Green growth in the fleet 
Grocer SPAR Switzerland has added a hydrogen-electric truck to its fleet. The 36 t Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck has been tailored to fit the customer's requirements and will facilitate long-distance, emission-free food deliveries on the Central Switzerland route. P rogress... plus
Groundbreaking for site in Scarborough
In Great Britain, the Scarborough Group International (SGI) has started works for the construction of an office building at Thorpe Park Leeds. The 41,000 sqm building, which is pre-let to the credit management company Lowell, has a gross development value of GBP 52 million (EUR... plus
US patent for routing forecast tool
Athens & London-based Signal Group's forecasting algorithm "Carrier path prediction based on dynamic input data", has been awarded a US patent. The software tool is based on artificial-intelligence (AI). The algorithm, which has drawn inspiration from the field... plus
Corbeille pour semi-remorque 
La plupart des idées géniales sont au fond simples. VTG AG a ainsi mis au point, avec le logisticien Vega International, une solution permettant de manutentionner par grue des semi-remorques non-grutables (cf. ITJ Daily, 10/02/21). Pourquoi est-il plus facile que souvent admis... plus
London gateway hub to be storage facility
Swain Group in UK will have access to DP World’s London Gateway freight and logistics hub from now on. Under a recently signed three years contract, the British haulier will use the quayside site for the temporary storage of imported construction materials such as stone and... plus
Two intermodal lanes launched
Cargobeamer is expanding its route network. As from June 2021, the Leipzig (Germany)-based logistics service provider will add new intermodal rail services between Duisburg (Germany) and Poznan (Poland) and between Calais and Perpignan (France). Three roundtrips per week are... plus
A large-scale global marriage
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) and Trans Group are closing ranks and combining their operations under one brand, Scan Global Logistics. The decision concerning the merger of the American Trans Group and the SGL Group, which were sold jointly to the US private equity firm AEA... plus
Tanger Med's TC3 exploits full capacity
Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med in Morocco has enhanced its equipment. The terminal has just received the final two of eight Liebherr ship to shore container cranes. They entered service in April 2021 and bring the operational capacity of the new terminal -... plus
President of Fedex Trade Networks
Patrick Moebel is the new president of Fedex Trade Networks, an air and ocean freight forwarder, customs brokerage provider, e-commerce specialist and trade services facilitator under Fedex Logistics. He is responsible for “the performance and strategic director of the company,... plus
The first of three new destinations from today
Two months after its first air freight services were launched, CMA CGM Air Cargo, the air freight division of CMA CGM Group, is now introducing regular connections between Liège and Dubai (DWC) from today, 19 May 2021. With its services to Dubai, a hub ideally located at the... plus