More Italianità in Lithuania 
The Italy-headquartered 3PL Codognotto is continuing its international expansion by opening a new branch in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company aims to create its own intermodal network for transporting goods between Central Europe, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. The new site... more
Switzerland: additional funds for car transport
In Switzerland, the Federal Council has decided to increase its financial support for car loading facilities by a further CHF 40 million in addition to the CHF 60 million already allocated in 2018. It is also proposing to the Swiss parliament to slightly modify the financing... more
First time bunkering of a UECC vessel
United European Car Carriers (UECC), a provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transportation in Europe and its partners Dutch biofuel provider Goodfuels and vessel owner NYK have successfully completed a delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen. Daniel... more
Two Wah Kong vessels equipped with CCS 
Bureau Veritas (BV), a testing, inspection, and certification company, has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to a Hong Kong shipowner, Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, and to a subsidiary of Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute, Qiyao Environmental... more
G&W to further enhance its fleet
The USA-based transport company Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has ordered 69 certified pre-owned locomotives from Wabtec for six of its short lines. The purchase consists of 35 Dash 9 and 34 Dash 8 locomotives. Wabtec will start to despatch these locomotives immediately... more
DB Schenker adds capacity in strategic location
The logistics service provider is setting up a new cross-dock terminal with an office building on more than 70,000 sqm in a strategically favourable location in Neunkirchen, Germany, by the end of 2024. With 119 loading gates and 10,500 sqm of warehouse space, the new... more
AAPA: air cargo demand declined in May
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (Aapa) recently released its preliminary traffic figures for May 2023. The region’s carriers registered a 193.2% year-on-year increase in the number of international passengers carried to 21.4 million in May, whereas subdued demand... more
Shipbob snags supply chain expert from Amazon
Global omni-fulfilment platform Shipbob has hired Melissa Nick as its first chief supply chain officer. She joins the company with over 20 years of professional experience, spending the last nine+ years at Amazon, most recently as Amazon's VP of North America customer... more
Ifoy awards for six companies
The International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year awards are out. In 2023, 21 companies with 23 products and solutions were finalists in the eleventh round of the award. In the category "AGV/AMR", the award was won by Agilox with the intelligent... more
Dachser inaugurates high-bay warehouse
The logistics provider had begun to put its new facility in Memmingen, Germany, gradually into operation over the last few months. It invested some EUR 30 million in the fully automated warehouse. Construction started in spring 2021. Located within Dachser’s Logistics... more