July 2017
Logistics provider Dachser is investing €6.5 million euros in a new 20,000sq m facility in Stans in Tyrol, Austria, scheduled to begin operations in late 2017 and replacing its site in Hall. It will have 30 gates and a 4,700sq m storage and logistics. Another section of the building offers space for additional loading stations and parking.
Left to right: Günter Hirschbeck, managing director, Dachser Austria European Logistics, Dr Jürgen Bodenseer, ...
[+]
PD Ports officially unveiled its new £6m ship to shore crane at Teesport on 26 July, following a recent multi million pound investment in quayside facilities and technology including a dedicated rail terminal and a Navis terminal operating system.
At the ceremony, PD Ports’ chief executive, Frans Calje,commented: “Pace and frequency ...
[+]
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said on 24 July that he planned to hold talks with the US to sketch out a possible trade deal following Brexit – although the UK’s cannot currently sign any such deal as long as it remains an EU member.
A trade and investment working group ...
[+]
The Gardenia Seaways, one of two new DFDS freight superferries for the Immingham-Rotterdam service made its maiden voyage to the UK on the night of 24 July.
She is one of two new generation cargo-only superferries (sister vessel Tulipa Seaways) commissioned to handle increased volumes on DFDS' busy North Sea freight ...
[+]
Hungarian-owned European full truckload specialist Waberer has finalised its acquisition of Polish-based transport operator Link and Link Services for €32.5 million. Waberer concluded a preliminary agreement for the purchase in May this year.
Waberer chief executive, Ferenc Lajkócommented: “Link is a highly complementary business to Waberer, with a very similar growth-based ...
[+]
WWG Consolidators Ltd (WWGC), the WACO System member for Pakistan, has launched a dedicated cross-border Pakistan-Afghan transit desk. It comes after the Pakistan Government announced it will establish new transit facilities at the country’s borders with Torkham and Chaman, Afghanistan and Wagah, India, under the Integrated Transit Trade Management Systems ...
[+]
DHL is warning of a growing talent crisis in supply chain. While the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that jobs in logistics are estimated to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, one global study estimates that demand for supply chain professionals exceeds supply by a ratio of 6:1, ...
[+]
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, headquartered in Osnabrueck, Germany generated a consolidated turnover of €2.3 billion in 2016, and increased its gross profit by around 14% from €75.6 million to €607.9 million. The company said the results reflected the successful realignment of the Hellmann Group launched in 2015, including the creation of ...
[+]
Freight software specialist AEB and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport are inviting trade and supply chain to attend a free conference on global trade compliance, sanctions, trade agreements and Brexit developments.
It aims to help businesses to modernise compliance programmes and master today’s and tomorrow’s global trade challenges and ...
[+]
Lufthansa Cargo is offering all shippers using its passive refrigeration shipments free reflective film. The product, produced exclusively for the airline, protects shipments against strong sunlight on airport tarmac, even on hot summer days.
[+]
« Back
More »
