Libya on the agenda 
The Italian shipping company Tarros Group is introducing a new direct service from Italy to Libya by adding the port of call in Genoa to the current line, with a rotation schedule every 14 days. The new connection completes the range of destinations for traffic arriving from... mehr
An Italo-Hispanic healthcare deal
The Italian Bomi Group is expanding in Europe with special emphasis on the pharmaceutical sector. The takeover of Picking Farma, a Spanish company that has been providing logistics solutions to companies in the pharmaceutical, veterinary and cosmetics sectors for 20 years, is a... mehr
Audi chooses Gerd Walker
Peter Kössler, who has been the board member for production and logistics at Audi since 2017, will retire as planned on 1 February 2022. His successor will be Gerd Walker, who began his career at Audi in production and is currently in charge of production at the Volkswagen Group... mehr
Train brings poultry to Uzbekistan
The first load is already on its way as a pilot export shipment. The transport, including all (customs) formalities, is being handled by Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL) for the Resource Group, which is one of the largest Russian agricultural exporters. Agro-Express is... mehr
Railway node in Barcelona takes next step
The rail expansion project in the area south of the Port of Barcelona has reached a new milestone. The process of citizen participation for the Urban Master Plan (UMP) for the Port of Barcelona railway none has begun, a preliminary step before drafting, processing and final... mehr
How to tackle Brexit, again
Brexit continues to pose major challenges for transport companies serving routes to UK. With Hegelmann Transport Ferry Service (HTFS), the Hegelmann Group has organised its own solution for logistics companies to help them handle cross-border transport, book ferry, bridge,... mehr
Stewart Angus returns to Dnata
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has appointed Stewart Angus as its regional chief executive officer for Europe. In his new role, Angus will lead Dnata’s airport operations at 23 airports in six countries in Europe, managing 6,300 highly-trained employees.... mehr
Improving rail links between Turkey and EU
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 150 m loan to the Turkish government for the construction of a 67 km section of the high-speed railway line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is... mehr
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