Master Supply Chain Management an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien startet im Wintersemester 2010 An der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (WU) startet ein neues Programm für Logistikfachkräfte. Durch die Bündelung der akademischen Potentiale im Bereich des Supply Chain Managements ist es möglich, ab dem Wintersemester 2010 einen Master Supply Chain Management anzubieten. Treibende Kräfte dieser Initiative sind als Lehrende…
DPD Austria bleibt bis Ende 2012 Paketlogistik-Partner des Montagegroßhändlers Würth DPD Austria sicherte sich die Fortsetzung der Zusammenarbeit mit der Würth-Gruppe (Böheimkirchen), einem Großhändler von Produkten in den Bereichen Befestigungs- und Montagetechnik. Die Partnerschaft der beiden Unternehmen wurde bis Ende 2012 verlängert. Würth hat seit dem Start der Kooperation im Jahr 2005 rund 3 Mio….
Nordadria-Häfen Koper, Ravenna, Triest und Venedig ziehen bei Marketing und Investitionen an einem Strang Eine Stärkung der Hafenplätze in der nördlichen Adria bei der Abwicklung von Seetransporten auf der Nord-Süd-Achse hat sich die North Adriatic Ports Asscociation (NAPA) zum Ziel gesetzt. Die Vereinigung wurde in der Vorwoche bei einem Treffen der Hafenpräsidenten in Triest offiziell…
Short Sea-Reederei Unifeeder führt neuen, regelmäßigen Dienst nach Kaliningrad ein Nach Übernahme der polnisch-zyprischen Reederei IMCL (Inter Marine Container Line Ltd.) Ende 2009 und der Eröffnung einer eigenen Niederlassung in St. Petersburg startet Unifeeder, führender Anbieter von Containertransporten und Short Sea Shipping Service in Nordeuropa, jetzt einen Liniendienst nach Kaliningrad. Die neue Route in der…
Haribo hat Swisslog mit der schlüsselfertigen Lieferung eines neuen automatischen Hochregallagers für Fertigwaren sowie Roh-, Hilfs- und Betriebsstoffe beauftragt. Das Projekt wird am Haribo-Standort Solingen umgesetzt. Das Volumen des Auftrags, den Swisslog als Generalunternehmer ausführen wird, liegt im zweistelligen Millionen-Bereich. Swisslog liefert alle Bau- und Logistikleistungen für ein automatisches Hochregallager, eine Warenumschlagshalle mit automatischer Bereitstellung…
Die Logistik-Initiative Hamburg und die Regionalgruppe Hamburg der Bundesvereinigung Logistik (BVL) starten gemeinsam einen Wettbewerb, um Nachwuchsakademiker für die Logistik zu interessieren. "Der Preis soll dazu beitragen, die Absolventen für den Logistikstandort Hamburg langfristig zu sichern und neue Talente für Hamburg zu gewinnen", sagt Prof. Dr. Peer Witten, Vorsitzender des Kuratoriums und Sprecher der Logistik-Initiative…
Nach Mitteilung des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) erholten sich die Preise für von deutschen Flughäfen abgehende Luftfrachttransporte im vierten Quartal 2009, sie stiegen gegenüber dem 3. Quartal um durchschnittlich 10,9 Prozent. Verglichen mit dem Tiefpunkt im zweiten Quartal 2009 stieg der Index sogar um 16,6 Prozent und erreichte den höchsten Stand im Jahr 2009. Allerdings lagen…
Nach rund 120.000 Testeinsätzen auf Lufthansa Flügen und einem sechs-monatigen Materialtest mit dem Süddeutschen Kunststoffzentrum Würzburg haben Lufthansa Cargo und Jettainer ihre Probephase für den Einsatz von Lightweight-Containern erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Insgesamt wurden im gesamten Streckennetz von Lufthansa und Lufthansa Cargo 1.000 der neuartigen Container getestet. Durch die Verwendung innovativer und leichter Verbundstoffe an Stelle von…
Investitionen und Outsourcing sowie verstärkte Vertriebsmaßnahmen – das sind laut einer Studie der IWL AG die Trends der Intralogistik-Branche für 2010. Die Ulmer Logistikberater hatten in einer Online-Umfrage mehr als 120 Unternehmen zu aktuellen Entwicklungen und Tendenzen in der Wirtschaftskrise befragt. Über die Hälfte der Studienteilnehmer gab darüber hinaus an, die Krise sei für ihr…
Management of Maersk Line expects significantly improving results for 2010 2009 was quite a bad fiscal year for Maersk Line. In the balance hot off the press the Danish container shipping company shows a drastic decline of sales revenues and high losses. Turnover fell 28.1 per cent on 2008 to USD 20.6 billion. The result…
Gasperlmayr Transporte from Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting created urgently needed additional area The company headquarters of the mineral oil and dangerous goods transporter Gasperlmayr in BadWimsbach-Neydharting in Upper Austria has a new, additional building. Peneder Bau GmbH has erected a new building with around 800 sq.m. for offices, training and social rooms as well as a truck…
Hansa-Barth replaces Logwin location Karlsfeld as a partner of the 24plus general cargo kooperative The 24plus logistics network, a general cargo kooperative based in Germany, has a new partner for greater Munich. Since 1 March Hansa-Barth GmbH is a member of the network. The subsidiary of the Barth Logistics Group in Burladingen succeeds the Logwin…
CS Cargo Group ships large volumes of key customer Karlovavske Mineral Water The leading producer and distributor of mineral water products in the Czech Republic, Karlovavske Mineral Water (KMW), deepens the cooperation with the CS Cargo Group, started three years ago. Based on a lately signed agreement, the provider of transport logistics services is in…
Speditions-Partner GmbH Schneider & Peklar masters another obstacle towards internationalisation Speditions-Partner GmbH Schneider & Peklar (Vienna) announces the successful implementation of an important project. The customs office of Vienna has given the enterprise the Authorised Economic Operator status (AEO). “This gives our customers the guarantee for high-quality transportations with respect to…
Logwin Road + Rail Germany sells tank and silo activities to Greiwing Group Logwin AG (Grevenmacher) disposes of another business segment. As part of an asset deal the company sells the tank & silo activities of the Logwin Road + Rail Germany to GREIWING logistics for you GmbH®, which is based in Greven in North Rhine-Westphalia….
Dachser Food Logstics and Papp Logistics start cooperating in Italian transport Dachser Food Logistics and Papp Italia are connected by a tight cooperation since 19 February. Subject of the cooperation is the refrigerated food logistics from Germany to Italy and back. Transport times are shorter for both directions. Customers have obligatory access to electronic status…
Metrans Group launches new intermodal service between Rotterdam and Prague In addition to their operations from/to Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Koper, the container operator Metrans (Prague) expands the operating range in seaport-hinterland traffic to another European sea freight hub. As of 13 April the enterprise has a blocktrain on the connection from Prague-Uhrineves to Rotterdam…
Managing Director of the Schneckenreither Group was appointed Kommerzialrat The Upper Austrian forwarder and chairman of the professional group at the Austrian commercial chamber Alfred Schneckenreither was awarded the business title Kommerzialrat by Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann on 26 February 2010. The 47-years old entrepreneur and his brother Wolfgang Schneckenreither are managing the Schneckenreither…
Devaluation of holdings caused significant losses for Luka Koper d.d. in 2009 The operator of the Slovenian seaport of Koper is looking back on a turbulent year 2009. Apart from the impact of the global financial and economic crisis, Luka Koper d.d. had to bear the consequences of the measures of their former Management. The…
Restaging of Far East – Europe service by Wan Hai Lines and Pacific International Lines The container shipping companies Wan Hai Lines (Taiwan) and PIL Pacific International Lines (Singapore) are preparing the restaging of the regular service from the Far East to Europe and back, which had been ceased in December 2008 due to the…
Automotive supplier TRW Automotive agrees upon comprehensive cooperation with Roberts Europe Roberts Europe announces the acquisition of a new major customer. TRW Automotive, a globally leading automotive suppliers, has selected the special provider of premium freight services to manage the special trips of its 74 production plants in 12 European countries. Helge Wöbke, Head of…
Night Star Express expands its network with Englmayer towards Eastern Europe With the signing of a franchise agreement at the beginning of March G. Englmayer Spedition GmbH with its headquarters in Wels/Upper Austria is now part of the Night Star Express network. “Two medium sized, group independent enterprises join their core competences in the field…
Cost reductions and sales offensive yielded solid results for Kuehne + Nagel in 2009 Even the considerably shrunk world economy could barely harm Kuehne + Nagel Group. The globally active transport and logistics service provider based in Schindellegi in Switzerland defied the difficult economic conditions in 2009. Although total turnover and the operating result…
New location of Belgian transport logistics group Ahlers in Aktau With the opening of a location in Aktau the Ahlers Group improves its presence in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The new station marks the second site of the Belgian transport logistics group in Kazakhstan. Until now the employees in the office in Almaty…
Bavarian ports report increased container volumes for past business year The bayernhafen Group has well sustained its position in the business year 2009. Despite the economic crisis the enterprise was able to increase its container throughput to 196,600 standard units (TEU). This is a plus of 8.4 per cent on the year 2008. However the…
Logwin disposes of Road + Rail activities in Vorarlberg, Switzerland, Hungary and Southern Europe Logwin AG pushes the streamlining of its Road + Rail segment. After the organisation in the Netherlands, JCL Logistics, headquartered in Werndorf, Austria, takes over the land transport activities in Vorarlberg (Austria), Switzerland and Hungary. The corresponding contract was signed on…
Dachser Group fills vacant management position of the location in Hörsching near Linz An experienced logistician takes over the management of the Dachser logistics centre in Linz-Hörsching. Sonja Kelich holds the position of location manager as of 1 March 2010. The born Austrian was so far active as sales manager in the Dachser location Bad…
Transpetrol, LTE and CTE put blocktrain with regular departures on the track The European research project Retrack, dealing with the development of advanced solutions in the field of rail logistics, is about to start a new project. Last week a train service with weekly departures was launched on the route between Cologne and Györ…
Cathay Pacific Group (Hong Kong) acquires 49 per cent of the shares of Air China Cargo After long and intense negotiations the Cathay Pacific Group and Air China have reached an agreement about the planned merger in air freight business. The two companies form a joint venture for air freight services with its headquarters in…
DB Schenker is accredited as Qualified Envirotainer Provider in Europe and Asia DB Schenker has gained Accreditation as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) at its stations in Brussels, Basel, Frankfurt, Geneva, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich as well Singapore by Envirotainer AB, a market leading provider of active temperature-controlled air cargo containers. Thus the worldwide…
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