Alpensped launches ‘50/50 climate initiative’ 
Alpensped customers now have a new opportunity of having their goods hauled in a climate neutral way, thanks to the firm’s new ‘50/50 climate initiative’. The special aspect of the move is that the medium-sized German logistician will cover 50% of the compensation costs for... more
Emirates' permanent humanitarian commitment
Nabil Sultan (left), Emirates’ divisional senior vice-president of cargo, and Giuseppe Saba, CEO of International Humanitarian City (IHC), one of the world’s largest hubs for humanitarian aid, have signed an MoU to cooperate on humanitarian logistics and crisis relief... more
Shipping on the Danube remains under pressure
Several European inland waterway shipping associations have pointed out that water levels in the river Danube have reached disconcerting lows of late. A section of the river in Germany, specifically between Regensburg and Passau, has been particularly hard-hit. The Pfelling... more
Pharma.Aero inducts two new members
Pharma.Aero has welcomed Astral Aviation (full member) and Bombelli Airport Equipment (associate partner). Chairman Nathan De Valck said that “Pharma.Aero provides a balanced representation of key stakeholders active in the air transport of pharmaceutical and life science... more
ESR leases Tokyo building to Nakano Shokai
ESR has leased out an 80,000 sqm building in the ESR Toda distribution centre (Japan) to the logistics services company Nakano Shokai. The deal marks the first collaboration between ESR and Nakano Shokai.The tenant will move early in October, on the heels of this month’s... more
Hungarians investing in e-hybrid locomotive
The first locomotive developed for Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) rolled off the production line of the Chinese company CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive recently. According to a contract signed in 2019, CRRC will develop electro-hybrid shunters and high-power mainline locomotives with zero... more
What about the maritime industry in 2050?
DNV GL Maritime has published the fourth edition of its ‘Maritime Forecast to 2050’. It is based on 30 scenarios that project future fleet composition, energy use, fuel mix, and CO2 emissions through to the year 2050.16 different fuel types and ten fuel technology systems are... more
Schwarzmüller restructuring management team
The Schwarzmüller Group has reduced the size of its executive by one, leaving a team of two managing directors.Michael Weigand used to be in charge of sales; now his contract, which had expired, has not been renewed by mutual consent.From October onwards the former head of the... more
Night Star Express welcomes new customer Baywa
Night Star Express has started managing overnight spare parts logistics services for the Baywa trading corporation. Thus Baywa’s central warehouse in Röthlein (Bavaria, Germany) and its 230 technology workshops all across Germany have now been integrated into Night Star... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
The land on which Christmas trees are grown in Germany covers 724 ha – four times the area of Monaco. more