DP World's investment in London Gateway 
DP World has marked a decade at London Gateway with a GBP 56 million (USD 69 million) investment in four automated stacking cranes (ASCs), bolstering the company’s supply chain infrastructure in the UK. These cranes, supplied by Finnish manufacturer Konecranes, are part of... plus
MLP's second logistics park near Berlin
MLP Group, a developer specialising in brownfield sites, is building a 4,600 sqm MLP Park Spreenhagen Berlin. It comprises 36,600 sqm of hall space as well as office and mezzanine space. Seven commercial tenants will be able to occupy individual units (from 3,500-30,000 sqm).... plus
A new big player in pharma logistics
The French Walden Group has acquired Ivemar, a Belgian GDP-transport specialist as part of its expansion plans in the European pharmaceutical logistics market. Ivemar will be integrated into Transpharma International (TPI), Walden’s competence centre for pharmaceutical... plus
Improving efficiency and road safety
The Germayn-based Nosta Group has completely replaced its in-house vehicle fleet. The full-service logistics provider has now put 34 new vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz Actros 5L series on the European road networks. According to Nosta, upgrading the fleet is a further step... plus
Unilode appoints new COO
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a specialist in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, has appointed Janis Balkens as chief operating officer. Balkens has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership, operational and commercial roles in the... plus
More power for 101st year
Only few days before celebrating its 100th birthday, on 1 November 2023, Finnair extended the solar plant on the roof of its "Cool terminal", which was opened in 2018, to cover 37% (instead of 10% at the start) of its energy use. Many Finnair Cargo figures... plus
Fourkites picks industry veteran Bill Maw
Supply chain visibility provider Fourkites has named Bill Maw as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Maw brings a decades-long track record of leading high-growth companies through financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and IPO readiness, and has built finance teams... plus
ULD leasing hub opens at Shanghai Pudong
Jettainer, a leader for outsourced unit load device management, and Pactl West, a ground handler at Shanghai Pudong airport's 'Public Cargo Terminal Co. West', have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement, as was announceed at the 'Transport Logistic Southeast Asia' trade... plus
Parking spaces for delivery trucks near Venlo
The European car park operator Park Your Truck has opened up an additional 350 truck parking spaces for use during the day at its Truckparking car park near Venlo. The Dutch city is located directly on the German border and not far from the Belgian border and is a central hub... plus
GXO promotes Joanna Borkowska-Iwanek
Joanna Borkowska-Iwanek has been promoted to senior HR director Central Europe to better support the region and its leadership team. GXO's Central Europe region includes Poland, Germany, Romania, and Czechia. In her new role, which came into effect on 1 October,... plus