Swissport Kenya: Iata CEIV Fresh certification
Swissport Kenya has been awarded the Iata CEIV Fresh certification. CEIV is Iata’s centre of excellence for independent validators. Swissport is the first ground services provider in Sub-Saharan Africa to attain this certification, and the only organisation with this standard at... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
On Mondays after a changeover from winter to summer time, judges pass harsher sentences on average than usual. more
B+S Logistik to join Nagel Group
Germany's B+S Logistik und Dienstleistungen will have a new shareholder as of 1 January 2022 - subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. The Nagel-Group, one of Germany's largest food logistics companies, will take over the majority of shares in the logistics service... more
DFI expands teams in Düsseldorf and Hamburg
DFI Real Estate is strengthening its teams at two locations. Julian Sommer has been appointed regional director West in Düsseldorf, while Mauro Pirozzi joins as business development manager in Hamburg. Sommer has extensive experience in all asset classes in institutional... more
More certificates for the environment in France
Haropaport's environmental strategy has moved to the next level. For the first time in the company's history, the regional leadership team of the Port of Le Havre has received ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management. After the audit follow-up, the ISO 14001... more
Cooperation for H2 refuelling stations
Another step on the way towards green transport: BP and Daimler Truck plan to work together to help accelerate the introduction of a hydrogen network, supporting the roll-out of a key technology for the decarbonisation of UK freight transport. The companies intend to pilot... more
More intermodal traffic to Turkey via Trieste
Gruber is strengthening its southern route with a multi-year investment programme in its branch at the port of Trieste (Italy). The initiative focuses particularly on the expansion of intermodal transports to Turkey, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Benelux countries. The carrier... more
Barcelona and Busan join forces
South Korea and Spain start with the same letter; and so do Busan and Barcelona. The two ports have joined forces to promote their trade relations by inking an agreement to start a joint company and opening a Korean logistics platform in the port of Barcelona's 'logistics... more
A step to alleviate US supply chain congestion
To encourage weekend in-gates and reduce backlog at the ports, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) will run a pilot programme until 31 December 2021, offering a USD 60 per container refund to its ocean carrier customers for each container in-gated on Saturdays and Sundays at its... more
Truck repair before entering the Channel Tunnel
Eurotunnel has launched a new maintenance service. Customers in the secure Le Truck Village can now have their tractor and semi-trailer repaired on the French Eurotunnel site, before or after their shuttle travels through the Channel Tunnel. A workshop vehicle will be... more