HHLA acquires a 51% stake in Roland Spedition 
The remaining 49% of the shares of the Austrian-based hinterland traffic specialist will remain in the hands of both co-shareholders Christian Gutjahr and Nikolaus Hirnschall, who will continue to manage the business. Roland Spedition was founded in 1982 and handles a yearly... more
Shuttles now run on electricity
The Nosta Group is now shipping goods for Felix Schoeller emission-free, with the two companies having jointly purchased three electric Volvo FHs for this purpose. The trucks carry paper products to and from the Felix Schoeller plant in Weissenborn, Germany. Nosta has... more
Share of e-trucks to increase to 60%
DHL Freight has put its first fully electric tractor-trailers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks into service for deliveries and distribution at its Koblenz and Hagen sites in Germany. The truck stationed in Hagen makes transport more sustainable on round trips between the DHL branch... more
Fairfield Freight Hub shifts more goods to rail
The intermodal rail-road hub in Ashburton, New Zealand’s Mid Canterbury region, is already in operation and replaces the old terminal which was too small to meet current freight demand. Fairfield Freight Hub allows Kiwi Rail to increase the amount of local freight... more
Wolf Spedition joins groupage network
From 1 May, the German family business will take over the area from Neukirchen near the Czech border to Geiselhöring/Feldkirchen near Straubing as the new system partner of Online Systemlogistik (OSL) in Bavaria. Wolf Spedition is part of the Michael Wolf OHG group which... more
Maritime Transport orders 18 e-trucks
The zero-emission 42 t trucks are supplied by Scania, Renault, and DAF and scheduled to arrive from late 2024 to early 2025. Maritime will also install electric charging stations in its UK network, which comprises 41 transport depots, rail terminals, and dedicated container... more
Networking at its finest
250 representatives from the transport and logistics industry recently met at the Astre annual congress "Boost your business" in Nice, France. Representatives of Astre Dach also joined the logisticians, sales experts, and dispatchers attending the conference, whose... more
UK carrier introduces another rail link
The new intermodal service connects Southampton and the Hams Hall Railfreight Terminal in the West Midlands. GB Railfreight (GBRF) will operate five trains a week to Hams Hall with a further option to link Southampton with Mossend International Railfreight Terminal in Scotland.... more
CJ Logistics tests autonomous parcel trucking
The project will test an 11 t autonomous truck loaded with actual parcels travelling six times a week on a 218 km truck route from CJ Logistics’ Incheon Center to the Okcheon Hub Terminal in South Korea. Conducted in partnership with the start-up Mars Auto, the pilot began in... more
Prototype swap body to transport more goods
The French Modalis Group has partnered with the Belgian engineering firm Agesia to create a new type of lightweight swap body for the intermodal transport sector. The prototype with a lightened floor is made from special steels and a composite material. The new 45 ft unit... more