Goldhofer wins SC&RA's President’s Award 
Goldhofer has received the President’s Award from the Specialised Carriers & Rigging Association. SC&RA is an international organisation comprised of more than 1,350 members from 46 nations. The SC&RA President’s Award is presented to a company whose employees have... more
Prologis to build logistics hub near Stuttgart
In April 2022, Prologis acquired a property of 25,000 sqm in Germany's strongest production region north of Stuttgart. The undeveloped site is in a logistics and industrial area in the north of Illingen in the southwestern Rhine-Neckar region. Illingen is attractive for... more
Scotland’s first all-electric tractor unit
Scottish whisky producer Chivas Brothers is now deploying the first all-electric tractor unit to be delivered into service in Scotland. The Volvo FM Electric 6x2 tractor unit pulls a tri-axle box van trailer and operates at up to 44 t gross vehicle weight. It can haul 24 t... more
One elephant and many flowers transit Florida
With Mother’s Day celebrations taking place around the globe, Atlas Air saw flower volumes bloom. This year, the US cargo carrier shipped 8,000 t of fresh roses and a variety of other blooms from Colombia and Ecuador to Miami. Furthermore, in the north of Florida, Atlas Air... more
Transfracht: more intermodal hinterland services
With its Albatros Express service, TFG Transfracht offers daily intermodal connections between the Rhine-Main-Neckar region in Germany and the North Sea ports. The company is now expanding these hinterland transports. From 4 June 2023, the Albatros Express will operate with... more
HHLA releases Q1/2023 results
Despite the challenges caused by ongoing geopolitical tensions, EU economic sanctions and slower economic growth in the first months of 2023, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) “continues to implement its strategy based on sustainability and profitable growth,” so chief... more
Geodis now has six e-logistics hubs
Geodis has opened a new site for e-logistics in in Coventry, UK. The 7,000 sqm site is located in a strategic area with good links to transport networks allowing quick distribution of the products. The facility has the capacity to store more than 500,000 SKUs and to process up... more
1,450 EVs worldwide in two years' time
Ceva Logistics is planning to grow its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) to 1,450 by the end of 2025. The expanded EV fleet would reduce the company’s CO2 emissions by 67,000 t per year — the equivalent of 30,000 round trips by a truck between Paris and Munich. Along with the... more
Genel Transport on Turkey’s best workplace list
Turkish forwarder Genel Transport has been named on Turkey’s best workplaces list for 2023, published by Great Place To Work, which surveys millions of employees worldwide every year and uses those deep insights to define what makes a great workplace. The 2023 list was... more
Stratolaunch completes separation test
One year after carrying a pylon on Roc’s centre wing, Stratolaunch has successfully completed a separation release test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0. The 4 hours and 8 minutes flight was the eleventh for the company's launch platform and the second time the team... more