Marlink's innovation for NYK Line 
Marlink, a digital solutions company, will extend its smart hybrid network solutions, including the Starlink LEO internet service, to the owned fleet of Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line). NYK Line has been using Marlink's services since 2013. After a... more
"Finnsirius" wins Ro-Pax of the Year award
On 20 September, Finnlines’ newbuilding “M/S Finnsirius” was named the Ro-Pax of the Year 2023 by the ‘Ferry Shipping Summit’, which assembles a large number of professionals within the shipping industry, including ferry, ro-ro and ro-pax operators, ports and suppliers.... more
First batch of Euro 5 trucks now in South Africa
Volvo will hand over 45 Volvo FH Euro 5 truck-tractors to add to DHL Supply Chain’s South African fleet. The company has already received the first five units, with the balance to be delivered by November this year. All the FH Euro 5 units were assembled in the... more
New Wildberg facility for Schuon Group
The Schuon Group is expanding its contract logistics services and increasing its capacity for handling lithium-ion batteries at its Wildberg facility, which will enlarge the logistics area on this site to around 40,000 sqm. It is the largest investment in the company's history... more
Pharma logistics welcome you to Basel! 
This year’s Pharma Logistics Days (PLD), which are being staged in Basel on 27 and 28 September, is the 4th edition of this important national meeting. The PLD is an integral part of Ilmac, a top industry event for the chemical and life sciences in Switzerland, and offers... more
Moving closer to 80 intermodal services per day
The UK-based carrier GB Railfreight (GBRF) has opened a new maintenance hub located alongside the East Coast Mainline in Peterborough. The GBP 5.75 million (EUR 6.6 million) facility is larger than six-Olympic swimming pools. It was completed in just ten months and will be key... more
Another air cargo carrier picks Airblox
The online B2B marketplace platform Airblox has onboarded Pacific Air Cargo, a US cargo carrier established in 2000. Brian Kolb, VP of Strategy at Airblox: "Its unwavering support for the communities it serves aligns perfectly with our mission to provide the air cargo... more
Next level for zero carbon aviation
The project of the first airship to perform a non-stop world tour with no CO2 emission was showcased during last week's Climate Week NYC: Eleven years after starting the 100% round-the-world flight with Solar Impulse, Swiss national Bertrand Piccard is set to circumnavigate... more
Arvato opens facility near Madrid
Arvato has opened the first two units of a new logistics centre totalling around 142,000 sqm in Illescas, around 40 km south of Madrid. There, the supply chain and e-commerce service provider currently handles all logistics and fulfilment services for the online business from... more
1,000 km with just one LH2-fill
Daimler Truck has reached another milestone with its hydrogen and battery-powered vehicles. A public road approved prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck covered a distance of 1,047 km across Germany with one fill of liquid hydrogen (LH2). Powered by a cell-centric fuel-cell... more