Reducing fuel costs and CO2 emissions 
UK-based parcel shipment specialist Yodel has taken delivery of 80 S.BO Pace trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The trailers will operate in England, Scotland, and Wales, covering all 47 of Yodel’s service centres as well as its three national sortation hubs. The new arrivals... more
Homing in on a Hungarian hub
Gebrüder Weiss has completed its EUR 25 million expansion project near Budapest. Its hub in Dunaharaszti now measures 10,000 sqm with spaces for offices, a handling facility, and a high-bay warehouse. The company has been active in the country since 1989 and benefits from... more
Amelia Corti to follow Emilio Bellingardi
The board of directors of Sacbo, chaired by president Giovanni Sanga, has appointed Amelia Corti as director general. She is currently CEO of BIS - BGY International Service, the handling company belonging to the Sacbo Group. Corti will take over from Emilio Bellingardi, who... more
FAA fines Asia Pacific Airlines
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes five civil penalties totalling USD 2.9 million against Asia Pacific Airlines, an B757F operator based in Guam: - USD 2.5 million for allegedly using unqualified pilots on 163 flights; - USD 250,000 for allegedly operating... more
Ports honoured for environmental management
At the annual European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) conference in Paris, eleven European ports received the port environmental review system (Pers) certificate for their efficiency in environmental management. The certified ports were Algeciras, Barcelona, Klaipeda,... more
Rotterdam improves services to terminal
Q-Terminals Kramer Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement regarding a temporary connection of the Rail Terminal West II (RTW-II) site to the container exchange route (CER). With the agreement, all terminals and depots of Q-Terminals Kramer... more
Expanding pharma logistics in Germany
Goslar (Gemany)-based logistics provider Med-X-Press is expanding its portfolio into pharma logistics by becoming a shareholder of Eurotranspharma Deutschland, a newly founded cold chain transport network. The new collaboration will help Med-X-Press respond to a growing demand... more
SVP for cargo businesses in 16 countries
Global air and travel services provider Dnata has appointed Clive Sauvé-Hopkins as divisional senior vice-president of airport operations to oversee the group’s global ground-handling and cargo business at 97 airports in 16 countries and will manage a team of over 37,000... more
Cargologic: like open-heart surgery
Day and night, the material flow computer of Cargologic, a subsidiary of Rhenus Group, processes thousands of shipment orders and keeps its centralised automated shuttle warehouse with 8,500 pallet spaces up and running. In partnership with the software company LplusR, a... more
Pooling maritime agency services
Maritime agency Norton Lilly International (NLI) has announced a strategic partnership with S5 Agency World, acquiring a 70% stake in the company. The agreement aims to enhance the partners’ maritime agency services globally. It also marks a significant expansion in the... more