Substantial investments 
Sustainability was at the heart of Grimaldi’s XXIV Euro-Med Convention, held in Valencia. It focused on investment in new technologies for newbuildings as well as vessels already in the fleet, and on intermodal and other strategic measures. According to managing director... more
60 new tractor units to modernise fleet 
UK-based Owens Group is to replace 90% of the trucks operating out of its Carrington site in Greater Manchester with 60 Volvo FH 460 Globetrotter tractor units. The new vehicles will be delivered in three batches over the next nine months. The new fleet comes with three... more
International trio for green energy
In a declaration of intent released during COP26 in Glasgow, the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge and the Chilean ministry of energy have announced plans to transport green hydrogen between Chile and Western Europe. The package of measures includes the production of green... more
How bottlenecks impact trades
The Copenhagen-based maritime consultancy Sea-Intelligence recently analysed the impact of bottlenecks in the maritime supply system from the perspective of vessel delays. Thus, vessel delays from 2016-2019 were compared to delays in excess of that baseline for 2020 and 2021.... more
Shipments on chartered passenger aircraft
Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is launching private charter services under the title of "Boutique Charters", which allows its global clientele to book private direct charter flights with personalised itineraries. The new service is available to government and... more
Mikko Juelich takes the helm at Stena Line
Effective 1 November 2021, Mikko Juelich took over as trade director Germany and managing director of Swedish ferry operator Stena Line in Hamburg. "Juelich comes to us with a broad experience from the ro-pax/ro-ro ferry sector, and the container and logistics market.... more
Renewable fuel blends to further reduce GHG
Canadian National Railways (CN) and Progress Rail are advancing their sustainability efforts: The companies will promote renewable fuel blends including both biodiesel and renewable diesel in support of CN’s sustainability goals. Trials and qualifications of up to 100%... more
Logista results in financial 2021
Madrid-based Logista, which specialises in proximity distribution services in southern Europe, has presented its results for fiscal 2021. Revenues grew by 5.6%, clocking in at EUR 1.2 billion, due to improvements registered in all geographical areas and activities, except for... more
For sweet perfumes in Singapore
Bolloré Logistics has implemented a new e-commerce fulfilment solution for two perfume and cosmetic brands within the LVMH group. The new product was created in response to growing demand for digitalisation and launched in the Singapore and Malaysian markets in spring 2021.... more
Vertis Aviation ramps up sales capacity
Vertis Aviation, the Switzerland-headquartered boutique charter specialist has appointed Daniella Dawson (centre) to the newly created position of head of sales. Vertis has also expanding its commercial team by hiring two charter sales executives, Karmen Bukvic (left) and... more