Three for zero emission heavy transport 
One shipper, one vehicle manufacturer and one logistics and transport company have opted for a common approach in green logistics: Ikea Industry, Volvo Trucks, and Raben Group have inked a collaboration agreement on zero emission heavy transport in Poland. To this end, Ikea... more
First fully electric Volta Zero trucks to join fleet
DB Schenker and manufacturer Volta Trucks have together completed the first on-road test phase of the fully electric Volta Zero truck in Paris, France. The trucks will now be rolled out at ten locations in five countries. DB Schenker will add the first pilot vehicles to its... more
China Airlines and AFI KLM E&M extend GE90 contract
AFI KLM E&M and China Airlines have signed an extension to their engine support agreement, which will now cover the GE90 engines powering four additional Boeing 777 freighters operated by the airline. The initial contract dates back to June 2021, which established an... more
Partnership for SME's webshops and fulfilment
DHL Supply Chain has now got the bigger piece of the cake. The affiliate of Deutsche Post DHL Group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Dutch e-commerce specialist Monta. The business model is a partnership to serve small and mid-sized webshops in e-fulfilment... more
Daily updates from Champ Marketanalytics
Champ Marketanalytics, the insights service launched earlier this year, now features market data from over eighty leading air cargo organisations. Through daily updates, it delivers market insights with the same speed promise as air cargo. Champ processes over half of the... more
Muuga and Kaunas in the Baltics now connected
Amber Train completed its first test run recently, creating a rail corridor for the transport of semitrailers between Northern and Western Europe through the Baltic States. The train connects Muuga station in Estonia with Kaunas terminal in Lithuania, where semi-trailers... more
Air and sea marriage sealed with a kiss
Atlas Air Worldwide's affiliate Atlas Air and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company recently inked an agreement that enables MSC to expand its reach and capacity for its customers. Under the terms of the long-term ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) agreement,... more
New Antwerp offices for Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics in Belgium recently inaugurated its new headquarters in the city centre of Antwerp. The company's agencies at Brussels and Liège airport will be run from this new location. It will offer professional transport and logistics services focusing on maritime... more
Pooling for a leisure airline
The Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, which currently serves 45 destinations in 27 countries with a fleet of 31 aircraft including twelve wide-body aircraft, and Unilode have extended their ULD management partnership, which started in 2003, until 2026. Under the terms of... more
IRU promotes Vincent Erard
IRU secretary general Umberto de Pretto has appointed Vincent Erard to the newly created position of senior director, strategy and development of IRU, the world road transport organisation. Erard joined IRU in 2016 as head of finance, where he revamped financial and budget... more