Bolloré returns to home ground in Brittany 
The employees of Bolloré Logistics Quimper (Brittany) have moved into their new premises in Ergué-Gabéric, the original home of the Bolloré family. This new building, located next to a major trunk road, enjoys exceptional visibility. Located in a new business park which is... more
Verdion boosts investment team
Pan-European logistics specialist Verdion has appointed Oliver Kemper as senior investment manager. He will focus on identifying, sourcing, analysing, negotiating and executing investment opportunities, transactions, acquisitions and disposals for Verdion European Logistics Fund... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
In the summer, owners must rub sun cream on the skin of their hairless sphynx cats to prevent sunburn. more
Canada to further improve rail safety
The Canadian government intends to invest CAD 25 million (EUR 16 million) over three years in order to upgrade the country’s railway system. This investment will support 165 new projects and initiatives that will increase safety and Canadians’ confidence at grade crossings... more
Strongest month in Rio de Janeiro
The Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro (CDRJ) saw its highest throughput in 2020 this August. Its facilities handled 5.16 million t this month. This volume surpassed August 2019’s movement by 921,000 t, which corresponds to a growth of 21.7%. The Port Authority’s two main... more
Cement came first
A new riverine waterway link has commenced operations between India and Bangladesh. The two countries want to promote goods transport on waterways more and to this end have now renewed a 48-year-old agreement. more
Montreal receives a new rail hub
Canadian Pacific (CP) has opened its new multi-commodity transload facility in Montreal. The facility will offer transloading services and supplementary intermodal transportation and distribution services from CP's Côte Saint-Luc yard, with more space available for future... more
Europa Road rolls into Corby
The European road freight team at Europa Road in Northampton (UK) has moved to Europa’s new GBP 60 million 3pl logistics facility in Corby, as consignment levels continue to increase. Sales and branch network director at Europa Dionne Redpath: “We’re pleased to be moving our... more
Carousel Logistics CEO ‘hands over the baton’
Carousel Logistics co-founder and CEO Graham Martin will be handing over the reins of the company and moving to a non-executive director position on Carousel’s strategic board. Former Cardtronics International and WLT Europe CEO, Jonathan Simpson-Dent will join Carousel and... more
Cargolux, Fracht Italia and Fomas did it again
While Covid-19 impacts the heavylift logistics sector, three partners just repeated another big project. Twelve months after a similar piece was sent from Italy to China, Fomas Group from Osnaga together with freight forwarder Fracht Italia, sent another jumbo piece onboard a... more