Refinancing for Crossbay 
Crossbay, founded in May 2020 as part of the Mark Group’s multi-platform strategy and the first pan-European logistics platform to focus on single-tenant distribution centres, has agreed a GBP 400 million debt facility with global investment bank Citi to help fund its continued... plus
First carbon-neutral shipment
Contecon Guayaquil (CGSA), the concessionaire of the public port in Guayaquil (Ecuador), recently handled the world’s first certified carbon-neutral container shipment. The logistics process involved supply chain firms, from exporter to port and distributor, that go easier on... plus
Less dry ice, more medicine
Swiss cool logistics provider Skycell has engineered a new deep-frozen container, which is safer and more secure than traditional deep-frozen options relying on dry ice. It also allows the transport of up to ten times more life-saving medicines and active pharma ingredients in... plus
Snow ploughs for rail tracks
Sinara has delivered fourteen PSS-1K snow clearing trains to the Russian Railways (RZD). The rolling stock will now be deployed to remove snow off rail tracks in various parts of Russia. The trains can be used on tracks up to width of 2.4 m and for a snow depth of up to 0.8... plus
Schwarzmüller celebrates 150th anniversary
In 2021, the Austrian Schwarzmüller Group is looking back on 150 years of an eventful and internationally successful company history. The industrial company was founded as a smithy in Passau in Lower Bavaria in 1871. During the turmoil of the global economic depression it... plus
Connecting three continents
Responding to the lack of freight capacity on passenger flights, DB Schenker has extended its global flight network. For the first time in its company history, own-controlled flights connect America, Europe and Asia directly. Launched last week, the new offer comes in addition... plus
Prince Rupert full-fledged
2020 was another good year for the Port of Prince Rupert (PRPA). Despite the pandemic, the Canadian port handled 32.4 million t of cargo, 9% more than in 2019, which is a new record mark. Exports of coal, propane, and wood pellets led the increase. Although factory shutdowns... plus
New warehouse in Corby
Since the e-commerce boom seems to know no limits in pandemic times, 3PL logistics provider Europa Worldwide Group has announced further investment. Just last year, its warehouse division launched its GBP 60 million and 750,000 sqm 3PL facility in Corby. The ground floor... plus
Green drives for green logistics
The German federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure is investing EUR 24.4 million in three projects for the development of climate friendly truck drives. The aim is to use alternative propulsion systems to eliminate all emissions in road haulage traffic. Part... plus
Meyer, Meyer & Meyer
With effect from 1 January 2021, the supervisory board of the Osnabrück-based fashion logistics company appointed Theresa Meyer as chief transformation officer (CTO) to the now three-member executive board. The economist has been on board since 2019 after working for an... plus