Investors back Syroco’s emission-cutting platform 
Syroco has secured EUR 7.5 million in series A funding from Alter Equity, Seventure Partners, and previous investors to advance its AI-powered weather routing and vessel optimisation platform aimed at reducing maritime fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The funds will... plus
VTG gains financial expert
Mani Herold has been appointed chief financial officer (CFO) of the VTG Group, an international asset and logistics company with a focus on the rail sector. Herold will take up his new position on 1 April 2025 and complete VTG’s management team. Until then, Björn Schwarten will... plus
Econowind hires CCO
Econowind, which specialises in wind-assisted ship propulsion technologies for the maritime industry, has appointed Chiel de Leeuw as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 December 2024. With a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the maritime sector, de... plus
«Nous sommes prêts!» 
Entretien avec Manuel Scortegagna, directeur gérant de Scortrans. Scortrans de Vicence a fêté ses 35 ans en 2024. Lors d’un entretien accordé à l’ITJ, Manuel Scortegagna, qui a fondé la société avec son père Dario, lance un coup d’œil en arrière et vers l’avenir. plus
Freight train to reopen Riedbahn line
After five months of construction work, the Riedbahn between Frankfurt/Main and Mannheim in Germany is set to reopen on Sunday, 15 December, initially with a scheduled freight train. Then the number of trains will then be gradually increased until full operation on 23 December.... plus
Logistics hall of fame honours inventors
Huge cheers and thunderous applause in the Erich Klausener Hall of Germany’s ministry for digital and transport in Berlin. Raffaello D'Andrea, Mick Mountz and Peter Wurman (pictured from left to right), the three founders of Kiva Systems, were officially inducted into the... plus
Liquefied biomethane to power fleet
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has expanded its collaboration with Titan Clean Fuels, securing a major liquefied biomethane (LBM) supply agreement to reduce its fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by over 75,000 t in 2025. The deal includes 12,000 t of ISCC-EU certified... plus
Improving cross-border roads in western Africa
The African Development Fund has approved loans totalling EUR 156.66 million for Burkina Faso and Mali for upgrading and asphalting cross-border roads linking the two landlocked West African countries to Côte d'Ivoire. The programme will be implemented until 2030 and is... plus
Geodis picks two executive VPs
The transport and logistics company Geodis has appointed Eric Martin-Neuville (left) as executive vice-president, Asia-Pacific & Middle East and Henri Le Gouis (right) as executive vice-president, global freight forwarding. Martin-Neuville began his career at Calberson... plus
Innover pour la neutralité climatique
Compte-rendu de la XXVIe Euromed Convention de Grimaldi Group. Du 10 au 13 octobre 2024 s’est déroulée à Athènes la XXVIe Euromed Convention «From Land to Sea». Organisée par Grimaldi Group de Naples, la conférence a réuni 800 acteurs leaders des secteurs navigation, logistique... plus