DHL to continue solar ship route in Berlin 
DHL Group is extending its successful pilot project in collaboration with partners Behala and Solarwaterworld in Berlin until the summer of 2024. The project involves electrically powered solar ships for package transport, and due to its success, it will continue for at least... plus
Des poids lourds adaptés 
Le Brenner sera-t-il le premier corridor européen pour poids lourds électriques?. Le col du Brenner, à 1370 m d’altitude dans l’est des Alpes, est un goulet d’étranglement entre l’Italie et l’Autriche et un endroit délicat côté environnement. Afin de faire baisser les émissions,... plus
Rhenus invests in two road freight hubs
The group is adding two new business sites in Germany. In Nuremberg, it is building a completely new almost 17,000 sqm logistics facility with a warehouse, a cargo handling area, and office space. In Dietzenbach, Rhenus is expanding its existing logistics services to meet... plus
More cargo transported by rail in Central Asia
HHLA Project Logistics is shifting project cargo from road to rail for further orders in Central Asia. Part of the project cargo is loaded in Baku, Azerbaijan, and carried to different destinations in Kazakhstan. Shipments are despatched by rail from Baku to the port of... plus
USA: new space for bulk liquid tanks
Cotac, part of the German Hoyer Group, can now store full bulk liquid ISO tanks at its depot in Houston, Texas (USA). For Hoyer, the Houston site is the central logistics hub for global logistics and for domestic services for products from the chemical, food, lubricant and gas... plus
FourKites expands senior leadership team
Supply chain visibility provider Fourkites has expanded its leadership team with the addition of three new senior vice presidents in its go-to-market organisation. Phil Weir (left), senior vice president, global strategic customers, will head the company’s global customer... plus
MLP: revenue up by 51%
In H1/2023, the operating income of Warsaw-based MLP Group, which is developing its operations in Poland, Germany, Austria and Romania, reached PLN 185.7 million (EUR 40.3 million), +51% yoy, and ebitda without revaluation amounted to PLN 97.2 million (EUR 21.1 million), +63% vs... plus
Switzerland: milk runs with all-electric vehicle
Designwerk recently delivered the first all-electric milk van to Zgraggen Transport. With this vehicle, around 93 t of CO2 can be saved annually, making local milk collection in the Swiss canton of Uri emission-free, the two companies said. The vehicle covers a distance of... plus
DHL GF: strategic appointments in Asia Pacific
DHL Global Forwarding (DHL GF), the freight specialist arm of DHL Group, has announced three leadership appointments in Asia Pacific with the upcoming retirement of Kelvin Leung and Charles Kauffman. Karsten Michaelis (left), previously SVP ocean freight DHL GF Asia Pacific,... plus
Un armement reprend
À sa façon. MSC a ajouté un second B777F à sa flotte et acquis une participation majoritaire dans l’italienne Aliscargo Airlines. Ces six prochains mois, le groupe compte prendre livraison de deux gros porteurs supplémentaires et vise une nouvelle licence d’exploitation. plus