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21.03.2024

Three promotions at AIT

Global supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics has promoted three executive team members. Ben Naro (left) and Bill Fallon (centre) have been named chief sales officer and chief commercial officer, respectively. They...

21.03.2024

Swiss train drivers operate locos from afar

In partnership with Alstom, the Swiss railway company SBB was one of the first railway companies in Europe to trial remote-controlled locomotives in a marshalling yard during ongoing operations. To this end, 24 train drivers...

21.03.2024

IAG Cargo: BCN-MIA in ten days

IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced a new service between Barcelona and Miami. The route will run to Miami International Airport three times a week from 31 March 2024, increasing to...

21.03.2024

Uber Freight ups the ante

Uber Freight has exceeded USD 18 billion in worldwide freight under management services, with major growth in its European operations. Its success on the continent is largely based on its innovative technology and 4PL network,...

21.03.2024

DFDS doubles its e-truck fleet

The Danish logistics company has ordered about 100 electric trucks from Volvo, which will almost double its Volvo electric fleet to 225 trucks in total. It is the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe, Volvo...

21.03.2024

Germany's roadmap for port development

Germany's federal government has approved its national port strategy, a comprehensive plan to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of the country's ports. The aim is to address challenges such as climate and energy...

21.03.2024

Changing of the guard at Leschaco

As the global logistics provider Lechaco Group announced last year, Oliver Oestreich, chief operating officer and member of the management board, is retiring in April 2024. He has been with the Leschaco Group for over 21 years...

21.03.2024

Liege airport: a great start to 2024

The first two months of 2024 confirm the robustness of Liege airport's business model, with an increase in the number of flights (+15%) and tonnage (+13%) compared to the same period of 2023. Freight traffic rose by 13%, in a...

21.03.2024

An acquisition in Saxony-Anhalt

Krage & Gerloff Logistik has taken over a new site in Magdeburg in the state of Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). The hub previously belonged to the Hannover-based Ritter Logistik until the companies signed the deal on 15 March 2024....

21.03.2024

Groupage network welcomes new partner

The UK-based Europa Worldwide Group is now the 53rd member of the System Alliance Europe (SAE) partner network. The company’s portfolio includes road, air, and sea transport as well as warehousing services. Founded in 1966,...

21.03.2024

Hapag-Lloyd banks on continuity

The supervisory board of the liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has approved an early renewal of the contract of chief executive officer (CEO) Rolf Habben Jansen, which runs until 31 March 2027, for five years, until 31 March...

21.03.2024

A tool to assess GHG impact

The Berlin-based software developer Zero 44 has launched its "fuel EU maritime calculator" to help shipping companies assess the financial impact of the upcoming fuel EU maritime regulation. The tool estimates the...

21.03.2024

Taking the cold chain to Toledo

Logista Parcel recently opened a 5,700 sqm site at a local industrial estate in Toledo, Ohio as the next step in the company’s expansion of its temperature-controlled transport network in the USA. The hub comprises...

21.03.2024

Big Singapore interest in Stockholm

Singapore-based aviation services group Sats has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, WFS Sweden, is planning to acquire Terminal & Transporttjänst i Sigtuna and APH Logistics for SEK 94 million (approximately EUR 8.4...

21.03.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Fingernails grow an average of 28 m in a person's lifetime.

21.03.2024

A storage facility near the Ural Mountains

The multimodal operator RZD Logistics (RZDL) is opening a temporary storage facility on the site of the "Dry Port Tchaikovsky" container terminal in Perm near the Ural Mountains. RDZL and the container owner Kvadrat...

21.03.2024

Greek buyers lead capesize surge

Dry bulk shipping values are on the rise, with capesize earnings reaching the highest seasonal levels since 2010, Veson reports. The sector has seen substantial value increases in all ages and size categories, particularly in the...

21.03.2024

Sennder strengthens leadership team

Susanne Schroeter-Crossan will scale the digital forwarder's finance, ESG and corporate governance departments. She has many years of experience in the financial sector, financial planning and in the management of listed...

20.03.2024

New presence in Liège

Cooperation agreement between Saudia Cargo, Cainiao, WFS. Delivered as booked at Liège airport! Three partners presented a new e-commerce business model there for the air cargo supply chain on 1 March. The cooperation agreement...

20.03.2024

Intermodal terminal in Hamilton in operation

Toronto Tank Lines (TTL), part of TFI International, has opened a new rail transload facility in Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. Spanning over a 28,300 sqm site, the rail hub can accommodate up to 70 railcar spots, most of them 100%...