Un oligopole bien connu 
Dès les années 1990, les principaux sites de production de conteneurs ont été transférés de la Corée du Sud vers la Chine. La vente du spécialiste en reefer MCI, que Maersk a cédé à CIMC, devrait être pour les Chinois la cerise sur le gâteau.Même l’appétit des Danois a des... plus
20 minutes to refuel a hydrogen truck 
The very first refuelling of a hydrogen in Italy: a fuel cell truck produced by South Korean manufacturer Hyundai has been refuelled in Bolzano, the site of the country’s only hydrogen filling station currently in operation. Gruber Logistics was one of the companies present at... plus
Winners of the 52nd AOTOS Award
The United Seamen’s Service 52nd annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award will be presented to David Heindel, secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO and chairman of the international transport workers’ federation’s seafarers’... plus
Seko snaps up Bansard
It is the company's biggest catch so far: Seko Logistics has acquired Paris-headquartered transportation and logistics group Bansard International. The company said in a press release that it "is embarking on the latest stage of its global expansion strategy with the... plus
White smoke in the Port of Trieste
On the Adriatic coast, the Italian Port of Trieste has found a new international partner. The new free port at Bagnoli della Rosandra (FREEeste) is home to a new, multi-year partnership between Interporto di Trieste (Trieste Freight Terminal), the Port System Authority of the... plus
First A321 cargo conversion inducted in China
Luxembourg-based aircraft asset specialist Vallair, launch customer of the A321 freighter conversion, has delivered its third A321 freighter, bearing serial number 1017. This aircraft follows two A321Fs already delivered by Vallair that are presently in operation: MSN 835... plus
Lena Klopfstein named head of LNT
On 1 October, Lena Klopfstein took the helm at the main office of Logistik Netzwerk Thüringen (LNT), which is now located at Bauhaus University Weimar (Germany). The logistics cluster’s new headquarters at the department for transport system planning headed by Professor Uwe... plus
Harald Jony CEO of cargoe Austria
On 1 October 2021, Harald Jony became sole manager of cargoe, a specialist for added value and large-scale logistics based in Austria. Jony succeeds Jan Grubert and Reiner Holzmann, who are taking on other responsibilities. Since 2003, Jony’s professional career has taken... plus
Port Sagunto's rail access progresses
Spanish infrastructure manager Adif has contracted Canteras La Ponderosa to transport 16,000 t of ballast for the new construction of the rail access to the port of Sagunto (Valencia, Spain). The contract includes stockpiling at the quarry, loading and delivery to the stockpile... plus
Swiss Post's new ID(eas)
As of 1 October 2021, Swiss Post has acquired Swiss Sign Group and around two-thirds of the shares in health care logistics provider Steriplus. Steriplus specialises in health care consumables and the preparation of medical instruments for operations. Steriplus was founded... plus