Global e-commerce player joins IRU 
Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU), to work on areas that are critical to its large chain of logistics partners and the broader global road transport sector. Common challenges include sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial... plus
AD Ports to invest in Africa
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group recently inked a collaboration agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a major African multilateral development institution. The agreement provides the basis for the two organisations to join forces on identifying, financing, developing... plus
Extending its network in Poland
The Polish subsidiary of the German company Nosta Logistik has opened a new office in Warsaw, thus bringing the number of the logistician’s branches in Poland to four. Airfreight team leader Daniel Głuchowski pointed out that “air cargo activities are crucially important to... plus
From a network to an innovation community
The German general cargo cooperation System Alliance is repositioning itself as a brand and as a network. On 1 January 2023 it will change its name to NG.network. The reorientation aims to expand the central network and goods management capacities, as well as strategically... plus
Sule follows Miram in Mumbai
Sameeha Pradeep Sule (on the right) has headed the port of Hamburg’s representative office in India since 1 October, as the successor to Léa Miram (on the left). Sule is already experienced in Indo-German exchange projects. During the past three years she’s been a part of... plus
AEI converted units can cope with the cold
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI), a leading player in the business of converting passenger aeroplanes into freighters, is the oldest conversion company operating today. Since AEI was founded in 1958 it has developed more than 130 ‘supplemental type certificates’ (STCs) and has... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Just as there are no two identical snowflakes, there are no two identically-striped zebras. plus
New Santander terminal operational soon
A new container terminal in the port of Santander is set to commence services by April next year. It will be run by Boluda Shipping, the Boluda Corporación Marítima division dedicated to international transport. Company president Vicente Boluda Fos announced the move with the... plus
A strong end in Ostend
Ostend-based Europa Road Belgium has successfully extended its road freight services. The operator has invested in the business recently, expanding and rebranding – from ‘Continental Cargo Carriers’ to ‘Europa Road’ – its services in September. The company has now... plus
Automate trucks to help cut driver shortages
The Finnish automated driving technology company Sensible 4 and the Japanese commercial vehicle provider UD Trucks have retrofitted UD’s flagship heavy-duty Quon unit, to enable it to operate autonomously and transport, and dump, material at one of UD’s customer’s... plus