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
WFS and DSV extend growing global partnership
DSV has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a long-term European Gateway cargo handling contract in Liege, Belgium, extending their growing global partnership. This latest agreement between the two companies reflects WFS’ diversifying role at the centre of the air... more
First gearless vessel to call Port Moresby
Motukea International Terminal (MIT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services (Ictsi) located in the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, has welcomed its first gearless vessel. This is a ship without cranes that relies on shore-based equipment... more
Melvin named 'Outstanding Woman in Supply Chain'
South Carolina Ports president and CEO Barbara Melvin (middle) received the Outstanding Women in Supply Chain award from supply chain management students Halie Fairchild (left) and Jenna Murphy (right) at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “In choosing a recipient, we... more
Maersk opens warehouse in Cape Town
A.P. Moller – Maersk has inaugurated its first warehousing and distribution facility in Cape Town in South Africa. The hub will offer easy connectivity to rail, road, air and port infrastructure and serve as an important link in integrated logistics solutions. The new... more
Shifting more goods to rail
Oman and Etihad Rail has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Brazilian mining company Vale, to explore the use of rail to transport iron ore and its derivatives between Oman and UAE. The train will run between Vale’s industrial complex in Sohar Port and... more
CBP and FDA seize Apetamin worth USD 688,000
US Customs and Border Protection officers and US Food and Drug Administration consumer safety officers seized over 25,000 bottles of Apetamin, an appetite-stimulating and potentially harmful weight-gain supplement popularised on social media, on 28 April 2023, after it arrived... more
Three new faces on BVL’s board
On 9 May 2023, around 120 BVL members met for the annual general meeting at the Transport Logistic trade fair in Munich. More than 60 other members had transferred their votes to those present in Munich and some of them took part at the meeting online. The main item on the... more