Raja picks sales director for France 
Raja, a French packaging distributor, has appointed Raphaël Bodaire as sales director for France. He took up his new post on 1 August, reporting to Brice Kapelusz, chief operating officer of Raja France. From 2020 to 2024, Bodaire was sales director of RS components France,... mehr
Rotterdam adopts ‘Secure Chain’ for imports
Starting on 3 February 2025, Rotterdam port will implement ‘Secure Chain’ container release for imports from the Far East and Oceania, ending the use of vulnerable pin codes. This shift follows the recent ‘Secure Chain’ integration for shipments from Africa, the Middle East,... mehr
High payloads, reduced diesel consumption
Ten lightweight trailers have been added to the fleet of Waldbach Fulfillment Logistik and the associated transport company WTL in Germany. The lightweight steel semi-trailers with sliding tarpaulins of the Ecochamp 20 LTN type from Berger Ecotrail offer a payload of 27.6 t... mehr
Nicht nur für Panzer 
Die norwegischen und schwedischen Streitkräfte werden Bane Nor damit beauftragen, bis zu 120 Tragwagen für Armeefahrzeuge zu beschaffen, von denen auch der zivile Güterverkehr profitieren könnte. Aber es hakt woanders. mehr
“Rail.Hub” wins German Logistics Award 2024
This year’s German Logistics Award goes to Denkinger Internationale Spedition for its “Rail.Hub” project. The medium-sized transport and logistics company impressed the jury with a mix of ideas and innovations and their rapid and consistent implementation. Denkinger has... mehr
A train to link Swarzedz with Barcelona
The Captrain Group has launched a new regular pan-European service for the intermodal specialist Clip Group. The new train runs two weekly roundtrips between the Swarzedz terminal in Poland and Barcelona in Spain. The tractions are operated jointly by Captrain’s companies in... mehr
Overseeing Air Partner’s cargo division
Global aviation services provider Air Partner, a Wheels Up company, has appointed Eliska Hill as senior vice president of cargo for the UK and rest of the world. Bringing over 25 years of aviation experience, she has held senior positions at Chapman Freeborn in the UK and... mehr
Damen delivers first CF 3850 vessel
Damen Shipyards has delivered the first of three combi freighters (CF) 3850 to Reederei M. Lauterjung at Vietnam’s Ba Son Shipyard. The vessel, named “MV Arion”, will operate under the charter name “Amadeus Pearl” after reaching Europe. This delivery marks Damen’s first... mehr
Mr. Marine welcomes new CEO
Mr. Marine, which specialises in the testing, inspection, and certification of marine elevators, ballast water treatment systems and marine fixed and portable instruments, has appointed Charles Laarhuis as its new chief executive officer, effective 15 October 2024. Succeeding... mehr
Die Seidenstrasse auspflastern
Vor zehn Jahren hat sich Bulgarien Chinas Belt and Road-Initiative angeschlossen. Doch anders als etwa in Serbien und Montenegro hat sich dies in dem Balkanland nicht in konkreten Verkehrsinfrastrukturprojekten manifestiert. Woran das liegt und wie findige Spediteure eigene Wege... mehr