Space for fashion storage almost doubled 
After only one year of cooperation, Arvato and Guess have enlarged the warehouse at Clip Group's logistics park in Jasin near Poznan, Poland, from 20,000 sqm to 32,000 sqm. The expansion project was fully complete within three months and increased storage capacity... more
Icao and WFP bolster collaboration
Icao and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have entered a new landmark collaboration agreement aimed at advancing civil aviation safety, efficiency, and sustainability in humanitarian operations. This strategic partnership, forged under the auspices of the Icao... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Crackers have holes in them to prevent bubbles from forming during baking - the holes enable the steam to escape, which keeps the crackers flat instead of rising like biscuits. more
Nine more ports "Pers" certified
At its annual conference held in Bremen this year, the European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) congratulated a large number of ports for being certified according to the "Ecoports" environmental management standard (Pers). The recipients of Pers certification are:... more
CFO and COO: Helrom fills key positions
Helrom has appointed two new executives to its board, thus strengthening its corporate management team. Wolfgang Maier (left) will join the Helman as chief operating officer. He is a renowned and experienced top manager in railfreight transport and the former head of operations... more
Funding to improve freight transport in Canada
Canada’s government has earmarked up to CAD 12.5 million (EUR 8.7 million) in investment for the Essex Terminal Railway Company to finance a cargo terminal infrastructure expansion project at the Port of Windsor. The project aims to shift the transport of goods from trucks... more
New facility for perishables in Seaport
Worldwide Perishables (WWP), based in New England (USA), has opened a new facility in the Seaport District of Boston, MA. In addition to the existing 3,716.12 sqm facility in the Chelsea Airline District, this new Seaport location will serve as a critical hub for WWP 's... more
Balancing traffic flows in Belgium and Spain
Transuniverse, a Belgian freight forwarder specialising in groupage services, has been working on a daily basis with Salvat Logistica since May 2023. The Spanish company operates important traffic flows to and from Belgium and has an extensive nationwide distribution network,... more
Braving the mistral on the waters
Schmidbauer helps get an offshore wind farm off the coast of Marseille started. After more than three years of planning by Schmidbauer the offshore wind farm ‘Provence Grand Large’ off the coast of Fos-sur-Mer in the greater Marseille area is now being implemented. Its special... more
A hub for cross-border trade in Malaysia/Thailand
Construction of the new inland port BKH-ICD in Kedah in Malaysia near the border to Thailand is proceeding according to plan. Once in operation, the hub is designed to boost trade between the two countries, PKT Logistics said. The BKH-ICD Inland Port will be equipped with... more