Pall-Ex picks commercial director for UK 
Pall-Ex has appointed a UK commercial director to accelerate growth in its new era as a management and member-owned pallet network. Former Palletways Network development director Michelle Naylor brings 25 years’ experience within the logistics industry to the role and will... more
Slovakian cars shipped to Koper by train
A train loaded with 198 cars produced by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in Nitra (Slovakia) arrived on at Koper's car and ro-ro terminal on 22 June, for onward transport by barge. It's the first train with JLR cars to arrive at the Slovenian port. Until now, the cars were... more
Paving the way for methanol in shipping
A consortium of European maritime research and technology corporations, amongst them the Port of Antwerp, Lloyd's Register, the Swedish Maritime Administration and Heinzmann, have launched the so-called "Fastwater" project. It is designed to demonstrate the feasibility... more
Segro exits Austria
Segro has sold City Park Vienna, which comprises a cross-dock warehouse, a recently developed urban warehouse park and development land, to Nuveen Real Estate. The asset was sold for EUR 65 million, in line with the December 2019 book value. The warehouses total 20,100 sqm... more
An excellent year for pharma shipments by air
The growth of pharma shipments by air since 2017 and the development of premium products by airlines for temperature controlled healthcare and life science shipments, prompted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to make a multi-million EUR investment in pharma centres at 12... more
ATC appoints group manager charter and solutions
Volker Dunkake, who has been working for ATC Aviation Services since 2014, has been appointed group manager charter and solutions for the ATC Group effective 1 July 2020. Before Dunkake joined ATC in Germany as head of product for Etihad Airlines he worked in senior roles in... more
Ekol strengthens partnership with Regatta
Ekol Logistics in Poland and UK-based outdoor clothing company Regatta recently signed a new six-year contract. The companies have been working together since January 2018. Until now, Ekol Poland has been running a 10,000 sqm warehouse for Regatta and storing 28,000 stock... more
Port Everglades' long-term strategy revised
The US Port of Fort Lauderdale, Port Everglades, FL, has received unanimous approval on its 20-year master plan, updated from 2014, from the Broward county board of county commissioners. The master plan is a blueprint for five, ten and twenty years of development and capital... more
Harbour commissioner leaves Port of Long Beach
Long Beach harbour commissioner Tracy J. Egoscue has decided not to seek another mandate when her term expires on 30 June 2020. Since her appointment in 2014, Egoscue has served as board secretary, vice president and president of the board that oversees the Port of Long Beach... more
Higher tolls as incentive for modal shift
In Switzerland, Euro IV and Euro V trucks will be lifted from the medium to the highest level of the performance related heavy vehicle charge (LSVA) as from 1 January 2021. By raising road tolls for these HGVs, the Swiss federal council hopes to increase the incentive to... more