Four wings for a rocket 
The naval architecture company VPLP is designing its first maritime transport ship using the technology of Oceanwings. The project concerns the development of a 121-m-long RoRo vessel for transporting components of the Ariane 6 rocket from Europe to French Guiana. Equipped... more
Nine new trucks to boost recycling fleet
Surrey (UK)-based Britaniacrest Recycling has taken delivery of nine new Volvo trucks to boost its operations in the south east of England. The group of FE, FMX and FH models join a Volvo dominated fleet of over 45 vehicles. Two 18 t FE 4x2 skip loaders are producing 250 hp.... more
Dutch airport operator expands Down Under
Already familiar with the Australian market through its participation in Brisbane airport, Royal Schiphol Group and the Australian institutional investment managers QIC have won the bid for a 70% stake in Hobart International Airport (HBA). Both consortium partners will acquire... more
Uniform brand: AFG operates under new name
Effective immediately, the logistics services provider Allgemeine Fahrzeugübernahme-Gesellschaft (AFG), which was taken over by the Mosolf Group at the beginning of 2018, will be trading under the name of Mosolf Automotive Releasing Solutions. With this move, the Germany-based... more
165 job losses in Basel
The DSV Panalpina Group has informed employees at the former Panalpina headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) about its plans for the location. As part of the integration, overlapping corporate functions and positions will either be cut or relocated to the headquarters in... more
Port of Hamburg to remain stable in 2020
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA, Germany) has decided to make no adjustments to port dues levied for use of the port of Hamburg by seagoing, inland or port vessels. In recent years, changes for seagoing ships were already below the inflation rate. Following various... more
“Curiosity of the Day” 
An EU directive stipulates the maximum permitted speed of escalators: 2.7 km/h. more
IAG Cargo offers end-to-end monitoring
IAG Cargo has launched a partnership with Cargo Signal, a Seattle (WA, USA)-based logistics platform that uses IoT technology, to offer customers a new tracking service for cargo. It provides customers with enhanced end-to-end monitoring and notification features, using cellular... more
Agility gains prestigious award in Africa
The new Mozambique park of Agility Logistics Parks (ALP) has won the “best industrial and logistics development in Africa” award at the Africa property and investment summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The award recognised the development in Maputo as a pioneering,... more
ADAC invests in partner network
With “Werkstatt Plus” the ADAC Truckservice, a product offered by the German national automobile association ADAC, is expanding its quality and sustainability programme. A key measure is the introduction of a uniform system of compensation for the service partners.... more