CSR "Gold" status for RCG 
The Austrian ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been evaluated by Eco Vadis for the fourth time and has again been awarded CSR "Gold" status. Eco Vadis is an international rating platform that now rates more than 90,000 companies on corporate social responsibility (CSR).... more
Agency award ceremony for Turkish Cargo
The global air cargo brand Turkish Cargo brought its business partners in the air cargo sector and numerous agencies operating in Türkiye together in the ‘Agency Award Ceremony organised for the 11th edition this year. Commenting on the agency award ceremony, Turkish Airlines... more
Gerry’s Dnata obtains Isago for Pakistan
Gerry’s Dnata, a Pakistan-based provider of ground services, has obtained Iata safety audit for ground operations (Isago) station accreditation at Islamabad International Airport (ISB), following the successful completion of a comprehensive audit of its ground handling... more
Amsterdam and Duisport going greener
The Ports of Amsterdam and Duisport are deepening their cooperation to jointly develop the hydrogen value chain and their hinterland networks in their respective regions. Markus Bangen, CEO at Duisport, and Koen Overtoom, CEO at Port of Amsterdam, have inked a memorandum of... more
Funds for alternative drives
The application period for the second funding call within the programme for the promotion of alternative, climate-friendly commercial vehicles and infrastructure (KSNI, Richtlinie über die Förderung von alternativen, klimaschonenden Nutzfahrzeugen und Infrastruktur) began... more
A new location in Gdynia
With already more than 30 existing locations in Poland, including major contract logistics sites in Wrocław, Poznań and Piła, Ceva Logistics has now opened a new office in Gdynia, Poland. This new freight management office is home to members of the company’s ocean freight... more
TMC Marine promotes Simon Burthem
Leading international marine consultancy TMC Marine, a subsidiary of Bureau Veritas (BV), has appointed Simon Burthem as its new chief executive officer (CEO). He takes over from Stephen Tierney, who is retiring from his full-time role after 32 years with TMC Marine. Burthem... more
Norwegian Res Q changes hands
Maersk will acquire the Norwegian company, Res Q, which specialises in safety training and emergency preparedness. Res Q has five survival centres located in Norway to cater for training in the North Sea and offers more than 70 course titles. In addition, Res Q has 67... more
Autonomous trucking pilot to start in Texas
J.B. Hunt and Waymo are preparing an autonomous driving test in Texas, USA, to transport furniture for the retailer Wayfair. The pilot will span six-plus weeks during July and August and take place along the I-45 corridor between Houston and Dallas. It will be the first... more
The fifth generation is almost complete
The Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing has delivered the “Eco Mediterranea”, the tenth of twelve vessels belonging to the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G). This ro-ro unit flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238 m, a beam of 34 m, a gross tonnage of 67,311 t and a... more