Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate
On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce the railway capacity on both sides of the Rhine... more
UECC helps JLR mitigate EU emission compliance costs
Luxury vehicle manufacturer JLR has joined UECC’s ‘Sail for Change’ initiative, leveraging low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) to decarbonise its logistics chain. JLR is the fourth automaker to adopt this programme, which uses LBM supplied by Titan Clean Fuels to cut... more
Waberer’s grows in Hungarian intermodal sector
The forwarder Waberer’s has acquired a 62.5% stake of the railfreight operator Gysev Cargo and intends in a second step to increase its stake to 70%. Gysev is Hungary's second-largest rail transportation service provider and offers services in Hungary directly and through its... more
Delivering humanitarian aid at lower cost
Windracers has agreed to partner with Aviation Sans Frontières to operate Windracers Ultra – the low-cost self-flying cargo aircraft designed and manufactured in the UK – to deliver supplies for humanitarian organisations in Africa, starting from early 2025. “Aviation Sans... more
New weekly Emirates freighter to Copenhagen
Emirates SkyCargo has announced the deployment of a weekly freighter to Copenhagen airport in a media release, thus increasing its network to 38 destinations. According to the company the measure has been implemented because of the growth in volume of over 20% from Denmark,... more
Integrating parcel pick-up in Iberia
DHL and CTT Expresso are cooperating in the e-commerce field on the Iberian Peninsula to set up a comprehensive parcel pick-up and delivery network in Spain and Portugal. The partnership will see the local logistics company acquire DHL’s Portuguese e-commerce business and become... more
First eActros delivered to Contargo in Germany
The 20 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles will go into operation straight away at various locations of the container hinterland logistics network for container transport between port and customer. Contargo is one of the first enterprises worldwide to take... more
Handing over the baton at Finnlines
Finnlines plc’s board of directors has appointed COO Thomas Doepel, who is also its vice-president and deputy CEO, as the shipping line’s new president and CEO from 1 March 2025. Tom Pippingsköld had previously informed the board that he’ll retire, and it has been agreed that he... more
Restructured Mediterranean routes
Arkas Line is expanding its global shipping network with the launch of its India Med service (IMS) on 10 February, linking the Mediterranean and Indian markets. Operated with four vessels with capacities of 2,500-2,800 teu (which will increase to five in June), the IMS will... more
Land-based power for Grimaldi terminal
Port of Barcelona improving its power supply. An onshore power systems at Grimaldi’s ferry terminal in the Catalan port of Barcelona (Spain) has arrived. The countdown to the connection of the first ferries next January has thus begun at the shipping terminal closest to the city. more