"Curiosity of the Day"
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More logistic solutions for wood transports
Timber holding Segezha Group has signed an agreement with the Fesco transport group on the joint development of logistics services for both the domestic market and exports. The agreement covers transportation from Russia’s Northwest, Central, Volga and Siberian regions to... more
DP World wins coveted sustainability award
DP World has won the prestigious ‘Sustainability Company of the Year’ award at the logistics industry’s flagship event in K. The logistics business also picked up the ‘Port Company of the Year’ award for the second time in three years at Multimodal 2023, the industry's... more
A cargo ship with 100% wind power
Vela, a designer and owner of cargo sailboats, has unveiled the design of its new vessel. It is a first-of-its-kind trimaran cargo ship that will allow the French company to transport goods across the Atlantic Ocean using 100% wind power. The trimaran also enhances stability... more
Quite a performance despite challenging conditions
For Freja, 2022/23 was marked by a market dominated by volatile energy prices, rising inflation and interest rates, and difficulties in relation to freight and storage capacity. But despite these challenging market conditions, Freja can look back on a record year. The... more
Ambrogio opens seventh intermodal terminal
The new EUR 12 million terminal is located in Domegliara near Verona in Italy in a strategic position on the Brenner route. Currently, the terminal offers an intermodal connection with Neuss, Germany, with three departures per week in each direction. This link makes it... more
Fast-tracking to decarbonisation
Rhenus is receiving twelve hybrid trucks that can run on B100 biodiesel. These new units will bring the logistics provider one step closer to fully decarbonising its road fleet in France by 2030. The use of B100 biodiesel, which is made from rapeseed oil and completely... more
Swissport reshuffles finance and procurement team
Swissport, a global provider of ground services for the aviation industry, is reorganising its finance and procurement team: Manon Capel (centre) will be group head of tax, Viktor Mura (right) group head of corporate finance, overseeing accounting and treasury, and Miklos Takacs... more
Elfly's "Noemi" at Le Bourget show this week
Norway's Elfly Group presented its new design of its all-electric commercial seaplane, dubbed Noemi (for No Emission) in Oslo on 14 June. A 100-strong audience experienced a full-scale cabin virtual reality (VR) tour of this innovative amphibious aircraft (EG1A). Noemi is... more
Logistics platform to boost trade in Abu Dhabi
AD Ports Group’s digital arm, Maqta Gateway, has signed an agreement with the general administration of customs, Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi department of economic development (Added). The advanced trade and logistics platform (ATLP) will provide digital customs services for... more