Safe transport along Silk Road 
Bolloré Logistics Germany recently handled the transport of sensitive goods from Xiamen in China to Bocholt in Germany on behalf of its long-standing customer Gigaset. The highly sensitive IT components were packed in 66 pallets with a total weight of 10,915 kg. Their... plus
Celebrating anniversaries in Brazil and Belgium
Emirates Skycargo passed key milestones in its global freighter operations recently. The cargo division of Emirates has just completed ten years of operating dedicated cargo flights on its B777F to São Paulo Viracopos (VCP) and five years to Brussels. The Dubai-based carrier... plus
Cargonaut now 100% with Royal Schiphol Group
Royal Schiphol Group, the operator of Amsterdam airport (AMS), has acquired additional shares in the airport cargo information platform Cargonaut and now has full ownership. Founded in 1986, Cargonaut is responsible for the provision of information across the airport’s cargo... plus
Maritime goes smart
The maritime industry in general is changing fundamentally as vessels transform into sophisticated sensor hubs, generating data and connecting through satellites in an expanding interconnected web. To enable the uptake of these systems and unlock the associated efficiencies,... plus
Italian forwarder increases sustainable fleet
20 new Iveco S-Way NP tractors powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) were recently delivered to Arcese’s Basiano headquarters in Italy and have now officially joined the group’s fleet. The vehicles supplied are equipped with a predictive driving system and the latest... plus
Amazon in Switzerland
In the second half of 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, plans to open a new infrastructure region based in Zurich (Switzerland) with three availability zones across the country, in addition to the already existing European regions in France, Germany,... plus
Ghirardini returns to law firm HFW
Paolo Ghirardani joined the London office of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) on 2 November 2020 from Stephenson Harwood, where he had been a partner for almost 30 years, including 15 years as the head of its global marine and international trade practice. He spent the first seven... plus
Eurotunnel launches new service for freight
As part of its ongoing preparations for Brexit, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight is introducing a new innovative service unique on the market for freight customers. The Eurotunnel Border Pass is a virtual wallet created and secured by Eurotunnel, in which freight customers can... plus
EMSA on ship calls during the pandemic
The ports of Croatia, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain are statistically the ones that have suffered the most from the decrease in the number of ship calls throughout the European Union, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom since the end of July due to the pandemic. According... plus
Drones to support sick children in Rome
The Italian aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo, satellite services provider Telespazio and Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital are testing the use of drones for biomedical material delivery. Biological samples and biomedical products were recently transported for... plus