German partnership for water logistics 
HGK Shipping and Salzgitter Flachstahl have signed a contract for the long-term lease of three dry cargo ships, aiming to shift more logistics to inland waterways. The agreement follows a memorandum from August 2023 that designated HGK Shipping as Salzgitter's main inland... more
Nordfrost: a new North Sea terminal
Nordfrost's new seaport terminal has now been completed. The 33 ha facility is located at the container harbour in Wilhemshaven and offers storage space for food, non-food and pharmaceuticals as well as a heavy goods warehouse for the mechanical engineering and renewable energy... more
New COO for APM Terminals
Olaf Gelhausen will join APM Terminals as chief operating officer on 15 November 2023. In this role, he will head all COO-functions, including global operations, asset management, automation, project execution, asset design and engineering, lean economics, decarbonisation, and... more
An automobile hub on the Elbe River
The Mosolf Group, a system service provider for the automotive industry, has a new parking space in Cuxhaven. The site offers space for 4,500 vehicles, 3,500 of which will be used by Mosolf. To be opened in November 2023, the new site will be available to two car... more
First orders for Man’s first e-truck
Vehicle manufacturer Man has launched sales of the first heavy-duty electric truck in its corporate history. 600 order inquiries have already been received. The first 200 units are scheduled to roll out to selected customers as early as 2024, before production at the Munich... more
New speed for most urgent shipments
Lufthansa Cargo launched a new speed, Td.Zoom, on 1 November. In addition to Td.Pro and Td.Flash, this is be the third speed for most time-critical cargo. With Td.Zoom, customers can choose the fastest service for their most urgent shipments. This includes top speed and... more
From Gefco to AGL
Gilles Duffaut was appointed the new director of international logistics development for AGL (Africa Global Logistics), a multimodal logistics provider, on 01 September 2023. Alongside Eric Melet, CEO of logistics and rail solutions, Duffaut will drive the development of... more
Another German project for Panattoni
Panattoni will take over the brownfield site of a plastics company based in Friedewald in eastern Hesse next year to develop a commercial site. The 41,000 sqm plot is located in an industrial estate near Bad Hersfeld. The plastics plant in Friedewald will cease operations at the... more
Call for rail infrastructure projects in Europe
Projects worth EUR 21.2 million are expected to be funded under the call for proposals 2023 issued by Europe’s Rail. The initiative promotes the development of a sustainable and energy efficient multimodal transport system in Europe. With this call, Europe’s Rail will also... more
Railway brings Chinese e-cars to Russia
The electric vehicles travelled by direct train in universal 40-foot containers from Shengdu in south-west China to Selyatino, southwest of Moscow. Responsible for the transport along the entire journey, RZD Logistics first transferred the vehicles from the warehouse to the... more