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29.05.2024

Venturing into Vienna

MLP Group is developing a business park in Vienna, marking its expansion into the Austrian market. The hub will comprise four buildings with flexible units, for which there is already a tenant. Totalling 53,600 sqm of gross...

29.05.2024

Charging 96 EV trucks simultaneously

Prologis and Performance Team, a Maersk company, have launched the Southern California’s largest heavy-duty electric vehicle (EV) charging site, located near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in the USA. The Denker...

29.05.2024

Leadership transition at Forward Air

Forward Air Corporation, an asset-light provider of transport services in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, has appointed Jamie G. Pierson as interim chief financial officer, effective 20 May 2024. He succeeds Rebecca Garbrick, who is...

29.05.2024

National action plan for eco-friendly shipping

The German federal ministry for digital and transport (BMDV) and the federal ministry for economic affairs and climate action (BMWK) have initiated the development of the ‘national action plan for climate-friendly shipping’. It...

29.05.2024

Building logistics partnerships in Bali

230 players in the forwarding and logistics industries came together at the Cooperative Logistics Network (Coop)’s 7th annual meeting, which was held in Bali from 23 to 25 May this year. The event was designed to enable...

29.05.2024

Port-rail service launched in Sydney

The new train, introduced by DP World, connects the Stockland’s Yennora Intermodal Terminal in the suburb of Sydney with Port Botany. The twice daily port-rail service along DP World’s own line is expected to manage an annual...

29.05.2024

CCCS clears acquisition

The competition and consumer commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) has cleared the proposed acquisition by ANA Holdings of 100% of the issued share capital in Nippon Cargo Airline. ANAHD is the holding company for the ANA Group...

29.05.2024

Changes at Kammac

Overseen by CEO Ged Carabini, the UK-based 3PL provider Kammac has developed its senior leadership team, which combines a mix of seasoned expertise, strategic transitions, and fresh perspectives. Among these is the...

29.05.2024

Challenges for war risk insurance

Burkhard Fischer, chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters, highlighted the complexities marine insurers face due to the Russia-Ukraine war during his address at their annual conference in London. He discussed the...

29.05.2024

An insight into shipment tracking

Röhlig Logistics’ new digital reporting solution expands the company’s digital portfolio for air, sea and road operations. Dubbed Röhlig Insights, the platform features key performance indicators as well as shipment tracking and...

29.05.2024

Friedrich-Wilhelm Meyer for Southwest Germany

Effective 1 April, Friedrich-Wilhelm Meyer will represent the port of Rotterdam in Germany’s southwestern states, sharing this responsibility with Wolfgang Schlegel, who was appointed last year. Meyer and Schlegel thus succeed...

29.05.2024

75% of logisticians focus on sustainability

Every second transport and logistics company currently rates the risk of suffering financial losses due to the effects of climate change as medium to high, according to a survey conducted by the Logistics Hall of Fame in...

29.05.2024

Boosting cargo capacity by over 50%

Global air and travel services provider Dnata will boost its cargo handling capacity by over 50% at Zurich airport (ZRH) in Switzerland, in response to continued solid demand for its services in this area. Having signed a...

29.05.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Viagra also helps to keep cut flowers fresh for longer.

28.05.2024

Logisticians meet German chancellor

Germany’s current political framework is slowing down the decarbonisation of road haulage services and thus making it more difficult for the logistics sector to achieve its climate targets. During a meeting with chancellor...

28.05.2024

Iran inaugurates a main railway link

The newly opened 270 km long stretch connects the Yazd province in the centre with the Fars province in the south of the country. It is one of the most important railway projects in Iran in the north-south railway corridor, the...

28.05.2024

Belinda Molenat returns

XPO, a provider of Europe-wide end-to-end logistics solutions, has named Belinda Molenat director of contract logistics in Southern Europe and Morocco. Molenat brings 15 years of experience in the logistics sector. She is...

28.05.2024

Maritime sustainability research centre launched

AD Ports Group has launched the maritime sustainability research centre, Abu Dhabi (MSRCAD), to drive maritime innovation and sustainable growth. Operated by the Abu Dhabi maritime academy under the maritime Abu Dhabi...

28.05.2024

BlueBox rolls out new tracking tech

BlueBox Systems has unveiled BlueBox Cargo as its latest logistics visibility solution, designed to enhance air and ocean freight tracking. Off the back of BlueBox Air and BlueBox Ocean, the aim of the new project is to unify...

28.05.2024

More eGSEs and eGSUs at BSL and GVA

Aiming to achieve a 55% proportion of electric vehicles in its global fleet by 2032, targeting a 42% reduction in CO2 from its own operations (scope 1 and scope 2) compared to 2022 levels, Swissport has introduced new electric...