EUR 10 billion for Amazon in Germany 
Amazon plans to invest EUR 10 billion in its German logistics network, bolstering three fulfilment centres in the country. This move will bring the company’s team to over 40,000 permanent positions in Germany by the end of this year. Following its previous EUR 7.8 billion... more
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Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of CSSC, officially signed a contract with Singapore's X-Press Feeders group for the construction of four methanol-ready 11,000 teu container ships. These ships are equipped with scrubbers, windshields,... more
Chongqing launches regular train to Germany
The first train with a full timetable and loaded with 55 containers of goods is now en route from China to Europe. It left Tuanjiecun Station in Chongqing International Logistics Hub Park last Saturday (15 June 2024). On 16 June 2024, German time) a second train started its... more
Bpostgroup appoints interim CEO
Radial, a Bpost Group company and e-commerce specialist, has announced that Laura Ritchey will be stepping down from her position as CEO on 5 July. Bpost Group, a Belgium-based postal operator, has appointed Craig Simon as interim CEO of Radial North America. He will report to... more
Westhof BIO picks automation solution
Westhof BIO has chosen the automation solution developed by Movu Robotics for freezing organic vegetables at its Hamburg site and opted for a rack silo to improve efficiency and reliability. The silo is served by six Movu atlas 2D pallet shuttles, which can transport and... more
Getting high on a blue wave
Exactly ten days ago, on 11 June 2024, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in San Juan found 204 kg of cocaine concealed within a container chassis inside the “M/V Blue Wave” arriving from the Dominican Republic. The estimated value of the contraband is USD 4... more
Zero-tailpipe HGV deployed in the UK
Volvo Trucks has delivered a Volvo FM Electric 6x2 rigid to Joseph Parr, UK. It is probably the first zero-tailpipe HGV working for a builders’ merchant in the UK, Volvo said. The new FM Electric will operate predominantly from the business’ Bradford depot, carrying out... more
A new minister of civil aviation for India
Union minister Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu officially assumed charge of the ministry of civil aviation in New Delhi on 13 June. Minister of state in the ministry of civil aviation and ministry of cooperation, Shri Murlidhar Mohol, civil aviation secretary, Shri Vumlunmang... more
A base in Bratislava
The Germany-based Arnold Group is expanding its network into Bratislava (Slovakia) and looking to benefit from its strategic port. With a transhipment capacity of around 2 million t of goods per year, the port of Bratislava is an important hub for freight forwarding in the... more