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09.11.2023

A step across the Baltic Sea for Hellmann

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has taken a major step into the Baltic States by acquiring the remaining shares of its local partner companies. The acquisition will strengthen its market position in the region and in Northern and...

09.11.2023

Pay-per-use for electric lorries

Truck manufacturer Scania and digital freight forwarder Sennder have founded a JV in Berlin to accelerate the electrification and decarbonisation of the European road logistics sector. The two companies are introducing Juna,...

09.11.2023

Appeal against Gateway Basel Nord approved

On 19 October 2023, Switzerland’s federal administrative court ruled in favour of an appeal by Swissterminal against the Swiss government's financial contribution with regard to the planned trimodal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN)....

09.11.2023

FedEx launches new Vietnam service

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is further enhancing its intercontinental services between Vietnam and Europe with the introduction of a new flight offering faster transit times. From 31 October 2023, the new...

09.11.2023

MLP's second logistics park near Berlin

MLP Group, a developer specialising in brownfield sites, is building a 4,600 sqm MLP Park Spreenhagen Berlin. It comprises 36,600 sqm of hall space as well as office and mezzanine space. Seven commercial tenants will be able to...

09.11.2023

Pilot project for e-trucks to start in Florida

The USA-based land transport group Crowley will work with autonomous e-truck specialist Terraline in a pilot project for the EV500 Test Truck, which is scheduled to beginn with Terraline’s trucks in 2024. The two companies also...

09.11.2023

DP World's investment in London Gateway

DP World has marked a decade at London Gateway with a GBP 56 million (USD 69 million) investment in four automated stacking cranes (ASCs), bolstering the company’s supply chain infrastructure in the UK. These cranes,...

09.11.2023

WCA World appoints two new directors

Harald Oechsner (left) and Steve Howard (right) have joined WCA World, an independent freight forwarding network, as director – e-commerce and director world parcel alliance, respectively. Oechsner has worked closely with...

09.11.2023

Air Charter Service opens up in New Delhi

Aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service has opened its doors India’s capital New Delhi, the company’s second office in the country and 33rd worldwide. The company opened its Mumbai office almost twelve years ago, which...

09.11.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The fastest movement in the animal kingdom is the flapping of a mosquito's wings: 950 times per second.

Am Rande des Risikos

Der Luftraum des Nahen Ostens ist nicht erst seit dem Terrorangriff der Hamas vom 7. Oktober aufgeladen, in dessen Folge der Flugverkehr rund um Israel eingeschränkt wurde. Schon zuvor mehrten sich die Fälle von fehlgeleiteten...

08.11.2023

Improving efficiency and road safety

The Germayn-based Nosta Group has completely replaced its in-house vehicle fleet. The full-service logistics provider has now put 34 new vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz Actros 5L series on the European road networks....

08.11.2023

A new big player in pharma logistics

The French Walden Group has acquired Ivemar, a Belgian GDP-transport specialist as part of its expansion plans in the European pharmaceutical logistics market. Ivemar will be integrated into Transpharma International (TPI),...

08.11.2023

CN invests in short line railroad

The Canadian National Railway (CN) is partnering with Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) and acquiring a stake of the Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS). The investment strengthens its presence in eastern Canada,...

08.11.2023

A safe ride for dangerous cargo

Cargo-Partner has introduced a consolidation service for dangerous cargo. Goods that are categorised as class 8 and 9 dangerous goods according to IMO are consolidated on a weekly basis. This includes batteries, electric...

08.11.2023

Ten new vessels for AD Ports

AD Ports Group is acquiring ten offshore vessels for approximately USD 200 million from E-NAV to reenforce its operations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. These vessels, with an average age of nine years and younger than...

08.11.2023

More power for 101st year

Only few days before celebrating its 100th birthday, on 1 November 2023, Finnair extended the solar plant on the roof of its "Cool terminal", which was opened in 2018, to cover 37% (instead of 10% at the start) of its...

08.11.2023

Unilode appoints new COO

Unilode Aviation Solutions, a specialist in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, has appointed Janis Balkens as chief operating officer. Balkens has over 20 years’ experience in senior...

08.11.2023

Parking spaces for delivery trucks near Venlo

The European car park operator Park Your Truck has opened up an additional 350 truck parking spaces for use during the day at its Truckparking car park near Venlo. The Dutch city is located directly on the German border and not...

08.11.2023

Rocking logistics at the Pan American Games

Team Canada’s logistics operations for the 2023 Pan American Games have been taken care of by Rock-It Global. This included the transport of food, medicine, and sporting equipment (hockey sticks, sailing boats, etc). The...