E-Cargo bike runs pilot test 
Hermes, founded in 1972 as a delivery service for Otto Versand, is testing cargo bikes for last-mile delivery in Leipzig and Dresden (Germany). For manufacturer Citkar, the aim of the pilot test is to bring a cargo bike tailored for the CEP industry to... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) considered computers useless because “they can only give answers.” more
Air-Ports under the hammer
The process was put on the back burner during the outbreak of Covid-19; but now it has returned to centre stage again. In April 2021 alone five port terminals, including inland waterway hubs, were auctioned off. On top of this the concessions for 22 small and medium-sized... more
Dual-mode locos extend fleet
The German rail logistician ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft is taking delivery of two new Vectron dual-mode locomotives. The Siemens vehicles are combined mainline diesel and electric locomotives. Thanks to their dual drive, they can be used on electrified and non-electrified railway... more
M&M France rounds off its portfolio
Militzer & Münch France (M&M) has acquired 100% of the shares of Acte International, an SME based near Grenoble that offers global supply chain management solutions. This acquisition comes after M&M bought ITP and ITPL in December 2020, companies that specialise in... more
JD Logistics IPO is on
The logistics arm of the e-commerce group JD.com is issuing 609.2 million shares in its current Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), which set to close on 28 May. The price per share for JD Logistics is at HKD 40.36. At this price and with good prospects on account of the... more
Milestones for A400M
Three and a half years after the handover of its 50th A400M, Airbus has reached 100 deliveries with MSN111, the tenth A400M for the Spanish air force. The ferry flight from Seville to Zaragoza, where the Spanish A400M fleet is based, was performed on 24 May. In the same week,... more
Biogas lorries on scheduled services
The German logistics group Zufall has recently started using biogas lorries on scheduled transport services in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. The four Iveco vehicles were purchased by Zufall partners AY Trans and Sari and are now on the road for Zufall Logistik.By using the... more
European high pushes up box index
The seasonally-adjusted estimate of the container throughput index published by the two German research bodies RWI and ISL for April rose by 2.4 to 127.1 points. The European ports assessed in the ‘Northern Range Index’ contributed significantly, with the latter rising by 3.5 to... more
Hill Dickinson strengthening team in Greece
The maritime legal specialist Hill Dickinson has responded to client needs by strengthening its position in Greece, unveiling a series of new appointments in Piraeus in 2020 and 2021. Many experts have joined the company in recent months; in May new senior associate Kostas... more