East Africa: better links to port of Mombasa 
The feasibility study for the 256 km multinational East African expressway is set to start soon, the East African Community (EAC) said. The expressway will run from Kisumu (Kenya) to Kakira (Uganda) and involve rehabilitating the existing two-lane single carriageway to... more
Pooling maritime agency services
Maritime agency Norton Lilly International (NLI) has announced a strategic partnership with S5 Agency World, acquiring a 70% stake in the company. The agreement aims to enhance the partners’ maritime agency services globally. It also marks a significant expansion in the... more
Vegetable oils for diesel locomotives
Customers can now refuel all their Northrail diesel locomotives with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). It can be used at 100% or mixed in any ratio as a direct eco-friendly replacement for diesel fuel and reduces the emission of soot particles by up to 60%. Networks of HVO... more
Gruber hub in Verona’s Interporto Quadrante Europa
Gruber Logistics continues to grow: After an investment of EUR 2 million, the Bolzano-based Italian provider is now ready to move into a new hub in the freight centre Interporto Quadrante Europa in Verona. The company has been operating in this city for 40 years. The new... more
Green transition completed
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has completed a transition from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its 160-strong ground vehicle fleet at London Heathrow. HVO is a drop-in replacement for white diesel, made from plant waste... more
Cargo IQ appoints new board
Cargo IQ has elected a new board, as the organisation prepares to launch two major new initiatives to drive up membership engagement and welcome a new executive director next month. Two board members are completely new to the post: Fanny Chan (left), head of cargo global... more
Logistics, spice, and everything nice
At Hamburg Harbour, the German provider Greiwing logistics for you is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of a new 28,000 sqm centre for the storage and distribution of spices and herbs. Located in Altenwerder, Vollhöfner Weiden, the site enables access to the... more
HVO network for trucks expands to Spain
After the Netherlands and Austria, On Turtle has now added a new country to its international network of stations with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel fuel. The transport service company has opened its first Spanish HVO station at the Dyneff service area in La Jonquera,... more
A multi-port training project
The “NeXTraIn.Ports” project, launched in Livorno, Italy, aims to advance the training of port-logistics professionals through immersive XR training programmes. Co-funded by the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture under the Erasmus+ programme, this initiative... more
A third air cargo centre at Liège airport
Swissport International continues to grow at Liège airport, Belgium, one of Europe’s major gateways for international air cargo. The company’s third cargo centre, a custom bonded warehouse, was built in response to an increased demand for e-commerce and forwarder handling... more