Solar power for Night Star Express 
Night Star Express, an association of six medium-sized logistics service providers founded in 1993, is reducing its carbon footprint by introducing solar energy on its building in 's-Heerenberg, the Netherlands. To this end, 676 solar panels were installed by the Kremer company... more
TSA "qualifies" dual-view air cargo scanner
The HI-SCAN 145180-2is pro of Smiths Detection, an American specialist for threat detection and security screening technologies, has been added to the “qualified” section of the transportation security administration’s (TSA) air cargo screening technology List (ACSTL) under... more
More than 100,000 teu at Liège
The Autonomous Port of Liège, Belgium, witnessed a new mark in 2020 for the volumes of river container traffic. With 115,921 teu and an increase of 20% (+19,701 teu), the container terminals of the Port of Liège thus recorded their eighth consecutive increase. Total traffic... more
4,000 violations discovered
In Germany, the Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) and the Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL) joined forces to combat unfair practices in road haulage such as illegal cabotage. The cooperation was successful: in the second half of 2020,... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The Cavendish banana variety, which dominates 95% of world trade, is sterile and can only be propagated by cloning. more
Chep appoints Vicente Vallina
Chep, a provider of supply chain solutions, has named Vicente Vallina as director of retail and asset management in Spain, effective 1 March 2021. He reports directly to Vicente Mollá, Chep Spain's CEO and will design and implement business strategies to optimise the company's... more
The last mile is the key
It’s not just CEP providers that are happily surfing the e-commerce wave. Classic forwarders also bank on this growing market, seeking to score in selected growing fields – as is the case with XPO Logistics after a difficult year. more
Drones assist in vaccine logistics
Zipline is cooperating with UPS and the UPS Foundation to assist the government of Ghana in the delivery of Covid-19 vaccines across the West African country. Supported by the coordination of UPS Healthcare with vaccine manufacturers, UPS deliveries of initial vaccines... more
Hungarian coaches for Egypt
DHL is supporting Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft to transport the largest order of rolling stock in the country's history. 676 passenger coaches will be delivered from the production site in Dunakeszi, Hungary, to Egypt within a period of 32 months. DHL will manage the end-to-end... more
Americold's expansion pays off
For 2020, Atlanta-headquartered Americold reported revenues of USD 1.99 billion, an uptick of 11.4% in comparison to 2019. The company invested both in the extension of its network and in acquisitions, pouring USD 2.6 billion into new units and adding 62 facilities to its global... more