Get to France - via Barcelona 
Synergy, logistics services provider of port and terminal operator Hutchison, has consolidated its intermodal service between Hutchison Ports BEST Terminal and southwestern France. This service was introduced in February 2020 in cooperation with the Port of Bayonne.... more
Vaccines in Norway delivered by Freja
The health agency of the city of Oslo has entered into an agreement with Freja Transport & Logistics for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to districts, GP offices, clinics and pharmacies in Norway’s capital. The assignment involves the distribution of urgent... more
Greater range for e-trucks
Germany's Rheintal-Transporte and Loop Energy are developing new solutions for heavy-duty battery electric trucks in Europe. Rheintal is looking to use Loop's 'eFlow' fuel cell modules to expand the trucks’ driving range to the levels required for its fleet of long-haul... more
Bolloré Logistics strengthens healthcare team
Bolloré Logistics has named Robert Donnell (right) new global director, healthcare. Jill Cross was hired as senior regional head of pharma healthcare, Americas a few weeks ago. Donnell joins Bolloré with over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having started... more
Chinese vaccines to the Caribbean
A new batch of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical companies Sinopharm and Sinovac was delivered from Beijing to the Dominican Republic by China Eastern Airlines on 18 March, according to the Shanghai-based airline. After 17 hours 34 minutes' flight, the vaccines... more
De-registering the bad boys
The St Kitts & Nevis international ship register (Skan) has underlined its adherence to compliance. A current incident made the register repeat its warning that vessels flying its flag that engage in illegal activities face immediate de-registration. A Skan-registered... more
Do as airfreight does? 
An initiative has been launched in France to bring overnight trains back to Europe’s railways. A study financed by French authorities, SNCF Réseau, and the Catalan rail operator FGC, has analysed the feasibility of running mixed passenger / freight trains. more
Coal transport now in open top containers
Russia-based Trans Container is developing its network for the transport of coal in open top containers and is launching a regular train service from Batareinaya station (Irkutsk Region) to Manzhouli station (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China). The transit time is three... more
FMCG warehouse in Kenya re-certified
Bolloré Transport & Logistics reports that the BRC global standard certification for storage and distribution for its dedicated FMCG warehouse in Nairobi (Kenya) has been renewed. The certification covers storage of ambient stable food products and consumer products as... more