Financial partnerships for fleet expansion 
Columbia Finance Solutions, the financing arm of the Columbia Group, has taken a stake in Ahorn Capital, a Hamburg-based platform for institutional and professional investors. The partnership will widen the range of financing options for clients' fleet expansions and... more
Alha starts consolidation at new Truccazzano site
Italian air cargo services provider Alha Group has transferred all operations of the Pioltello station in the eastern suburbs of Milan to the new warehouse in Truccazzano. Since yesterday, 6 June 2022, all former Pioltello activities are now processed in Truccazzano, with the... more
UK P&I Club picks William Beveridge
The UK P&I Club, which specialises in P&I insurance and other services for the international shipping community, has appointed William Beveridge as its new chief underwriting officer. Currently, Beveridge is CUO at Newline Underwriting, the international insurance... more
Girteka going super-green
Lithuania-based road specialist Girteka Logistics has chosen a brand-new design to illustrate its ongoing transformation. The group is a major carrier in Europe, transporting more than 960,000 full loads of cargo with almost 9,000 own trucks per year. Edvardas Liachovičius,... more
Enhanced cross-border rail interoperability
The European Commission has approved a EUR 8 million Slovenian scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail and remove barriers to interoperability. Under this scheme, railfreight companies will receive direct grants to finance the integration of the European... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is fear of the number 666, which for some people is ‘the number of the beast’ and symbolises the devil. Did you survive 6/6 yesterday? more
A jacket via Cherbourg
The jacket construction that is to support the electrical substation of the Fécamp offshore wind farm has just entered the port of Cherbourg. This jacket is 60 m high and weighs 1,200 t. It was towed on the Stralsund barge, which itself is 90 m long and 32 m wide. Installed... more
Exposing the blind spot
Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck. The system uses a dual radar on each side of the truck to detect other road users – such as cyclists. When someone is in the blind spot zone, the... more
Expanding into Denmark
The Rhenus Group has opened two new sites in Denmark. With its locations in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Rhenus Air & Ocean plans to strengthen the group's connections with the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, and UK. Scandinavia is the company's latest focus. Rhenus... more
PISR finds new COO
Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has announced the appointment of Captain Georgios Tsouris as its COO. In this newly created role, Tsouris will be the senior executive of the digital registry. A master mariner, he will operate from PISR’s headquarters in Greece.... more