Truck charging points to increase to 90
Circle K has accelerated the expansion of charging infrastructure for heavy traffic in Sweden. 16 new charging points adapted for heavy traffic, with an output of 360 kW, have been opened at five selected stations on transport routes in Hudiksvall, Mantorp, Malmö Spillepengen,... mehr
AAL sets eco-surcharge
AAL Shipping has introduced an 'EU ETS Surcharge' to offset costs from the EU's new carbon emissions trading rules starting in January 2024. The additional fee will apply to all cargoes on AAL-operated vessels to or from European ports and be separate from standard freight... mehr
Erfa re-elects president and vice president
At its meeting in Milan on 16 November 2023, the board of directors of the European Railfreight Association (Erfa) re-elected Dirk Stahl as president and Maciej Gladyga as vice president. Both mandates are for a two-year period up until November 2025. This period will... mehr
Germany and Poland on top of the list
Railfreight transport in the EU decreased by 0.5 % in 2022 compared to 2021. Germany recorded the highest railfreight transport performance in the EU in 2022, and Poland the highest increase from 2021 to 2022. Fourteen out of 25 EU countries recorded a drop in tonnage... mehr
A promotion for Mike Ligthart
Seko Logistics, a provider of end-to-end logistics services, has expanded the role of Mike Ligthart as global commercial director for its government, space & defence vertical. Based in Rotterdam, Ligthart previously headed the company’s commercial operations in Emea and... mehr
DHL speeds up road haulage decarbonisation in UK
HVO fuel is now actively being rolled out in the majority of DHL’s on-site fuelling stations in the UK, in addition to investments already made in deploying vehicles running on biogas and electric vehicles. With installation scheduled for completion by the end of the year,... mehr
Frasers Property to build Düsseldorf site
“The Tube” is Frasers Property Industrial’s newest German project and scheduled to be completed by Q1/2025. The logistics park near Düsseldorf-Reisholz will aim for maximal sustainability and be built by Goldbeck International. 70,000 t of demolished material and 12,500 t of raw... mehr
Wolfgang Pelousek appointed managing director
Wolfgang Franz Pelousek has assumed the position of managing director of Städtler Logistik. He will join Stefan Anschütz at the helm of the Nuremberg-based transport logistics specialist of the Solvares Group. Pelousek has a degree in engineering and business administration... mehr
Italienische Interessen
Industrieverband bringt Logistiker in Belgrad zusammen. Gut 200 Teilnehmer aus Italien, Kroatien, Serbien und Slowenien fanden sich am 26. Oktober zu einer Konferenz ein, die «Transport und Logistik: im Herzen der Wirtschaft» erörterte. Eingeladen hatte Confindustria Serbia, der... mehr
Redesigning global GSA network
Avianca Cargo has restructured its GSA network and announced new partnerships that allow it to continue working closely with specialised teams in different key global markets. Juan Correa, VP of sales: "We relied on collaborations with best-in-class business partners with... mehr