Die GOD Barcode Marketing mbH und die DataPrisma AG arbeiten ab sofort eng zusammen. Unter dem Dach eines Firmenverbunds werden das deutsche Systemhaus für Informationslogistik, ansässig in Lobbach bei Heidelberg, und der Schweizer Softwarehersteller mit Sitz in Wallisellen bei Zürich ihre Kernkompetenzen in Logistiklösungen bündeln und damit ihr Angebot attraktiver gestalten. Im Fokus der Zusammenarbeit…
Short Sea shipping company Unifeeder introduces new regular service to Kaliningrad After the takeover of the Polish-Cypriot shipping company IMCL (Inter Marine Container Line Ltd.) at the end of 2009, and the opening of an own location in St. Petersburg, Unifeeder, a leading provider of container transportations and Short Sea Shipping Services in northern…
North Adriatic ports Koper, Ravenna, Trieste and Venice pull at one string for marketing and investments The North Adriatic Ports Asscociation (NAPA) aims to strengthen the harbour places in the northern Adriatic Sea for the handling of sea transportations on the north-south axis. The association was officially inaugurated at a meeting of the port…
DPD Austria remains the parcel logistics partner of assembly wholesaler Würth until the end of 2012 DPD Austria secured the continued cooperation with the Würth group (Böheimkirchen, Lower Austria), a wholesaler of products for the fields of assembly and mounting technology. The partnership of the two companies was prolonged until the end of 2012….
Master Supply Chain Management at Vienna University of Economics and Business to start in winter semester 2010 A new program for logistics experts is to start at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). Bundling the academic potentials in the field of Supply Chain Management makes it possible to offer the first Supply…
Benteler Slovakia plant in Malacky is new customer of transport logistics group CS Cargo Benteler Slovakia, a supplier of automotive components, reinforces the cooperation with the CS Cargo company. As of now the plant in Malacky is also served by the strongly expanding transport logistics company. The core of the cooperation are “just in…
European Liquid Drumming B.V. strengthens service portfolio of Hoyer Group in the Benelux States By acquiring 100 per cent of the Dutch enterprise ELD European Liquid Drumming B.V. (Oosterhout) the Hamburg based Hoyer Group completes its service portfolio of logistics solutions in the Benelux States. Since 2002 they had been forming a 50:50 joint…
Cost-cutting measures and efficiency increases pay off for post and logistics group Deutsche Post DHL "We have successfully managed the crisis", CEO Frank Appel expressed his delight about the good performance of Deutsche Post DHL in 2009 at the balance press conference. With a strict cost-cutting program and efficiency increases the globally operating post and…
Transpeuropa Roock slides into insolvency due to loosing clients and bad debt losses A new case of insolvency happened in the Austrian transport logistics branch. On 8 March the bankruptcy proceedings about the assets of the Rudolf Roock Transeuropa Haus-Haus-Speditions-KG were opened at the Handelsgericht Wien (commercial court). The insolvency affects 300 creditors (incl….
Railway associations predict shift of dangerous goods transportations to the road in Italy The Trenitalia cargo railway reaps harsh criticism for its announcement of abandoning dangerous goods transport in the Italian single wagon network from 1 April 2010. The two railway associations ERFA and Cargo Rail Europe are watching this with great concern. This…
Cargo division of Cathay Pacific Group (Hong Kong) reports on strong decline in 2009 revenues The global financial and economic crisis left its tracks also in the 2009 balance of the cargo division of the Cathay Pacific Group (Hong Kong) in the form of financial losses. Sales revenues dropped 29.9 per cent on the…
Gefco Group launches new service concepts and locations in the Baltic States The French transport logistics group Gefco is preparing to expand their commitment to the Baltic States, which was started at the beginning of 2009. “We are going to establish a weekly groupage cargo line between Milano and Riga in Latvia. Moreover we…
Logwin AG suffered from the impact of the global economic crisis in the financial year 2009 The balance press conference Logwin AG (Grevenmacher/Luxemburg) held on 10 March was completely in the sign of the strategic reorientation. Berndt Michael Winter, Chairman of the Executive Committee (CEO), announced that the activities in the business segment Road +…
Contract logistics cooperation Logistics World Alliance has a new partner for Spain and Portugal The European contract logistics cooperation Logistics World Alliance (LWA) has won a new partner – Spanish logistics service provider Redur, S.A.. With backdated effect from 1 February 2010, Redur will be responsible for the cooperation’s logistics services in Spain and…
Acquisition of HN International 20 years ago marked Hödlmayr Grup’s start into a new era These days the Belgian HN Autotransport enterprise (Tongeren) is looking back on 20 years of affiliation to the corporate group Hödlmayr International AG. With the acquisition in the Benelux region the vehicle logistician from Schwertberg, Upper Austria, takes an important…
Considerable decline in transport volumes and gross profit marked 2009 for Panalpina The management of the Panalpina Group reckons with a moderate recovery of both the air freight and ocean freight markets with mid single-digit growth rates for the year 2010. The company is confident to grow at least with the market. In order to…
Container shipping company Safmarine takes comprehensive steps to secure long-term profitability The Belgian container shipping company Safmarine is to take an important change in its course. In a press release the Management announces the total withdrawal of the A.P. Moller Maersk Group affiliate from all routes between Asia and Europe. This measure affects all…
The Container Ship Company (TCC) launches trans pacific service and intends to serve Europe as well A new provider will become active in the global liner shipping business. The private Danish operator – The Container Ship Company (TCC) – wants to open a new regular service from Asia to the U.S. West Coast next…
VAT Logistics starts container groupage service with weekly departures from Rotterdam The Dutch transport logistics group VAT Logistics adds another service to its product portfolio. It is a container groupage solution to destinations in the Baltic States and Greater St. Petersburg. They offer departures in a weekly rhythm ex Rotterdam. The short sea service…
Intercontainer Austria starts “Kandahar-shuttle“ with three weekly rotations The intermodal transport operator ICA Intercontainer Austria, a Rail Cargo Austria company, reactivates the direct service for container transportations between the German North Sea ports and the Wolfurt terminal in Vorarlberg. As of now the “Kandahar-shuttle“ offers three rotations per week. They connect all major quays…
Sappi Gratkorn receives its millionth “WoodTainer“ special container with wood chips On 12 March the Gratkorn location of the Sappi Group has celebrated a commemorable jubilee in the presence of Doris Bures (Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology in Austria), Franz Voves (Governor of Styria) and Friedrich Macher (Spokesman of the RCA Management…
Donauhafen in Ybbs (NÖ) durchlief seit der Gründung im Jahr 1995 ein Wechselbad der Gefühle Die Niederwasser-Perioden auf der Donau verleiden dem Betreiber des öffentlichen Binnenhafens in der niederösterreichischen Gemeinde Ybbs an der Donau das Geschäft. „Wir könnten mehr Güter umschlagen und abfertigen, wenn dieses Manko aus der Welt geschafft würde“, räumt KR Direktor…
Reich Transport AG aus dem Fürstentum Liechtenstein bewährt sich als Spezialist für Sammelguttransporte in Mitteleuropa „The colour of perfection is pink!“ Getreu dieser Devise blickt die in Nendeln im Fürstentum Liechtenstein ansässige Reich Transport AG anno 2010 auf 15 Jahre erfolgreiche Tätigkeit als Anbieter von transportlogistischen Diensten zurück. Das Unternehmen ist 1995 durch die…
CTL Logistics transportiert Fiat-Neuwagen mit Ganzzügen von Polen nach Deutschland Mit dem Ausbau der Aktivitäten im grenzüberschreitenden Verkehr und mit der Forcierung der intermodalen Dienste will die private polnische Güterbahn CTL Logistics anno 2010 an die im letzten Jahr erzielten Erfolge anschließen. Im Jahr 2009 beförderte die Gesellschaft 16,9 Mio. Tonnen Güter. Das entspricht…
Stark gestiegene Rohstoffkosten veranlassen Continental zur Neugestaltung der Preise für das Reifenersatzgeschäft Auf die Betreiber von europäischen Lkw-Flotten kommen neue Belastungen zu. Die Preise für Nutzfahrzeugreifen der Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH (Hannover) steigen zum 1. Mai 2010 um durchschnittlich 5,5 Prozent. „Diese Preiserhöhung gilt für das Reifenersatzgeschäft in ganz Europa“, gab das Unternehmen zu Wochenbeginn…
Danube port in Ybbs (Lower Austria) in an emotional roller coaster since its establishment in 1995 Low-water periods of the Danube spoil the business of the operator of the public river port in the Lower Austrian municipality Ybbs/Danube. “We were able to handle and dispatch more goods if this flaw was eradicated“, KR Director Johann…
Reich Transport AG from Principality of Liechtenstein proves as specialist for groupage cargo transports in Middle Europe “The colour of perfection is pink!” Under this slogan Reich Transport AG, based in Nendeln in the Principality of Liechtenstein, is looking back on 15 years of successful activity as a provider of transport logistic services. The…
CTL Logistics transports Fiat new cars per block train from Poland to Germany With the expansion of the activities in transborder transport and by pushing intermodal services the private Polish cargo railway company CTL Logistics wants to continue their success of last year throughout 2010. In 2009 the enterprise transported 16.9 million tons of…
Strong increase in raw material costs induced Continental to reorganise its pricing for tyre replacement business The operators of the European truck fleets will have to face new financial burdens. The prices for commercial vehicle tires from Continental’s European headquarters in Germany (Hannover) will rise 5.5 percent on average as of May 1, 2010….
Three-year-contract signed Vectura AS, the leading supplier of logistics services for producers, agents and importers of wine and spirits in Norway, has signed a three-year agreement to outsource warehousing and distribution activities at its Trondheim site to Kuehne + Nagel. Kuehne + Nagel will manage the 8,000 sqm facility which currently handles 11…
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