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12.01.2021

Warehouse deal closed in Madrid

The onset of winter has not prevented Prologis from completing its acquisition agreement with Spanish real estate company Colonial comprising 18 logistics facilities totalling 473,000 sqm in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and...

12.01.2021

Blind spot warning stickers in France

On 1 January 2021, a new decree entered into force in France which requires heavy goods vehicles whose authorised total weight exceeds 3.5 t to be equipped with warning stickers to signal the position of blind spots to other road...

12.01.2021

East Med service reaches Northern Range

In the beginning was the white shark. The arrival of the CMA CGM of the same name in Hamburg in January 2021 marked the start of the new NC Levant Express container liner service. A total of five containerships with slot...

11.01.2021

Crossing Europe's north in 14 hours

The DB Cargo family supplies Denmark and Sweden with consumer goods, paper and steel within just half a day. The Scandinavian Rail Shuttle, a new, direct rail transport solution offered by DB Cargo Scandinavia as cross-border...

11.01.2021

Easing Annemarie Gardshol’s workload

Mathias Krümmel has been appointed as the new head of PostNord Sweden. He started his new role on 1 January, taking over the position Annemarie Gardshol has held since February 2018, in parallel with her responsibilities as...

11.01.2021

New main investor for Seko Logistics

Greenbriar Equity Group, a New York-based private equity firm with investments in the global logistics industry and Seko Logistics' key shareholder since 2015, has sold part of its shares, but will continue as a minority...

11.01.2021

India opens another railfreight section

The first good trains are running between Bhaupur and Khurja in Uttar Pradesh along India’s eastern dedicated freight corridor (EDFC). India’s PM Modi recently flagged off the first goods train and also opened the operation...

11.01.2021

Green light for next call from Cork

The Belgian liner CLdN has started its second weekly sailing between the ports of Cork and Zeebrugge, complementing a first service, installed in May 2020. "Considering Brexit and the modal shift from accompanied to...

11.01.2021

BAI: air freight volatility remains rife

There are few signs of abating pressure on global air freight rates. The overall Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) rose to 3,155 this week. The last few weeks recorded the highest absolute readings since the air freight...

11.01.2021

Grimaldi launches Palermo–Cagliari link

The Naples-based Grimaldi Group has kicked off 2021 by expanding its services to and from Sicily. Its existing thrice-weekly Salerno–Cagliari connection between the Italian mainland and Sardinia will also call at the Sicilian...

11.01.2021

Rail company expands in Utah

Patriot Rail has finalised the acquisition of short line operator Salt Lake Garfield & Western Railway (SLGW) in Utah, USA, and its related entities Caballero and Caballero, storage and transload service providers. SLGW...

11.01.2021

USD 100 million for Project44

Project44, a startup founded in 2014 that specialises in supply chain visibility for shippers and logistics companies, has secured a further USD 100 million investment funds in a Series D financing round. The new funding...

11.01.2021

Covid-19 crisis makes Liège a millionaire

Specialisation in goods transport has moved Liège airport (LGG) up to the top of the table as an essential link in the fight against the pandemic. The Belgian airport saw a 24% increase in the tonnage passing through the...

11.01.2021

US transport minister resigns

After the events of last Wednesday in Washington DC, US Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, has written the following letter. "Dear Department of Transportation colleagues Yesterday, our country experienced a...

11.01.2021

LHG's results on track

The volume of goods handled by the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) in 2020 stood at 21.8 million t, a mere 2% lower, year-on-year. Increases in the last four months of the year helped keep the decline moderate. The port...

11.01.2021

GLP investing in Venlo

GLP has acquired a 44,000 sqm logistics asset in Venlo (Netherlands), situated close to the German border. The fully-leased facility is located in ‘Trade Port Nord’, within easy distance of the three ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp...

11.01.2021

1,000 charter flights since March 2020

IAG Cargo ended 2020 with the departure of its 1,000th charter flight since March that year. The new service was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic and utilises aircraft from the group that would, in normal times, not be...

11.01.2021

Solar energy is cool

Protecting the environment has long been an important issue for Swiss provider Rhyner Logistik. It therefore takes great care to deploy eco-friendly utility vehicles in its transport services. The cooling units used on Rhyner...

11.01.2021

"Curiosity of the Day"

The word “sorry” is uttered 368 million times per day in the UK.

11.01.2021

Bertling appoints head for Houston office

Steve Walter has been appointed general manager of Bertling Logistics’ Houston office. He assumed his position on 1 January 2021. Walter brings a wealth of commercial, operational and management experience from his 23 years in...