Large quantities of grain transported from Ukraine 
From the outbreak of the war until the end of August, the Austrian Rail Cargo Group transported 580,000 t of grain from Ukraine, with over 145,000 t in August alone. A large part of the deliveries in August went to grain processing companies in Hungary, followed by companies... plus
More capacity for Safran service
The carrier CMA CGM is planning to improve the schedule reliability of its Safran service connecting North Europe with East Coast South America by deploying a ninth vessel with effect from 15 November 2022. The unit will start its journey from Antwerp. At the same time, the... plus
Cool chain close to Stockholm
The Swedish grocer ICA Sweden is building an automated fulfilment centre 100 km from Stockholm to be completed by 2026. Once opened, the new facility is intended to significantly speed up the company’s deliveries to the retailers. A 30 m high frozen pallet warehouse will be... plus
Henry Lamotte Food picks Florian Friedemann
Florian Friedemann (left) has taken over as head of purchasing supply chain at Bremen (Germany)-based food supplier Henry Lamotte Food. Friedemann joins managing director Sebastian Drewes (centre), who was appointed in October 2021, and long-serving head of sales Frank... plus
Faster, safer and closer trailer services
The multi-brand, full-service workshop concept 'Alltrucks Truck & Trailer Service' and BPW Bergische Achsen have inked an international cooperation agreement. With his partnership, BPW will enhance its service networks with Alltrucks workshops in Germany, the... plus
Grandir avec les crises 
Un entretien avec Nurgül Karabaki, airfreight business development manager, LAM. Le ciel turc est plein d’activités aériennes. Peut-être la prochaine édition du symposium de l’Iata qui était prévue en 2020 à Istanbul aura-t-elle lieu au Bosphore? Andreas Haug, rédacteur de... plus
1,400 exhibitors to present innovations
The IAA Transportation 2022 exhibition will open in Hanover (Germany) tomorrow, 20 September. Formerly known as IAA Commercial Vehicles, which focused on light and heavy commercial vehicles, the new concept covers the entire transport and logistics spectrum. Over five days,... plus
111 years of Hamburg airport
Hamburg airport is celebrating its 111th birthday. But you wouldn’t be in Germany’s largest port city if the airport hadn’t initially been built with reference to airship travel. Thus the “LZ-10 Schwaben”, a zeppelin carrying large quantities of airmail for the first time, made... plus
Two new partners for Transnatur
Transnatur Group signed a partnership for the region of Strasbourg with Ziegler as a new agent on 15 September 2022. The companies have been working together for many years, especially in France, where they already cover the Bordeaux area. Under this partnership, Transnatur will... plus
Up-to-date system for all-electric reefer units
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe (MTTE) has selected Orbcomm as telematics provider for outfitting refrigerated trailers in Europe. MTTE will install the new temperature monitoring solution on its new, all-electric reefer units, which are eco-friendly to... plus