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26.11.2024

Roadrunner changes hands

Prospero Staff Capital is set to take over the majority ownership of Roadrunner Freight, with the previous majority shareholder, Elliott Investment Management, retaining a minority stake. Prospero, which is co-led by Ted Kellner...

26.11.2024

Egypt and UAE partner for East Port Said zone

AD Ports Group has signed a framework agreement with the Egyptian government to explore the development of an economic zone in East Port Said, near the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal. Using a build, operate, and...

26.11.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Human fingernails and toenails grow faster in summer than in winter, partly because we eat more fresh food and get more sunlight in summer.

26.11.2024

Duvenbeck Group picks COO

The Duvenbeck Group, a Germany-based logistics provider with more than 6,500 employees working at 40 business sites in eleven countries, has appointed Christian Seidl as its new chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the...

26.11.2024

Approval for first converted e-truck in France

The 12 t Renault Trucks D was originally equipped with a combustion engine and was retrofitted into a battery-powered electric vehicle. The e-truck has now been leased for a period of several years to Extime, a company that...

26.11.2024

DX acquires in Northern Ireland

Delivery solutions provider DX has added to its Northern Irish portfolio and acquired Express Freight, gaining access to a 12,140 sqm base close to Belfast. With 50 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry, Express...

25.11.2024

SBB Cargo International now in France

With the newly founded SBB Cargo France, based in Huningue, Alsace, and its own safety certificate for the country which it received from the European Railway Agency on 21 November, SBB Cargo International is strengthening its...

25.11.2024

A transport bridge between Turkey and Milan

The new service was jointly developed and introduced by intermodal operator Alpe Adria, ro-ro operator DFDS, SBB Cargo International and the port of Trieste. In Italy, the new train links the ro-ro terminal in Trieste with the...

25.11.2024

Dachser invests in more e-trucks

With the new battery-electric vehicles the logistics specialist Dachser has set up an emission-free delivery zone in the centre of Cologne, Germany, for all deliveries and pickups of non-refrigerated goods. Two Fuso e-canter...

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...