East Africa: better links to port of Mombasa 
The feasibility study for the 256 km multinational East African expressway is set to start soon, the East African Community (EAC) said. The expressway will run from Kisumu (Kenya) to Kakira (Uganda) and involve rehabilitating the existing two-lane single carriageway to... more
Everything's bigger in Texas
With its most recent acquisition, Realterm has added a new IOS truck terminal and maintenance shop in El Paso to its logistics real estate network. The site, which is fully leased to DC Logistics, features a 22-door terminal which comes in at over 1,394 sqm as well as over... more
MLP: new head of technical project management
MLP Group, a developer, owner, and manager of commercial, industrial and logistics parks specialising in brownfield sites, welcomed Norbert Philippen as its new head of technical project management on 1 April 2024. In his new capacity, he will be responsible for the planning,... more
Sharpening airfreight tracking data
Bonn (Germany) based-Bluebox Systems, a developer of intelligent airfreight tracking solutions, has gained a new customer for its airfreight tracking programming interface: Logicsols. The New York-based digital logistics solution provider enables its customers to manage their... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
The average employee spends four hours a week complaining about his or her superiors. more
Gruber hub in Verona’s Interporto Quadrante Europa
Gruber Logistics continues to grow: After an investment of EUR 2 million, the Bolzano-based Italian provider is now ready to move into a new hub in the freight centre Interporto Quadrante Europa in Verona. The company has been operating in this city for 40 years. The new... more
Vegetable oils for diesel locomotives
Customers can now refuel all their Northrail diesel locomotives with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). It can be used at 100% or mixed in any ratio as a direct eco-friendly replacement for diesel fuel and reduces the emission of soot particles by up to 60%. Networks of HVO... more
A multi-port training project
The “NeXTraIn.Ports” project, launched in Livorno, Italy, aims to advance the training of port-logistics professionals through immersive XR training programmes. Co-funded by the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture under the Erasmus+ programme, this initiative... more
HVO network for trucks expands to Spain
After the Netherlands and Austria, On Turtle has now added a new country to its international network of stations with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) diesel fuel. The transport service company has opened its first Spanish HVO station at the Dyneff service area in La Jonquera,... more
Logistics, spice, and everything nice
At Hamburg Harbour, the German provider Greiwing logistics for you is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of a new 28,000 sqm centre for the storage and distribution of spices and herbs. Located in Altenwerder, Vollhöfner Weiden, the site enables access to the... more