Alsaceterminal now in charge 
The time is up. In January, Frenkendorf-based Swissterminal announced that it will take over operations of the three French inland ports Ottmarsheim, Huningue-Village-Neuf and Ile Napoléon in the Alsace region. Effective 1 July 2021, these French ports will now be operated... plus
Big Gulf carrier inject bellyhold capacity
From today, 1 July 2021, Emirates resumes flights between Dubai and Venice, initially offering three flights a week on the route. The Dubai-based airline will also increase services to Milan from eight to ten weekly flights in July. This will comprise a daily service on the... plus
Adnavem opens office in Frankfurt
Swedish Logtech innovator Adnavem is setting up new regional headquarters in Frankfurt (Germany). Founded in 2017, the fully automated multimodal logistics platform offers digital collaboration between cargo owners and logistics providers. It has its company headquarters in the... plus
P&O adds fifth Dover–Calais vessel
Growing demand from British and European customers has prompted P&O Ferries to return the ‘Pride of Burgundy’ to its Dover–Calais route. The vessel, with its first sailing in over a year, will now be the line’s fifth ship serving the route. The 28,000 t ‘Pride of Burgundy’,... plus
More pharma logistics power at Brussels airport
Brussels airport (BRU) continues to invest in its logistics zone Brucargo, where it has taken delivery of a new building accommodating 4,000 sqm of warehousing and office space. The building will become the home base of Medexi, a joint venture of three companies that are active... plus
Stef Group appoints two directors
Stef Group, a European provider of temperature-controlled transport and logistics services for food products, has appointed two new directors for its seafood and packaging business units in France. Laurent Martin (photo) will lead the seafood business unit. He has worked for... plus
UK network expands fleet
Pall-Ex in UK is adding more urban delivery vehicles to its fleet to increase its share in the market. In total, the company has taken delivery of eight new vehicles in the last months as part of the first wave of a new investment, with more than ten similar vehicles due to... plus
Panattoni builds for Amazon
Project developer Panattoni is developing a logistics real estate for Amazon in Salzgitter, Germany. At the distribution centre, incoming parcels from the retailer’s European logistics network will be sorted and picked up by local independent carriers to be delivered to... plus
Cologne logistics group stable
The logistics group Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (HGK) reports that its annual results for 2020 remained on the same level as in 2019 (EUR 10.3 million). Sales amounted to EUR 71.2 million, compared to EUR 75.4 million in the previous year. The impact of the Covid-19... plus
20 candles for rolling highway
Rolling highway (rola) trains set off on the Freiburg (Germany) – Novara (Italy) route for the first time on 11 July 2001. As a pioneering user of the 4-m Simplon intermodal corridor, Swiss Rola operator RAlpin has since then shifted over 1.7 million heavy goods vehicles from... plus