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25.11.2024

MOU to drive modal shift

PSA Antwerp and Combinant have signed an MOU to enhance connectivity between PSA’s deep sea terminals and the Combinant rail terminal in the port of Antwerp, promoting a modal shift from road to rail. The integrated service...

25.11.2024

Experiencing the benefits of new HDPE pallets

Latam Cargo Group is introducing a groundbreaking initiative in Chile, to be continued in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil, by replacing traditional wooden and conventional plastic pallets with recycled plastic pallets made...

25.11.2024

Handing over the baton at Wascosa

Wascosa is bidding farewell to Peter Balzer (left), who will leave the company at the end of the year after more than a decade of service, first as CEO and then as an advisor for the past two years. As the company’s COO and...

25.11.2024

Duvenbeck expands in northern Germany

Duvenbeck has taken over Sander Logistics Group, thus adding Sander’s locations in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg to its portfolio. Sander has been working in the transport sector for almost a century, which...

25.11.2024

From Otto Group to DKV Mobility

Sebastian Klauke will take over as new chief executive officer (CEO) of DKV Mobility on 1 April 2025. He will succeed Marco van Kalleveen, who will not be renewing his contract at his own request after six years as CEO. Until the...

25.11.2024

Another five years at GCIA

The Gary / Chicago International Airport (GCIA) will expand its initial contract with cargo service giant United Parcel Service (UPS), which began air cargo operations at the airport in November of 2020. The initial deal was...

25.11.2024

Sister port agreement for trade and innovation

The port of Hueneme, California, and the port of Paita, Peru, have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a sister port relationship, supported by the US department of state. The partnership aims to enhance trade,...

25.11.2024

Additional funding for eleven US short lines

The US state North Carolina is investing almost USD 13 million to improve rail infrastructure on eleven short line freight railroads and access routes to the state ports in Morehead City and Wilmington. The projects will...

25.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

It takes 809 litres of water to produce 1 kg of sugar from sugar beet.

25.11.2024

Dipping into logistics

Jarrolds & Sons was founded in Suffolk in 1770 before moving to Norwich, where its department store is still based. Having expanded its business portfolio from retail to property, training, marketing and business...

22.11.2024

JML Christmas Truck on the road again from Monday

From next Monday, 25 November, Janina Martig Logistics and Smyths Toys will once again be bringing Christmas magic to the roads. Starting in Lucerne, the team of Janina Martig, who was voted “Most Beautiful Trucker in the...

22.11.2024

Bertschi opens intermodal terminal in Belgium

The Swiss specialist for intermodal chemical logistics has started operations at the newly completed Antwerp Zomerweg Terminal (AZT) in Belgium. The facility will focus on the stowage of dangerous goods (DG) and non-DG products...

22.11.2024

Lean and Green award: and the winner is …

Hutchison Ports Best has been awarded the prestigious Lean and Green award, earning four stars for its outstanding performance in reducing emissions in logistics processes. Lean and Green is the largest European collaboration...

22.11.2024

Port of Sevilla wins

The port of Sevilla has won the Espo Award 2024 for its project “circular economy for valorising maintenance dredging sediments”. It was developed to address the need for sustainable management, in compliance with the principles...

22.11.2024

Rhein Cargo to deliver 9,000 pipes for pipeline

Rhein Cargo has been contracted as the logistics partner for the creation of a forest-lake landscape on the site of the disused coal mines in Hambach and Garzweiler (Germany). A 45 km long pipeline composed of 9,120 pipes is...

22.11.2024

Four units for Fiege in Leipzig

Fiege Real Estate is developing a multi-user facility in Borna, near Leipzig. Comprising 38,000 sqm of logistics space divided into four units, the hub is set to offer warehousing as well as office and social rooms for companies...

22.11.2024

Dual-fuel LNG vessel to decarbonise auto supply

Suardiaz Shipping Lines has partnered with Eastern Pacific Shipping to acquire a dual-fuel LNG-powered PCTC vessel with a 5,500 ceu capacity, set for delivery in Q2/2027. This move is part of Suardiaz's USD 200 million fleet...

22.11.2024

Menzies makes entry in Malaysia

Menzies Aviation has secured a new ground handling licence to deliver cargo, passenger, ramp and cargo services at Kuala Lumpur international airport (KUL). Menzies Aviation Malaysia - a joint venture with Malaysian supply chain...

22.11.2024

Deepening collaboration with Shenzhen airport

Last week, Time Matters Courier Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Matters, part of the Lufthansa Cargo group, signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Cargo Centre Shenzhen (ICCS), marking a...

22.11.2024

Routine inspection leads to fentanyl seizure

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Norfolk, Virginia, intercepted 117.8 g of fentanyl hydrochloride during a routine inspection of an export container on 8 November. The container, destined for Sierra Leone,...