Imperial's new facility in Terneuzen 
Imperial Logistics has inaugurated a larger tank-cleaning facility to extend its cleaning services for third parties as well as its own Netherlands-based tanker fleet. The new location, at Terneuzen, replaces Imperial’s smaller operational site at Axel. It has three separate... mehr
Bio-LNG saves 87 t of CO2
In June 2021, DHL Freight and Shell started piloting a Bio-LNG solution (bio-liquefied natural gas from sustainable biomass) on three trucks to sustainably reduce CO2 emissions in road freight traffic for DHL's customer Grundfos, a pump manufacturer. In the first five... mehr
Equal rules for Swiss and EU drivers
The Swiss Federal Council has amended the ordinance governing the working hours and driving and rest times for professional drivers, thus adapting Swiss regulations to EU legislation. Most of the changes will come into force on 1 January 2022. They mainly concern new... mehr
‘Air Cargo Excellence’ award for Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo, the airline with the world’s strongest cargo flight network, received the 'Air Cargo Excellence' award in nine different categories at a logistics fair in Bratislava, Slovakia. The airline offers flights to 97 direct cargo destinations, including express... mehr
Duisport reshuffles key positions
The Duisport Group is reassigning various key positions in its subsidiaries: Vanessa Hanhart and Sandra Strohbücker, who already head the group's superstructure and infrastructure management divisions, have been appointed managing directors of Hafen Duisburg-Rheinhausen,... mehr
Bremenports continues upbeat performance
Throughput volumes in the Bremen ports rose again in Q3/2021. Container throughput over the first nine months of the year totalled 3.8 million teu, up 10.2% from the same period in 2020. Total throughput at the quays in Bremen and Bremerhaven grew to 52 million t by the end of... mehr
Antonov: five-year contract with Salis
Via its agent Antonov Logistics Salis, the Antonov group has been awarded a five-year contract with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)’s support and procurement agency (NSPA) to continue working on its strategic airlift international solution (Salis) programme. ... mehr
Double promotion at Europa Road
Based at Prologis Park, Europa Worldwide Group’s Birmingham site has promoted two of its 100 employees. Jamie Hedgecox (previously Birmingham branch manager) has become regional manager (central) after being with the company for three years, and Abigail Brooks has been promoted... mehr
Door Dash's European expansion continues
The world is not enough: food delivery giant Door Dash, which has just inked a USD 8 billion deal to buy Finnish startup Wolt, is widening the door to the European market. Before the deal with Wolt, the group only delivered in USA, Canada, Australia and Japan. The takeover... mehr
First SP A99 lithium battery shipment
Air Bridge Cargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group and a global cargo carrier, has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for commercial transportation of lithium batteries over 35 kg which are commonly labelled as SP (special provision)... mehr