vice President DSV Air & Sea Holding, and Dr. Andreas Otto, Lufthansa Cargo Board Member for Product and Sales, recently signed the membership agreement…
Wagon hire business of VTG AG in Poland receives growth impetus From 1st January 2009, VTG Aktiengesellschaft, one of the leading rail logistics and wagon hire companies in Europe, will strengthen its wagon hire business in Poland through a collaboration with Waggon Service Sp. z o.o. With this step, the Hamburg-based company expects to consolidate…
Merger of Rail Cargo Austria and MÀV Cargo now concluded Yesterday the merger of Rail Cargo Austria and MÀV Cargo was announced at an international press conference in Budapest. Based on the collaboration of the two companies the leading cargo railway in south-eastern Europe will emerge. RCA invests around EUR 400 million into the acquisition…
F.S. Mackenzie expands FCL-operations to south-eastern Europe The F.S. Mackenzie freight forwarding company expands its FCL-services going to and coming from points in south-eastern Europe to further countries. From now on the enterprise offers in the UK options to ship container consignments to Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia (v. v.). So far the Balkans-operations…
EFT Transportagentur coordinates booking agency of P&O Ferries in Austria P&O Ferries recently restructured the ferry shipping services between the European continent and the UK for Austrian clients. Since recently the EFT Transportagentur (transportation agency) in Brunn am Gebirge, near Vienna, acts as the official partner for bookings in Austria. The ferry shipping company P&O…
Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik sets the personnel course for the future On the occasion of the general assembly of the Zentralverbandes Spedition & Logistik in Austria (association for forwarding and logistics) on November 28, Kommerzialrat Dkfm. Harald Bollmann (66) was elected president for the period 2008 – 2010. Mr. Bollmann has been a member of…
RCA gewinnt neuen Groupage-Partner für Belgien und Luxemburg Im europäischen Netzwerk für Stückgut-Verkehre von Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) scheint ein neuer Partner auf. Gemeinsam mit der Spedition Tolimpex aus Antwerpen bietet die Kontraktlogistik-Sparte von RCA ab sofort „schnelle und kostengünstige Transportlösungen für Sammelgut zwischen Belgien, Luxemburg und Österreich“. Organisiert werden außerdem Teil- und Komplettladungsverkehre. Die…
Globe Air Cargo wird CSA von Emirates in Ungarn, Bulgarien und Rumänien Mit der Bestellung der Firma Globe Air Cargo als Cargo Sales Agent (CSA) in Ungarn, Bulgarien und Rumänien verstärkt Emirates SkyCargo, die Luftfracht-Division der stark expandierenden internationalen Fluggesellschaft Emirates aus Dubai, die Marktbearbeitung in Zentraleuropa. Globe Air Cargo gehört zur European Cargo Service…
trans-o-flex creates international product and quality standards Step-by-step the Österreichische Post AG (Austrian Post) adds all its holdings of the parcel & logistics division that are operating with business customers (B2B) to the enterprise, which is operating under the brand name trans-o-flex and has three focusses: pharmaceuticals, combined freight and Europe. “The trans-o-flex brand will…
Wincanton opens healthcare logistic-platform in Strasbourg A terminal in Strasbourg offering 13.000 sq. m. for storage and manipulation serves as the new hub for the healthcare logistics division of the Wincanton Group in Europe. According to a press release the facility provides capacities for the expansion of the cooperation with existing customers and the attendance…
Minoan Lines evolves to a subsidiary of Grimalid Group (Naples) From now on the Ro/Ro-shipping activities of the Grimaldi Group are based on three strong brands. In addition to Grimaldi Lines and Finnlines the Italian shipping group now also comprises the Greek Minoan Lines company. The Grimaldi Group is now holding 84.82 percent of the…
Traxon Europe supports multi-channel strategy of Lufthansa Cargo Since November 18th, customers of Lufthansa Cargo might book their airfreight consignments at all big booking portals. With Traxon Europe the airline is now also connected to the Cargo Portal Services (CPS) internet-portal. Acting as an electronic communication provider, Traxon Europe supports the multi-channel strategy of the…
CargoLine starts European overnight-service for general cargoThe medium-sized freight forwarding cooperation CargoLine Logistics Network opened up a new era in general cargo distribution in Europe. By January 2009 an overnight delivery service operating under the name „NightLine Europe NextDay“ will be launched for pallet consignments in many countries and regions on the continent. Germany, Denmark,…
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