A330-300 E Class cargo conversion ready to go 
Vallair, the mature asset specialist, has unveiled the first ever E Class widebody freighter conversion capability at its brand-new hangar in Châteauroux, France. In partnership with Regio Lease & Deucalion Aviation, Vallair and UUDS Group, which is part 21 certified,... mehr
Birmingham to receive UK’s first EV mixer
The British construction company Tarmac has placed an order for the UK’s first battery electric mixer truck from Renault. Due to be delivered in Autumn 2022, the vehicle will be immediately put to work in Birmingham, supplying essential construction materials to customers in the... mehr
Günther Haberland dies
The DSLV Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik announced that Günther Haberland passed away last Sunday, 3 July 2022 after a long and grave illness at the age of 69. Haberland chaired the inland port logistics committee of the DSLV Federal Association of Freight Forwarders... mehr
Shipper Trumpf has chosen its site
The German Trumpf Group has leased the logistics property City Docks Leonberg near Stuttgart, which offers 11,000 sqm of total usable space. The technology company provides manufacturing solutions for machine tools, laser technology and electronics. It intends to use the new... mehr
App shows alternative routes for trucks
With the start of the summer holidays, the truck driving bans on certain routes in Germany are back in force. The map of the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL), which shows suitable alternative routes, has been integrated into the app of Autobahn,... mehr
A new face on the VTL supervisory board
At their annual shareholders' meeting, the 33 shareholders of VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik again placed their trust in the incumbent supervisory board and re-elected the board members for a further three years. The supervisory now comprises the long-standing members... mehr
Transporting more beer by rail
The German Krombacher brewery is shifting up to 750 trucks to the railways, with DB Cargo implementing shuttle services for this purpose: the trains leave the brewery with full bottles and return with empties. From Kreuztal, the shuttles call at the Grossbeeren terminals... mehr
Four for Waberer's
The Hungarian haulier Waberer’s International has announced that it has received the public offer from Trevelin Holding (25.995%), high yield Vagyonkezelő (20%) Geraldton Invest, (4.995%), and MHB Optimum (21%) for the ordinary shares issued by Waberer’s with a nominal value of... mehr
Do spot rates show the trend?
Currently, about 10% of global vessel capacity remains effectively unavailable to the market due to vessel delays. In addition, there was an expectation that the Shanghai re-opening would lead to a significant boom in demand - which did not occur. Recent spot rates are also... mehr
Leman chooses Bo Henrik Jepsen
Bo Henrik Jepsen is joining Leman as new group COO air/sea with extensive experience from Maersk, Kuehne + Nagel, Scan Global Logistics, Toll Global and most recently Ceva Logistics. He is married, has two children and is now moving back to Copenhagen after 14 years abroad.... mehr