Konecranes’ newest acquisition 
Konecranes, a specialist provider of material handling solutions, recently acquired the industrial crane service operations of Munck Cranes, after this company entered into bankruptcy proceedings in late May. Tomas Myntti, SVP Emea for industrial service and equipment at... plus
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ID Logistics appoints group HRD
Contract logistics company ID Logistics has named Renaud Bouet as group HRD to take over the human resources department at group level. His main task will be to implement the HR policy for the group's 18 countries, with the support of the country HR directors. Bouet will... plus
Austria’s Logistics Award 2023 goes to RWA
The awarding ceremony for the 15th Austrian Logistics Prize is another milestone in the history of the Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL). This award recognises outstanding achievements in innovative logistics projects. As part of the VNL's 30th anniversary celebrations, this... plus
Cargo crimes reduced over the last five years
The amount of freight thefts from trucks left in unclassified parking locations in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (Emea) region has dropped dramatically since the pandemic. Companies take more proactive action to protect the resilience of their supply chains, according... plus
Cargo-Partner: a major investment in China
The transport and logistics company headquartered in Austria has opened additional offices and logistics centres in China over the last three months. In Shanghai, for example, Cargo-Partner now operates a competence centre for pharmaceuticals and healthcare. It serves as an... plus
Riverains vs cyberclients
Amsterdam dit non aux dark stores dans les quartiers résidentiels. Là où il y a beaucoup de monde, les intérêts divergents sont inévitables. Tous les habitants d’une grande ville ne font pas leurs achats exclusivement en ligne et se sentent agacés voire bousculés par la... plus
LTG Cargo extends its intermodal service
Lietuvos Geležinkeliai Group’s freight company LTG Cargo has launched regular intermodal cargo services on the route between Kaunas (Lithuania) and Slawkow (Poland). The first trains are already running in both directions twice a week. Until now, cargo was shipped to the... plus
Turgut Erkeskin honoured for life's work - so far
At the 8th Economy and Logistics Summit recently held in Istanbul, Turgut Erkeskin, president and CEO of Genel Transport, was honoured for his long career as an entrepreneur and a pillar of the industry as a whole. He was given the “Lifetime Achievement Award in Logistics” for... plus
More e-transporters to serve Jakarta and Bandung
DHL Express is adding 24 electric vans to its last-mile delivery fleet in Indonesia, which will allow it to save 177 t of carbon emissions per year. The e-vans will serve Jakarta and Bandung. Currently, four electric vans and six electric bikes are in service in the Jakarta and... plus