Nippon augments its quotes service
Nippon Express is expanding its network of e-NX quote services, now set to cover 35 countries/regions with a new launch in Japan. The digital forwarding service provides freight quotes for full/less than container loads using variables such as quantity, origin and... more
EUR 100 million for rail technology upgrade
Technology specialist Kontron has won railway contracts in Europe worth more than EUR 100 million. In Ireland and Austria, the contracts will ensure the continued development of the standardised GSM-R (global system for mobile communication – railway) on the Iarnrod Eireann -... more
Towards a greener Baltic Sea
Ports of Stockholm, the port of Turku, and Viking Line have joined forces to establish a green shipping corridor between Turku and Stockholm, aiming to eliminate fossil fuel usage by 2035 at the latest. With the MOU, signed on 6 February, the partners agree to create a... more
Lubbers joins the pipeline
Chicago-based AIT Worldwide Logistics, a global supply chain solutions provider, has completed its acquisition of Lubbers Logistics Group, a European logistics company founded in the Netherlands 95 years ago. Lubbers specialises in high-value, complex and time-sensitive... more
Atlantic partners
The ECS Group and Royal Air Maroc Cargo are a team. Routes linking the Americas and Africa don’t often play a key role in the international airfreight industry. October last year thus saw a crucial move when Royal Air Maroc (RAM), one of Africa’s largest air cargo providers,... more
Cargo Beamer launches service to Italy
Starting from mid-February, Cargo Beamer will connect its Italian terminal in Domodossola to Bari both as a gateway link Kaldenkirchen (Germany) – Domodossola – Bari and a single route Domodossola – Bari. The service will be available, inter alia, for craneable and non-craneable... more
Sweden leads the way in green transport
In 2022, the share of renewable energy sources in the transport sector reached 9.6% on the EU level, a 0.5% increase compared with 2021 (9.1%), but still 0.7% below the highest level ever reached in 2020 (10.3%). This means that a major push is required to meet the 29% climate... more
Carbon-free overnight trucking
PGS Global Logistics (PGS) in the UK has added a Volvo FM EV 4x2 tractor to its growing line-up of electric vehicles. To date, PGS operates ten e-vehicles in its warehouse facilities and on the road. The haulier will use the new vehicle for overnight trucking in its... more
Tarros picks CCO
Tarros, a cargo logistics provider, has appointed Maria Valentina de Bernardi as chief commercial officer. With an academic background in political science and having completed a course at the Naval Academy of Livorno, she joined Tarros Group in 2010. De Bernardi... more
IT support from ramp to cargo handling
Groupe Europe Handling, a French aviation services provider founded 40 years ago, and IT logistics specialist Champ Cargosystems have inked a long-term strategic partnership that will see the ground handler benefit from modernisation, digitalisation, and innovation. Its... more