ITA recognised by Iata 
ITA Airways has had its Iata Ceiv Pharma certification renewed for another three years. The young Italian flag carrier ships pharmaceutical products to a wide network of destinations, offering shippers premium connectivity to and from the Italian market. Fabio Maria... more
DVF hires new expert
The Deutsches Verkehrsforum (DVF) has named Susanne Landwehr head of European policy, rail technology and rail transport, effective 1 February 2023. Landwehr will steer the multimodal association’s positioning in these areas, develop strategic recommendations for action in... more
Södra banking on electricity
The Swedish forest industry group Södra is launching a major initiative to electrify large parts of its vehicle fleet. A new project will study the future potential to operate electric-powered trucks, forklifts and loaders that can help further reduce the association’s... more
400,000 sqm in preparation
There is strong demand for warehouse space also in Europe. DHL real estate has plans for developing 14 units, constructed on ten development sites that are located in major logistics markets in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Italy and Poland. The group spoke of a... more
A double award in Auckland
Ports of Auckland and Damen Shipyard’s “Sparky” have won the outstanding collaboration prize the at Sustainable Business Awards for a joint technical development. “Sparky”, the world’s first full-sized ship handling electric tug is the result of a six-year collaboration... more
Rigid, semi-rigid, blimp? Certainly determined! 
Airship projects on the go in France. The English enterprise Varialift Airships has had to abandon its project, launched in France five years ago (see also ITJ Daily of 16 September 2022). Flying Whales and Voliris seem to be making progress, however. A look at two similar and... more
First batch of grain wagons handed over
Leasing company Ermewa is delivering 200 brand new grain wagons to Rail Cargo Logistics for agricultural and grain transports. The first 25 have already been handed over. A further 175 wagons will follow by the end of 2023. They all belong to the Tagnpps class and have a... more
Deliveries with renewable diesel
At the beginning of November, Fedex Express Europe began using renewable diesel – made from organic matter or waste materials – to fuel a portion of its company-owned trucks. Trucks will use this fuel when they depart from the recently reopened road-hub in Duiven, Netherlands.... more
Cargo-Partner launches new air service
Cargo-Partner is introducing a new air freight solution to and from Amsterdam, to specifically support customers with the import and export of goods to and from Asia. The new air service is managed from Cargo-Partner’s Amsterdam branch, with an in-house team of trade experts... more
Sam Gilliland takes the helm at Accelya
Accelya, a global provider of technology solutions to the travel industry, has appointed Sam Gilliland as its chief executive officer. A recognised industry veteran, Gilliland spent 25 years at the Sabre Corporation starting out as a software engineer. He held a number of senior... more