Emission-free deliveries in Los Angeles 
Volvo Trucks North America has delivered three VNR Electric trucks to McLane Company for zero-tailpipe emission deliveries in Southern California. The vehicles, which have an operational range of up to 440 km, are the first Class 8 electric tractors to be put on the road for... more
Stakes are high on the Rhine
Low water levels of the Rhine and many other rivers currently present a risk for inland waterway freight transport and make it even more difficult to maintain Europe's supply chains. As Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has now reported, a total of 82.4 million... more
The deal is undone
On 27 September 2021, Maersk said goodbye to its subsidiary Maersk Container Industry (MCI), which had been in business since 1991, and to the latter’s Qingdao facilities. Maersk signed and sealed the takeover agreements the China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC),... more
Brian Devine joins Staffing Leadership Group
Brian Devine has joined Staffing Leadership Group, a Columbus, Ohio–based logistics staffing agency, as president and CEO. He comes to Staffing Leadership Group as an industry veteran in the staffing and employment industry. Devine's career spans over 25 years with Employ... more
Top ranking for Turkish Cargo in Europe
According to World Air Transport Statistics data, published on a yearly basis by the International Air Transport Association (Iata), Turkish Cargo, the logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, ranked the first among the European air cargo companies and fourth among the global... more
Prelude to new healthcare terminal in Narita
Close to Narita International Airport in Japan, Yusen Logistics is opening a new warehouse in the Narita Logistics Centre in Shibayama-machi, Sambu-gun, Chiba on 1 September 2022. As a next step, in April 2023, operations will be launched at the Narita healthcare terminal inside... more
Rail innovation arrives in West Africa
In Abidjan, Sitrail has taken delivery a new tamping-levelling-lining machine worth 2 billion CFA francs (more than EUR 3 million) for maintenance on the railway between Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. This innovation, designed by Plasser & Theurer in Austria and... more
Enhancing Maldives Ports
In the Indian Ocean, state-run Maldives Ports Limited (MPL) has decided to enhance its terminal handling equipment. It plans to add three Kalmar T2i terminal tractors to its fleet at the beginning of 2023. MPL was incorporated in 2008 to run the government-owned ports and... more
More space for ID Logistics
Segro France is acquiring a warehouse on behalf of ID Logistics. The 49,931 sqm logistics site is located in Plessis-Pâté, part of the former air base of Brétigny-sur-Orge. Around 75% of the property will be occupied by ID Logistics, the rest being rented by a company in the... more
Kuehne + Nagel: changes in the management team
Holger Ketz (pictured left) will join Kuehne + Nagel's global air freight management team in Schindellegi, Switzerland, as global head of network and carrier management on 1 January 2023. In this newly created role, Ketz will oversee the management of the company’s own... more