Lagermax mourns death of Anton Baumgartner 
Lagermax announced in June that Anton Baumgartner, who helped shape the Salzburg transport and logistics company for over seven decades and was awarded the golden medal of merit of the state of Salzburg in 1986, passed away on 10 May shortly before his 90th birthday. As... more
Shaping Neoline's first cargo ship
Neoline has inked a LOI with Loire (France)-based Neopolia Mobility for the construction of its first 136-m long sailing cargo ship following a new international tender. The project is now in the financial closure phase with the aim of starting construction this summer,... more
GAC breaks ground in Doha
In Ras Bufontas Free Zone Doha, construction is underway on GAC Qatar’s new 27,000 sqm multi-user contract logistics facility. It follows the signing of an agreement between GAC and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) in February this year. The facility is expected to be... more
Fleet addition for 50th anniversary
In UK, fuel oil and lubricants supplier Ford Fuels has taking delivery of its latest batch of vehicles from DAF Trucks. Two new 18 t DAF LF 260s join eleven further rigids which entered service last year, adding to the majority of DAF vehicles in the 90 strong fleet. The... more
Faster handling of reefer containers
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, the port’s customs authorities, GroentenFruit Huis and Portbase have joined forces to speed up the handling of reefer containers, which currently account for more than 15% of the containers shipped via the Port of Rotterdam. The cooperation... more
XPO Logistics names executives for spin-off
XPO has appointed Eduardo Pelleissone president for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions and Neil Shelton chief strategy officer of GXO Logistics. Their positions will become effective when XPO’s intended spin-off comes on stream in Q3/2021, creating two pure-play industry... more
Renovating automation
The VVA (Vereinigte Verlagsauslieferung) Group, an affiliate of Arvato Supply Chain Solutions, has reshaped its distribution centre in Guetersloh in Germany. SSI Schäfer has built an automated shuttle warehouse with order picking system in the existing facility on a limited... more
CSX to serve new agriculture hub
Northwest Grains International is breaking ground on an agricultural transload operation in Dillon County (USA) to serve agricultural producers. The operation will handle containerised soybeans, lumber, logs, peanuts, cotton, cotton seed and yellow peas for export through... more
Pfizer partners with Zipline
USA-based drone services provider Zipline is partnering with Pfizer to test and develop an end-to-end distribution solution for Covid-19 vaccines. As part of the collaboration, a system has been developed that can be used to safely distribute any vaccine. Zipline’s on-demand... more