Scandlines: a new team at the helm 
Eric Gregoire and Mikael Koch Jensen will join Scandlines as CEO and CFO respectively. Michael Guldmann Petersen will continue as COO. Together, all three will form the company’s management board. Currently CEO of Goodpack, Gregoire will take up his new position in July... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Olympic torch relay was first organised for the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. However, it was not a Nazi invention, but was based on an idea by Alfred Willhelm Schiff (1863-1939), a German archaeologist and sports official of Jewish faith. mehr
Sports car manufacturer relies on green drives
Porsche and its logistics partners are using six new electric HGVs (heavy good vehicle) - most of them from Scania - at its Zuffenhausen, Weissach and Leipzig sites in Germany. The vehicles transport production materials around the plants, working alongside an existing fleet of... mehr
A train to link Swedish ports
The Swedish railway company Green Cargo is launching a new intermodal service within Sweden. The train connects Gothenburg with the port of Norrköping in Ostgotland and will run daily from Monday to Friday from May, transporting trailers, swap bodies and containers. There is... mehr
Door-to-door shipment tracking
Hapag-Lloyd has introduced "Live Position," its inaugural dry container tracking product, marking the first use of internet of things (IoT) technology for real-time logistics tracking on a large scale. This tool provides end-to-end visibility of shipments, enhancing... mehr
Partners in Vilnius for another three years
Vilnius (Lithuania)-based Baltic Ground Services (BGS), part of the Avia Solutions Group, has extended its service agreement with Turkish Cargo for three years. Vitalis Dūdys, head of commerce of the international provider of ground handling, aircraft refuelling and... mehr
Six new tracks for Rhine Valley railway
The new tracks built for freight traffic at the busy border crossing between Weil am Rhein (Germany) and Basel (Switzerland) run parallel to the existing Rhine Valley railway. Two will be used as through tracks and four for customs clearance and for changing locomotives and... mehr
Arvato adds to UK portfolio
In a further expansion in the UK market, logistics provider Arvato is taking over warehousing and transport management for Avon, a cosmetics company. The deal builds on an already existing partnership: Arvato has been responsible for Avon’s logistics operations in Italy since... mehr
DHL Supply Chain restructures management team
Contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has announced strategic changes at global management level. Patrick Kelleher (below right), currently global chief development officer, will take over as CEO of DHL Supply Chain in North America from 1 July 2024. He succeeds Scott... mehr
Bilbao confirmed as next host for Coastlink
The port of Bilbao is set to host the next Coastlink conference in 2025, following this year's event in Amsterdam. Coastlink serves as a platform for industry stakeholders to discuss the expanding role and significance of short sea shipping (SSS), particularly in unaccompanied... mehr