Terminal opened in Georgia 
The Tallinn (Estonia)-based CF&S Group has launched a new transit hub in Poti, Georgia. The terminals will handle various types of cargo and offer warehousing and cargo deliveries from the port of Poti to the inland terminal, cargo loading and lashing on railway platforms,... mehr
UK forwarder gets two HGVs with multi lock
Bristol (UK)-based Scrivin Logistics is adding two Krone Profi Liner trailers to its HGV fleet to be used for its expansion in the European market. The curtainsiders come with the Krone patented Multi Lock side rave which is designed to reduce the risk of loads becoming detached... mehr
South Africa: new terminal in Durban launched
The Newlyn Park Bayhead Rail Terminal recently opened its doors at an official ceremony attended by the country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa. The terminal was built on land leased from the national ports’ authority Transnet, and in partnership with real estate developer Newlyn.... mehr
HHLA acquires a 51% stake in Roland Spedition
The remaining 49% of the shares of the Austrian-based hinterland traffic specialist will remain in the hands of both co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to manage the business. Roland Spedition was founded in 1982 and handles a yearly... mehr
Shuttles now run on electricity
The Nosta Group is now shipping goods for Felix Schoeller emission-free, with the two companies having jointly purchased three electric Volvo FHs for this purpose. The trucks carry paper products to and from the Felix Schoeller plant in Weissenborn, Germany. Nosta has... mehr
Share of e-trucks to increase to 60%
DHL Freight has put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service for deliveries and distribution at its Koblenz and Hagen sites in Germany. The truck stationed in Hagen makes transport more sustainable on round trips between the DHL branch... mehr
Fairfield Freight Hub shifts more goods to rail
The intermodal rail-road hub in Ashburton, New Zealand’s Mid Canterbury region, is already in operation and replaces the old terminal which was too small to meet current freight demand. Fairfield Freight Hub allows Kiwi Rail to increase the amount of local freight... mehr
Wolf Spedition joins groupage network
From 1 May, the German family business will take over the area from Neukirchen near the Czech border to Geiselhöring/Feldkirchen near Straubing as the new system partner of Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in Bavaria. Wolf Spedition is part of the Michael Wolf OHG group which... mehr
Maritime Transport orders 18 e-trucks
The zero-emission 42 t trucks are supplied by Scania, Renault, and DAF and scheduled to arrive from late 2024 to early 2025. Maritime will also install electric charging stations in its UK network, which comprises 41 transport depots, rail terminals, and dedicated container... mehr
Networking at its finest
250 representatives from the transport and logistics industry recently met at the Astre annual congress "Boost your business" in Nice, France. Representatives of Astre Dach also joined the logisticians, sales experts, and dispatchers attending the conference, whose... mehr