Deutsche Post in €1.5B bid to take over J F Hillebrand
NewsThe acquisition would strengthen Deutsche Post/DHL Group’s position in ocean freight logistics, not least in wine trades...
It’s finger-lickin’ good again
NewsJohn Perry, managing director of SCALA, a provider of management services for the supply chain and logistics sector, had some comments to ma...
Scottish blast for hauliers
NewsScotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, MSP has blasted truck felt operators for sending drivers out on deliveries when Met Office amb...
China down but not out
NewsDespite China’s economic slowdown, the country still offers a number of interesting trading opportunities....
DHL in Kazakstan rail MOU
NewsGlobal forwarder signs agreement with state-owned multimodal operator Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Express (KTZE)....
Tworty Box makes progress
NewsOriginally developed 20 years ago by German naval architect Dr Ulrich Malchow, prototypes of the so-called Tworty Box recently underwent suc...
British rail grants schemes axed
NewsThe British Rail Freight Group has expressed anger at the Department for Transport’s decision to ‘officially close’ the Freight Facili...
Australia setting the X-ray standard
NewsThe first international standards for testing equipment used to examine large cargo objects have been designed and developed by scientists f...
Aviation fuel goes by rail
NewsA new block train service carrying aviation kerosene for worldwide courier company DHL has been launched in Germany by rail carrier RAIL4CHE...
Europe’s box builders struggle to hang on
NewsContainer production in Europe is now confined to a handful of dedicated plants, which are only just holding their own against low cost Chin...
Two more for Axis
NewsAxis Intermodal, the German rental subsidiary of UK-based Intermodal Resource plc, has recently signed contracts covering the short/medium t...