Pall-Ex picks commercial director for UK 
Pall-Ex has appointed a UK commercial director to accelerate growth in its new era as a management and member-owned pallet network. Former Palletways Network development director Michelle Naylor brings 25 years’ experience within the logistics industry to the role and will... more
Segro exits Austria
Segro has sold City Park Vienna, which comprises a cross-dock warehouse, a recently developed urban warehouse park and development land, to Nuveen Real Estate. The asset was sold for EUR 65 million, in line with the December 2019 book value. The warehouses total 20,100 sqm... more
Paving the way for methanol in shipping
A consortium of European maritime research and technology corporations, amongst them the Port of Antwerp, Lloyd's Register, the Swedish Maritime Administration and Heinzmann, have launched the so-called "Fastwater" project. It is designed to demonstrate the feasibility... more
An excellent year for pharma shipments by air
The growth of pharma shipments by air since 2017 and the development of premium products by airlines for temperature controlled healthcare and life science shipments, prompted Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to make a multi-million EUR investment in pharma centres at 12... more
ATC appoints group manager charter and solutions
Volker Dunkake, who has been working for ATC Aviation Services since 2014, has been appointed group manager charter and solutions for the ATC Group effective 1 July 2020. Before Dunkake joined ATC in Germany as head of product for Etihad Airlines he worked in senior roles in... more
Ekol strengthens partnership with Regatta
Ekol Logistics in Poland and UK-based outdoor clothing company Regatta recently signed a new six-year contract. The companies have been working together since January 2018. Until now, Ekol Poland has been running a 10,000 sqm warehouse for Regatta and storing 28,000 stock... more
Higher tolls as incentive for modal shift
In Switzerland, Euro IV and Euro V trucks will be lifted from the medium to the highest level of the performance related heavy vehicle charge (LSVA) as from 1 January 2021. By raising road tolls for these HGVs, the Swiss federal council hopes to increase the incentive to... more
New vehicles to speed up deliveries
Globaltruck in Russia plans to use new cargo vehicles for its express delivery service, which it provides through its subsidiary Cargopipeline. The Russian FTL-trucking company has acquired ten extended semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The high-margin service allows the... more
Air Canada moves big life-saving load to London
Air Canada Cargo, which regularly transports radioactive material used in cancer treatments and takes numerous precautions to ensure that they are handled safely and in accordance with all applicable regulations, recently flew a life-saving piece of medical equipment from... more
Change of ship crews still in crisis
Two days before the international "Seafarers' Day", the situation of crew changes in the global merchant fleet has not improved. Alfred Hartmann, president of the Association of German Shipowners (VDR), made an urgent appeal to states that prevent seafarers from... more