G. Leclerc: all relevant information at a glace 
G. Leclerc Transport has equipped its entire fleet, including 200 tractor units and 160 semi-trailers, with telematics from idem telematics. "This enables us to access all data in one portal, to process orders, and to monitor vehicles and temperatures," manager Edwin... mehr
Road transport on the uptick in Europe
Europe’s road haulage traffic caught up significantly from July till September in this special year of 2020. The freight offers for Q3, as recorded by Timocom’s transport barometer, rose to offset the slow market caused by the coronavirus pandemic in Q2. The figures exceeded... mehr
UK/Europe: unaccompanied trailer service started
DSV is introducing a full load unaccompanied trailer service between UK and Germany, Central/Eastern Europe. The haulage operation both in the UK and within Europe will be provided by DSV’s own fleet of tractor units. The service will be launched in phases, predominantly... mehr
Expansion in China
Supply chain and e-commerce service provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions has expanded its network in China by adding a second facility in Shanghai and a new location in Guangzhou. The new sites complement the company’s existing offices in Shanghai, Kunshan, Shenzhen and... mehr
Almost 100 direct Turkish Cargo connections
Turkish Cargo has increased the number of destinations of its direct cargo operations to 95. As of September, the carrier incorporated Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London, one of the world’s busiest airports, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK), one of the largest airports in Southeast... mehr
Distribution in Paris to become greener
Arcese services are becoming increasingly eco-friendly thanks to the introduction of compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution services in the French capital. With an engine equipped with 3.0 litre and 136 hp CNG technology, the new daily natural power vehicles... mehr
Maritime law specialist returns to Europe
The global maritime law firm Hill Dickinson welcomes casualty specialist and partner Ian Teare to two European shipping teams. Ian joins from Wikborg Rein’s Singapore office where he has been both managing partner and led the casualty response practice for Asia. Following his... mehr
8.8% decline in Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2020, the port of Rotterdam, Europe's biggest sea hub, handled 8.8% less volumes and recorded a total of 322.3 million t (353.480 million t in 2019). The volume of containers handled in Rotterdam up to and including Q3/2020 was less affected. It... mehr
Haropaports acts upon greenhouse gas
Haropaports, the coalition of French ports, has joined the “getting to zero” initiative. The coalition was launched on the occasion of the United Nations climate action summit (September 2019), as part of a partnership between three intergovernmental organisations (the Global... mehr
A new option for Etihad pharma transports
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi (UAE)-based Etihad Aviation Group, partners with CSafe Global, an US provider of active, passive parcel and cell and gene temperature-controlled container solutions, to introduce its latest container, the CSafe RAP,... mehr