More equipment to Algeciras 
Servicios Portuarios Puerto De Algeciras (SPPA) has ordered five units of the Kalmar T2i terminal tractor for its operations in the port in Southern Spain. Delivery is scheduled for Q4/2021. SPPA began operations in 2013 in the Port of Algeciras as a stevedoring company for... more
Turbo for Bulgarian trade
Instead of gradually developing a small branch, the agreement with a powerful partner company pays off more quickly: with this strategy, the Austrian Schwarzmüller Group has changed its business policy in Bulgaria; it has given up its location in Sofia and signed an exclusive... more
More logistics for BMW in China
Rhenus Automotive opened a new production site in Shenyang, China, at the end of April to manufacture front and rear axles for a new BMW vehicle model. In the future, the automotive logistics division will act as a Tier 1 supplier for BMW's Dadong plant, which is located... more
Celebi Cargo to start "Fair@Link" next Tuesday
Since its arrival ten years ago, Celebi Cargo has become a major air cargo handler at Frankfurt airport. To ensure a smooth and quick handling of its high freight volumes, the provider is looking forward to benefitting from Dakosy's door management system "Fair@Link"... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Guests who are over 13 years old are forbidden to wear a disguise or a mask in Disneyland. more
Increasing demand and investment
German trailer manufacturer Kögel has begun 2021 with a strong tailwind, with incoming orders from January to March totalling 6,978 vehicles. This is 137% more than in the same period of the previous year. With 4,088 units, demand for new vehicles in Q1/ 2021 was particularly... more
Autonomous (un-)berthing is on
Successful completion of a pilot project: In conjunction with the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories and MOL Ferry, the carrier MOL announced the end of a demonstration test (from March to April 2021) for the jointly developed auto berthing... more
Tami Davis to run Ambercor's new Houston office
Tami Davis has joined the Ambercor team, effective 20 May 2021. She will assume the position of project manager and head the new Houston office of the Canadian project logistics company, which is headquartered in Toronto and currently expanding its presence in the USA. Davis... more
Burgers via QSL keep coming
In Germany, the food service company "burgerme," which combines burgers and side dishes with home delivery, has extended its contract with QSL, a full-service logistics provider based in Friedrichsdorf. Burgerme operates around 100 restaurants in over 50 German cities.... more
“An extraordinary year”
2020 was rather special for all of us, but it wasn’t very good for all that many of us. It was for full-freighter operator Cargolux, however – not only because it turned 50. more