Ghirardini returns to law firm HFW 
Paolo Ghirardani joined the London office of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) on 2 November 2020 from Stephenson Harwood, where he had been a partner for almost 30 years, including 15 years as the head of its global marine and international trade practice. He spent the first seven... more
Italian forwarder increases sustainable fleet
20 new Iveco S-Way NP tractors powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) were recently delivered to Arcese’s Basiano headquarters in Italy and have now officially joined the group’s fleet. The vehicles supplied are equipped with a predictive driving system and the latest... more
“Curiosity of the Day”
The Front National mayor of Beaucaire (département Gard) named a street in his southern French town ‘rue de Brexit’, as “an homage to the decision of the sovereign British people to leave the EU.” more
Eurotunnel launches new service for freight
As part of its ongoing preparations for Brexit, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle Freight is introducing a new innovative service unique on the market for freight customers. The Eurotunnel Border Pass is a virtual wallet created and secured by Eurotunnel, in which freight customers can... more
EMSA on ship calls during the pandemic
The ports of Croatia, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain are statistically the ones that have suffered the most from the decrease in the number of ship calls throughout the European Union, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom since the end of July due to the pandemic. According... more
Drones to support sick children in Rome
The Italian aerospace, defence and security company Leonardo, satellite services provider Telespazio and Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital are testing the use of drones for biomedical material delivery. Biological samples and biomedical products were recently transported for... more
Swiss manufacturer wins big UK deal
Swiss manufacturer Wascosa has signed a significant wagon lease contract with Network Rail, the infrastructure manager of Britain's rail network. Under the lease, Wascosa will provide 570 wagons, which will be built by Greenbrier Europe and serviced in partnership with rail... more
C. H. Robinson tackling the times
C. H. Robinson has published its figures for Q3/2020 and the months from January till September 2020 - and they are on the positive side. In Q3/2020, the 3PL's revenues increased by 9.6% to USD 4.2 billion compared to the same period in 2019, due to higher prices in some fields... more
New CFO for BLG Logistics
Jens Bieniek, chief financial officer of BLG Logistics, will step down and be replaced by Christine Hein. At the beginning of the year, Bieniek took the decision to leave his position as BLG's CFO and chose Hein to take over his office. From the end of the year, Hein will... more
Sri Lankan logistics and Singapore technology
The Sri Lankan logistics group John Keells Logistics (JKLL) will leverage Infor Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Infor Birst to digitise its logistics value chain. JKLL is a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's largest listed conglomerate group, and a... more