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11.06.2025

Chapman Freeborn partners Optimus

Chapman Freeborn has signed a strategic agreement with the Optimus Logistics Group to streamline aircraft repositioning and reduce related costs. The partnership covers Chapman Freeborn’s global fleet and builds on their...

11.06.2025

Finnlines adds Polish port to North Sea rotation

From week 26, Finnlines will include the port of Gdynia in its weekly North Sea service, enhancing connections between Poland and key European markets such as Belgium, France, the UK, Spain and Finland. The service uses three...

11.06.2025

Polb promotes head of engineering

Suzanne Plezia has been promoted to managing director of engineering services at the port of Long Beach, succeeding Sean Gamette, who is retiring. Plezia joined the port in 1996 and has served as a senior director and chief...

11.06.2025

Seayard chooses Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers

Kalmar will deliver eleven hybrid straddle carriers to Seayard Terminal FOS2 XL in Fos-sur-Mer (France) by Q2/2026. The order, placed in Q2/2025, also includes 'MyKalmar Insight', to enhance fleet performance. The hybrid units...

11.06.2025

Goal enters Gulf coast market

Gulf of America Logistics (Goal) was launched in Bossier City LA (USA) to meet demand for US-based project cargo solutions. Led by logistics expert Brent Patterson (pictured right), the company supports capital projects in...

11.06.2025

Haulage deal supports UK deliveries

Davies Turner has expanded its haulage partnership with Transport Equipment Services (Tes), deploying two Renault vehicles for domestic and European logistics. The alliance supports Davies Turner’s container transport from UK...

11.06.2025

Southwest expands cargo hub in Denver

Southwest Airlines Cargo has opened a new 2,800 m² facility at Denver airport (DEN), nearly doubling its previous footprint there. The expanded site offers six loading docks, larger storage areas, and double the refrigerated...

10.06.2025

USD 145 billion in March trade

US trade with Canada and Mexico hit a record USD 144.8 billion in March 2025, up 8.4% year-on-year, according to statistics from the bureau of transportation (BTS). Trucks moved goods worth USD 94.2 billion — over 60% of all...

10.06.2025

Airfreight tonnages rebound in May

After a sharp decline in April, global air cargo volumes rose by 4% month-on-month in May, according to World ACD. The recovery was driven by a trans-Pacific rebound, following the partial rollback of new US tariffs on...

10.06.2025

New leadership for UK freight association

The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has appointed Keith Baguley (centre) as its new national chair for a two-year term. Baguley, a senior manager at the Grimaldi Group, previously served as Bifa’s vice-chair...

10.06.2025

Renewable fuels now power GCT Vanterm

On this year's World Environment Day (5 June 2025), Global Container Terminals (GCT) announced the successful rollout of 100% renewable fuels at GCT Vanterm. Since August 2024, all terminal equipment there has run on renewable...

10.06.2025

Fleet ERP software at Stoneleigh

ERP provider Jobmate will present its integrated software platform for transport and logistics firms at this year’s Road Transport Expo in Stoneleigh (England, late June). Founded by industry veteran Chris Dalton, the...

10.06.2025

Lineage expanding Dutch cold facility

Lineage has broken ground on a project to expand at its fully automated cold storage facility in Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands). The move supports anchor customer Lamb Weston and aims to meet rising demand in the region, the...

10.06.2025

Hermes deploys AMRs in Löhne

Hermes Fulfilment has introduced autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its Löhne logistics centre for the first time. The 23 robots (two more are set to follow), made by Melkus Mechatronic, transport bulky goods on pallets across...

10.06.2025

Swissport boosts Basel base

Swissport has added 800 sqm of warehouse capacity at the Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport (EAP / BSL), to meet rising demand, especially for pharmaceutical exports. In 2024, Swissport handled more than 47,000 t of cargo...

10.06.2025

Medlog terminal opens in Paris Bruyères

MSC has officially opened the new Medlog Inland Terminal Paris Bruyères, a multimodal hub 40 km north of Paris. The facility links the port of Le Havre to inland European destinations by road, rail and barge. Launched last...

10.06.2025

Leadership change for BVL advisory board

Engineering professor Thorsten Schmidt (on the right) has been appointed chair of the scientific advisory board of the German national logistics association (BVL), succeeding engineering professor Kai Furmans...

10.06.2025

Interporto Bologna's vision for the future

At the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich, Interporto Bologna presented its role in a 2025–2035 strategic manifesto for railfreight opereations. President Stefano Caliandro highlighted expansion plans, including upgraded...

JadeWeserPort zeigt Flagge

Der JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven präsentiert sich im Donauhafen Enns als leistungsfähiger Tiefwasserhafen mit Anbindung an Österreich . Trotz namhaften Reedereien, die den Hafen bereits anlaufen, ist die Kapazitätsgrenze des...

06.06.2025

Global logistics meets in Munich

With over 2,700 exhibitors from 73 countries and more than 77,000 visitors, Transport Logistic 2025 in Munich broke records and confirmed its status as the world’s leading logistics trade fair, as it has reported. Key topics...