80 biodiesel trucks join fleet in Bolzano 
For Gruber Logistics in South Tyrol (Italy), sustainability and environmental conservation have been an integral part of its corporate philosophy for decades. The haulier invested in an additional new Scania R 450 4x2 biodiesel trucks in December 2021. All in all, the truck... more
Alexander Granderath to chair supervisory board
The supervisory board of VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a European wagon hire and rail logistics company, has elected Alexander Granderath as its new chairman. He succeeds Jost A. Massenberg, who served on VTG’s supervisory board for over fifteen years and as its chairman since the... more
Digital service provider starts CO2 cooperation
As from February 2022, the users of "startracking", an airport-to-airport tracking solution provided by the Italian company Cargo Start, can benefit from special conditions to access a Swiss solution for the certified calculation of the greenhouse gas emissions... more
Freight rates: price hike expected to continue
The European road freight rate benchmark for Q4/2021 shows that prices ended 2021 at historic highs in Europe. The index stood at 108.3, 1.1 points higher than in Q3/2021 and 3.2 points higher than in Q4/2020. Q4/2021 is the 6th consecutive quarter of rate increases in Europe.... more
Developing Angola's logistics sector
Port and terminal operator DP World and the government of Angola have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the country’s trade and logistics sector. The Dubai-headquartered DP World player started operations at the multipurpose terminal (MPT) at the Port of... more
ZIM reshuffles Latin American services
ZIM is rerouting three services in Latin America. In detail, the liner is introducing a new Venezuela feeder (VEX) and upgrading two existing lines, the Central America Express (LAF) and West Coast Central America (WCA) services. The new rotations for VEX are Manzanilo... more
Royal Brunei Airlines extends GSA partnership
ECS Group has secured a two-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines and will represent the airline’s cargo division at a variety of online and offline destinations across nine territories: S.E Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, India, USA... more
Ermewa welcomes Vincent Metz
Ermewa has appointed Vincent Metz as its new chief technical officer (CTO), effective 1 February 2022. The Dutch national will lead the company's newly combined central technical team. Metz brings a broad range of experience in the organisation and digitalisation of... more
Gothenburg: rail traffic at all-time high
The upward trend in rail traffic at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg looks set to continue, with a new record for rail-borne freight passing through the port last year. Some 458,000 teu were handled in 2021. This throughput is 9% higher than in 2020 and the highest annual... more
New Australian location for Geodis
Geodis is planning to open a new warehouse facility in Australia. The 4,500 sqm warehouse, which is due to be operational by H2/2022, will feature 4,000 pallet locations, 1,500 sqm of bulk space, and a cool room for perishable goods supply to marine and hospitality logistics... more