Sun power on the roof to reduce emissions 
Guernsey Post in the UK has implemented solar power on five of its larger vehicles with the photovoltaics provided by Trailar, a solar power solutions company from the UK. The solar vehicles include three 8.5 t Mitsubishi Fuso canter trucks, a 7.5 t Iveco Eurocargo unit and a... more
GXO remains largely Anglo-Saxon
GXO, a spin-off from XPO Logistics, has reported its Q1/2022 results. Revenues amounted to USD 2.1 billion, rising by 14% (from USD 1.8 billion) compared to the same period last year. Its operating income went up by 23.3% to a still-modest USD 37 million (USD 30 million in... more
Leadership restructured at Konecranes
Konecranes has decided to merge two business units, ‘service’ and ‘industrial equipment’, under one leadership, to strengthen its role as a lifting leader. From 1 June Fabio Fiorino, the current executive vice-president of the ‘service’ division, will head the ‘industrial... more
Poland now more attractive
A Hellmann warehouse located in Stryków (Poland) now operates on a larger scale, with a recent extension doubling its handling capacity. The branch in the centre of Poland, one of the firm’s 21 in the country, has steadily grown in recent years and now covers around 6,000... more
Brussels airport aviation awards
The Brussels Airport Company has continued its annual tradition with the ‘Brussels Airport Aviation Awards’. There are two awards dedicated to the cargo segment. This year the ‘Brucargo Award’ went to the handling company Dnata, which has proven to be a stable handling... more
More warehousing logistics made by Sievert
The German forwarder Sievert Logistik is set to concentrate more on its portfolio of value-added services, with the goal of increasing its annual turnover in the warehousing logistics sector to EUR 25 million by 2025. To this end the logistics services provider will now further... more
Changing its modal split 
The carrier ONE to make use of Metrans intermodal services. more
Finnair flies freight around Russian airspace
In April 2022, Covid-19 was still having an impact on Finnair's passenger figures, particularly to/from Asia. The Russian airspace was closed at the end of February, resulting in reduced routes and frequencies in Far East traffic. Thanks to robust demand for cargo (+25.8%... more
DB Schenker to sail on the fjord
Who would have thought that DB Schenker, regularly active on land and on rail, would be setting sails – will a fully electric vessel? The company says that it is planning the operation of a zero-emission coastal container feeder in Norway. The German group's cooperation partners... more
Swan hires Martin Fröschl as new director SAP TM
Swan, the project developer for SAP logistics, has brought in personnel reinforcements. On 1 April 2022, Martin Fröschl was elected directr SAP TM to oversee business development and the expansion of the SAP TM segment. Fröschl holds a degree in business informatics and has... more