Panattoni hands over facility to dadada 
Panattoni has handed over a logistics centre in Euskirchen (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany) to the logistics provider dadada. Dadada finished the preparations for putting the centre into operation in November 2019. It now dispatches packages from Euskirchen to over 35... more
Scannell Properties strengthens European team 
The estate development and investment company Scannell Properties has hired Geoffrey Pizzanelli, who will move from AEW to Scannell in January 2020 and assume the position of capital deployment director for Europe and UK. In this role, he will be in charge of the company’s... more
Geodis will distribute US-made hockey sticks in Europe
The USA-based high-end sports equipment company TRUE Sports has chosen Geodis Netherlands as its European logistics partner. The companies already have a multi-year partnership in the United States and are now reinforcing their global collaboration with this new contract.... more
Hapag-Lloyd enlarges its digital customer offerings
The new digital dashboard of the Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is called the Hapag-Lloyd Navigator. With this launch, the shipping line´s customers are able to get an overview of their individual bookings including the related quotation, invoice and bill of lading. The... more
Gothenburg declares war on carbon
A new climate strategy “Green Gothenburg Gateway” was recently launched by APM Terminals in Sweden. The strategy supports the port of Gothenburg’s climate goal to reduce carbon emissions by 70% throughout the whole Gothenburg area by 2030. The port of Gothenburg has adopted a... more
New fork lifts for peak season
As Europa Road gears up for its busiest time of year with the festive rush just around the corner, the business has invested GBP 1.5 million in 30 brand new fork lift trucks at its Dartford HQ in UK. Europa Road ordered the fleet of 1.6 t counter balance CAT trucks - which all... more
“Curiosity of the Day”
Honey is one of the few foods that stay fresh for ever. The oldest honey ever found is about 5,000 years old. more
Allcargo buys majority share in Gati
Allcargo Logistics, an Indian integrated logistics solutions provider has made a foray into the express logistics market by acquiring a controlling stake in Gati. Through this transaction Allcargo has added another domestic service to its portfolio by entering a segment that has... more
First flight of a commercial electric airplane
The Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air and Magnix, an aviation engineering company based in Redmond (WA, USA), have successfully completed the inaugural flight of the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft. The flight of the ePlane, a six-passenger DHC-2 de... more
Many trucks held up at borders every day
At the latest high-level panel in New York, the UN adopted a resolution to connect landlocked countries, the International Road Union (IRU) has reported. The resolution paves the way for further TIR implementation in landlocked countries, to help them achieve the economic,... more