Christian Spengler appointed CFO 
Kögel Trailer has appointed a new CFO from its own ranks. Christian Spengler (right), who will assume his new role on 1 January 2024, can look back on a long career as a financial expert and controller. A banker by trade with a degree in business administration, Spengler... more
Driver facility for 120 trucks to open next year
DP World has broken ground on a new driver welfare facility at its Southampton logistics hub in the UK. Construction works are expected to take 40 weeks. When complete, the GBP 15 million (EUR 17.5 million) facility will provide the drivers of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs)... more
Albatros Express expands network
Transfracht will add two new terminals in Germany, Duisburg and Kreutal, to its Albatros Express network at the beginning of 2024. Both locations will be served with four weekly departures each. The additions will increase Transfracht’s network to 27 terminals and sux ports... more
Nine decades of transformative transport research
Transport Research Foundation (TRL) is a team of expert scientists, engineers and specialists who work to shape the future of transport. Last week, the TRL team celebrated the milestone in a staff-only event, where they honoured the contributions made by TRL employees... more
MOL's sustainability goals in Hungary
MOL is acquiring a 15% in Waberer’s, a Hungarian logistics provider, while simultaneously agreeing on future logistics cooperations. The purchase is based upon an agreement between MOL and Indotek Group. At the same time, MOL and Waberer’s defined future cooperations in complex... more
Ukrzaliznytsia: first trucks to Poland by rail
Trucks shift to rail to avoid the blockage caused by Polish carriers that have been on strike at the Ukrainian-Polish border since 6 November 2023. The Ukrainian Railways worked on the truck transport project for two weeks. The first train, which was completed last week,... more
EU ETS: shipping's big bill
The International Transport Intermediaries Club (Itic) has raised concerns about the financial impact of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) on the shipping industry, predicting that costs could reach billions. The ETS, effective from 1 January 2024, will... more
Maersk's methanol ship to set sail
Maersk is planning to introduce its first large methanol-capable ship in spring 2024, to serve Hamburg on the AE7 route between Asia and Europe. The 16,000-teu vessel, constructed by Hyundai Heavy Industries, is equipped with a dual-fuel engine that operates on methanol,... more
Promotions and recruitments at Danx Carousel
The Danx Carousel Group has shored up its executive leadership team following the expansion of its network and human resources in Europe. Kasper Mahon Anderson (left) has been appointed chief financial officer. He brings with him nearly two decades of experience as CFO for... more
A rail corridor from Oslo to Palermo
Deutsche Bahn (DB) has begun to build the rail link to the "Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link". The first trains are scheduled to run through the Fehmarnbelt tunnel from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Lübeck and Hamburg (both Germany) as early as the end of 2029. For... more