Dispute over Doraleh container terminal continues 
The DP World group has announced that a sole arbitrator ruling under the aegis of the London Court of International Arbitration issued a new award on 10 January 2020 in the dispute of the operator with the Republic of Djibouti, following the termination of the concession... more
Yves Laforgue is Bolloré's new CEO for the Americas
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Yves Laforgue CEO of the Americas region. Having previously served as COO Asia-Pacific, he succeeds Tony Rodrigues. Since joining the Bolloré Group in 1996, Laforgue has spent most of his career in Asia. He most recently held the positions of... more
Vestas and DSV Panalpina form strategic partnership
Vestas Wind Systems and DSV Panalpina have formed a strategic partnership on transport and logistics. With the partnership, DSV Panalpina will carry out and manage Vestas’ general freight and special project transport services, inbound as well as outbound. By combining... more
Industry pioneer renews GDP certification
Cargolux Airlines, which will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of operations in 2020, has successfully passed its GDP renewal audit, attesting that the company’s management system fulfils the requirements of the EU directive "guidelines on good distribution practice of... more
Intermodal networks carry 23% more goods
Europe’s intermodal transport services were able to compensate the 2.7% downswing reported in 2017 by an equal increase of 2.7% in 2018. These figures are based on the most recent statistical report «Facts and Figures 2019» published by the deutsche Studiengesellschaft für den... more
US Navy expects newest COD carrier
The first CMV-22B Osprey, built by Boeing and Bell Textron, completed its first flight operations at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Centre. The CMV-22B is the latest variant of the tiltrotor fleet, joining the MV-22 and CV-22 used by the US Marine Corps and US Air Force. The US... more
P & O Ferries: new ferries on the horizon
P&O Ferries, a subsidiary of DP World, has released the first official images of the EUR 260 million new ferries to connect Great Britain and the Continent. The largest vessels ever to sail between Dover and Calais will be operational by 2023. The new ferry will cut... more
Driverless transport system at Arvato facility
Arvato Supply Chain Solutions continues to advance the automation of its locations. Recently, a driverless transport system (DTS) was introduced to handle all floor-level pallet transport jobs for the healthcare sector at the Harsewinkel (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
Benito Mussolini's youngest son, Romano, became a jazz pianist in 1961 and married Anna Scicolone, Sophia Loren's sister. more
New sales director Europe for Topsystem
Topsystem, a German provider of voice logistics solutions, has chosen Frank Rissler as its new sales director Europe. In this role, Rissler will be in charge of sales and determine the company’s focus and strategies for the future. This task involves the encouragement and... more