Kalmar cranes to cut emissions at Tanger Med
Kalmar has secured an order to supply 20 hybrid straddle carriers to APM Terminals Medport Tangier in Morocco, with deliveries scheduled for Q2 and Q3/2025. The transaction will complement Tanger Med 2’s existing fleet of 65 Kalmar straddle carriers, supporting its role as a key... more
From Seko to AGS
Accelerated Global Solutions (AGS), a freight forwarder and logistics specialist, has appointed Tony Barnes to the newly created position of global chief commercial & growth officer. Barnes brings 35 years of global experience in logistics and supply chain management.... more
VR sells road logistics business
As a result of the transaction, the staff working in road logistics and customer contracts at VR, a Finnish logistics corporation, will be transferred to a newly established company. With the sale, VR strengthens its focus on its core businesses of transport, particularly... more
Roadrunner changes hands
Prospero Staff Capital is set to take over the majority ownership of Roadrunner Freight, with the previous majority shareholder, Elliott Investment Management, retaining a minority stake. Prospero, which is co-led by Ted Kellner and Chris Jamroz, is the founder of a management... more
Egypt and UAE partner for East Port Said zone
AD Ports Group has signed a framework agreement with the Egyptian government to explore the development of an economic zone in East Port Said, near the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal. Using a build, operate, and transfer (BOT) model, the project aims to create the... more
"Curiosity of the Day"
Human fingernails and toenails grow faster in summer than in winter, partly because we eat more fresh food and get more sunlight in summer. more
Duvenbeck Group picks COO
The Duvenbeck Group, a Germany-based logistics provider with more than 6,500 employees working at 40 business sites in eleven countries, has appointed Christian Seidl as its new chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the company’s business in its ‘road and contract logistics’... more
Approval for first converted e-truck in France
The 12 t Renault Trucks D was originally equipped with a combustion engine and was retrofitted into a battery-powered electric vehicle. The e-truck has now been leased for a period of several years to Extime, a company that operates duty-free stores at Paris Airport. The... more
DX acquires in Northern Ireland
Delivery solutions provider DX has added to its Northern Irish portfolio and acquired Express Freight, gaining access to a 12,140 sqm base close to Belfast. With 50 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry, Express has now amassed a team of 115 staff operating out... more
SBB Cargo International now in France
With the newly founded SBB Cargo France, based in Huningue, Alsace, and its own safety certificate for the country which it received from the European Railway Agency on 21 November, SBB Cargo International is strengthening its position on the Rhine-Alpine corridor. As from the... more