More containers handled in Guadeloupe 
The Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe (GPMG) was not spared the effects of the global health crisis. Yet, although most indicators were down compared to 2019, container traffic recorded a growth of 6%. Between September and December, the implementation of the Fortaleza... mehr
Internal shift at Continental
Continental has changed its management in the "specialty tyres" business unit: Wolfgang Thomale, head of the entire business unit which covers tyres for material handling, the agricultural, port and construction sectors to bicycle and motorcycle tyres and tyres for... mehr
Cleaner air for Singapore
Filtration specialist Mann+Hummel and global recycling and environmental services company the Alba Group, have joined forces to launch a pilot project with the aim of significantly improving air quality standards in Singapore. As part of a series of innovative measures... mehr
Agility believes in Victoria
Kuwait-headquartered Agility will invest USD 35 million in Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, a blank-check company that will target businesses offering sustainable solutions in a number of sectors, among them clean energy, healthcare, financial technology, industrials, mobility and... mehr
Sputnik V lands in La Paz
20,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, “three times more than expected”, according to Bolivia’s president Luis Arce, arrived in the South American landlocked country last week. An aircraft of the state-owned airline Boliviana de Aviación brought the first delivery of the... mehr
Sealand: From Wilhelmshaven to Alexandria
Sealand, a Maersk company, has launched a new liner service. It connects Germany's only deep-water container port Wilhelmshaven with various destinations in the Eastern Mediterranean. From Wilhelmshaven, the vessels call at the ports of Limassol in Cyprus, Ashdod and Haifa... mehr
Jiménez to drive XPO's growth in Iberia
XPO Logistics has appointed Luis Miguel Jiménez as senior business development director, supply chain logistics – Iberia. He will be responsible for driving the transport and logistics solutions provider's business growth in Spain and Portugal, including the management of... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Alcoholic beverages like wine or whisky may be artificially aged with ultrasound. mehr
Alliance for e-truck leasing
Truck rental and consultancy company Fraikin Deutschland, winner of the “European transport award for sustainability 2020, and e-mobility specialist Quantron want to speed ahead with long-term lease services in 2021. The aim of their cooperation agreement is to introduce... mehr
Ipsen's integration completed
As of 1 February, Gebrüder Weiss adds Poland and Malaysia to the countries where the company operates under its own brand: the country organisations and the 126 employees taken over from Ipsen Logistics in late 2020 are now fully merged with the logistics provider’s corporate... mehr