Tool to streamline container standards 
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) has created the ‘Adopter Programme’, a tool that “enables stakeholders to streamline vendor selection when seeking standards-based, interoperable solutions.” The DCSA is an Amsterdam-based not-for-profit group with nine... plus
Major GE90 support contract in Asia
As an airline-MRO, and with an extensive technical development programme, AFI KLM E&M has acquired resources and expertise in GE90 engine overhaul and maintenance. Now the company has taken a new step in its Asia Pacific market and entered the Taiwanese market. The MRO... plus
Medway: more locomotives for Spain
The Portuguese railfreight operator is adding another eight locomotives to its fleet in Spain to complement the six already operating in this market. Of these eight new locomotives, four are diesel engines of the 333 model equipped with the Spanish ASFA railway safety system,... plus
Xpediator raises expectations for 2021
UK-based Xpediator, an international freight management company, has raised its financial outlook for the full year on the basis of its good results in H1/2021. As stated in the general meeting on 8 June 2021, demand for the group's services in all three divisions has been... plus
Riyadh: new airport management platform
Riyadh Airport Company (RAC), which operates King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is working with ADB Safegate to launch a next-generation airport management platform at KKIA. The platform will enable RAC to take... plus
Furniture dealer opts for rail transport
A.P. Moller - Maersk and Ikea have shifted container transports on a 100 km long stretch between the port of Barcelona and the Tarragona terminal from truck to rail. The intermodal solution is managed and operated by APM Railways. The last part of the journey, from the... plus
IAPH names winners of sustainability awards
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) has announced the winners in seven categories which honour efforts to support its world ports sustainability programme. MPA Singapore won in the category “resilient digital infrastructure” for its “digital port... plus
Procter & Gamble invests in Germany
Pocter & Gamble (P&G) is investing around EUR 70 million in the expansion of its German distribution centres in Euskirchen and Crailsheim. This will strengthen delivery capabilities for retailers in the DACH region, for direct deliveries to customers in other countries... plus
Two acquisitions in Finland
The Finland-based Logistikas Group, established in 1997, is acquiring the Piccolo Packing and Piccolo Solutions companies and thus expanding into the Vaasa region. Piccolo Solutions and Piccolo Packing provide in-house logistics, local storage and packaging services mainly in... plus
Electric trucks for food deliveries in Stockholm
Food transports in the Stockholm region are set to become a lot more eco-friendly: Dagab, Axfood’s purchasing and logistics arm, has commissioned Scania’s first serial-produced all-electric heavy truck for its daily food deliveries to stores in the Swedish capital and the... plus