Pushing the boundaries of innovation 
Building on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo’s record of innovating to achieve greater sustainability in transport, AFKLMP will be the Dutch solar team’s logistics partner in South Africa’s Sasol Solar Challenge by assisting with the air transport and related processes of the... mehr
Geodis promotes Laurent Melaine
Laurent Melaine has been appointed as Geodis’ executive vice president, commercial and marketing. He is a member of the executive committee, reporting to Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO. Melaine began his career at Transports Graveleau and then Dachser, holding various business... mehr
Shopping tour continues
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has acquired Gelders Forwarding in the Netherlands and Advection Logistics in Hungary, adding the latest green marks to its list. Forwarding (Gelders) is an air and ocean forwarder meant to scale SGL's airfreight services and enhance its presence in... mehr
Tracking shipments with real-time temperature data
The Germany-based pharmaceutical logistics network GDP is celebrating its anniversary. Despite the ongoing crises, the transport specialist for pharmaceuticals and other sensitive goods was able to successfully establish itself on the market within just two years. GDP is... mehr
MGI elects Denis Liotta
MGI, the smart port digital block in Marseilles, has elected Denis Liotta as the new chairman of its supervisory board, following the general meeting of its shareholders. Liotta is an entrepreneur who heads the Marseille-based family-owned group Mediaco Vrac, which develops... mehr
Ways to step up decarbonisation of HGVs
BP and the energy company BOC have completed a detailed joint feasibility study exploring optimised designs for a potential hydrogen distribution and supply network for heavy duty transports in UK. The study concluded that, in the near-term, distribution of hydrogen as... mehr
Where the grain still flows
Worldwide, grain is currently a precious resource. With 7.7 million t of grain exported from July 2021 till June 2022, Haropa Port Rouen achieved its third best performance in the last ten years. The port of Rouen and all its grain operators (Groupe BZ, Simarex, Sénalia,... mehr
VW Argentina finds logistics partner
Volkswagen Argentina, an affiliate of German car manufacturer Volkswagen Group, has awarded Ceva Logistics with a three-year contract to handle its logistics agreement at the Córdoba Industrial Centre for Volkswagen Argentina. Volkswagen has been operating production sites... mehr
Inspiration II: twice around the world
The year 1932 was a special one for aviation. Only two months after Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic, exactly 90 years ago, on 8 July 1932, Elly Beinhorn (1907-2007) was on the last of a total of 32,000 km of her round-the-world flight in an easterly direction,... mehr
China-train turns to alternative route
Dachser discontinued its China rail services with the beginning of the war in Ukraine, as the connections through Russia or Belarus became impossible. Meanwhile, the logistics provider has launched a rail link along the Middle Corridor: starting in Xi’an in China, the trains... mehr