E-mixer delivers green concrete in London 
Aggregate Industries in UK has launched London’s very first electric-powered concrete mixer. The 26 t electric vehicle from Renault Trucks will serve the business’ busy London concrete arm, supplying essential ready-mix concrete materials in the capital. Ideally placed to... more
Adding Cleveland and Columbus
Sun Chief Express has teamed up with the freight forwarder and global logistics provider UWL to expand its inland point intermodal (IPI) programme. The addition of Cleveland and Columbus to its network will enhance the reach and capabilities of the company’s transport... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Hákarl is a typical Icelandic dish made from fermented Greenland shark. The smell and taste are so intense that it is served with a glass of aquavit. more
Nordic carrier digitally increases efficiency
Webcargo has announced that the Norwegian airline Widerøe has joined its cargo booking platform, aiming to deliver real-time rates, capacity and e-bookings. Over 3,500 forwarders in 10,000 offices now have access to air cargo shipments from Norway, Denmark, and UK through... more
Smarthop welcomes Jay Hinson
Smarthop, a freight booking and fleet management platform, has appointed Jay Hinson as its new general manager of Fintech. A seasoned financial services executive, Hinson joins Smarthop to lead the company’s expansion of Fintech tools within its self-service TMS platform for... more
A contract to deliver 1.8 million footballs
Deutsche Post DHL is the new logistics partner of sports equipment manufacturer Derbystar, the official ball partner of the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, Germany’s top two football leagues. In addition to numerous other products of the company, such as teamwear,... more
UP to serve new industrial park
The US class railway will be the exclusive rail service provider of the new Rail Park in Buckeye, Arizona (USA). The park’s first tenant, Rehrig Pacific Company, recently broke ground on its 24,155 sqm injection moulding plastics manufacturing plant. In spring 2024, Rehrig... more
A new train service from South East Europe
Shippers now have another option to bridge the distance between Asia and Europe: the Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new regular cargo train linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), to Budapest in Hungary. It will run... more
Hauliers demand higher EU fleet limits for trucks
In a letter to EU lawmakers, 41 medium-sized companies, including DPDHL, Kuehne und Nagel, Contargo, Knauf Insulation, have joined international groups in calling for fleet limits to be increased from the currently proposed -45% to -65% in 2030. In comparison to the European... more
Bvlos flights to transport medical radioisotopes
Drone Delivery Canada has gained official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“Bvlos”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its care by air drone route. With the Bvlos flight authorisation, DDC’s drones will be able to operate beyond... more