Scania orders robots for battery assembly plant 
Truck manufacturer Scania is investing more than SEK 1 billion (USD 108 million) in a comprehensive range of robotic solutions from technology company ABB for its new highly automated battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden. The 18,000 sqm facility is expected to be... more
More links between Iberia and the Baltics
Arcese's road haulages services in Spain are expanding with new consolidated weekly connections linking the Iberian Peninsula with Lithuania, and with relaunching towards the Baltic States and the CIS countries. The import/export service from Spain and Portugal to Lithuania... more
Caution due to unclear situation in Ukraine
What can be said from a logistics point of view on the first day of the Russian attack on Ukraine, whose airspace is now closed to civilian air traffic? Naturally, in a first phase of armed conflict, airport infrastructure is a prime target. For example, there has apparently... more
Faster France - China transports
Contargo has now added export transports to China from Northern France to its portfolio. The Escaut Valenciennes Terminal, operated by the trimodal container hinterland transport specialist, is one of the newer players on the Silk Road between China and Europe. For about a... more
Ex-chancellor Kern leaves Russian state railways
After Russia’s attack on Ukraine, former ÖBB manager and Austria’s ex-chancellor Christian Kern sees no other way out: he is withdrawing from the board of directors of the Russian state railways. "This morning I informed the bodies of the joint stock company Russian... more
The Port of Rotterdam is back
The Dutch port of Rotterdam has also passed the worst of the crisis. Container throughput rose to 15.3 million teu, while total throughput was 7.3% higher than in 2020, amounting to 468.7 million t. This corresponds to the pre-crisis level of 2019. While dry bulk cargo... more
UPS and ASL did not succeed
The CEP giant UPS has failed with a billion dollar lawsuit against the EU commission in the European Union General Court in Luxembourg. Two Irish air freight companies had also claimed damages for lost profits in the amount of EUR 263 million in the same context. The... more
Logista picks Pedro Losada Hernández
Logista has appointed Pedro Losada Hernandez as new chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to Iñigo Meirás, the company's chief executive officer. The appointment will take effect on 1 March 2022. Losada held the same position at Cintra, where he also worked in other roles... more
Air Cargo Belgium contracts Paycargo
Air Cargo Belgium (ACB) has implemented Paycargo to collect membership and event delegate fees online from its 155 members. “By supporting ACB with our tailored platform, we are helping them help their members to adopt a solution that is dynamic and can evolve with their... more
East European groupage freight service launched
PKP Cargo Connect has introduced a road general cargo network (groupage freight) linking the Baltic and the Balkans (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia). General cargo will be handled in two major hubs - Vilnius (Lithuania) and Budapest... more