Matteo Gentili named chairman designate of Ucima 
Following consultations with member companies, the designation committee of Ucima (Italian automatic packaging machinery manufacturers’ union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as chairman during the four-year period of 2020-2024.... more
60 million truck kilometres covered in three months
Russian FTL trucking company Globaltruck operated a total of 1,366 trucks in Q1/2020, 3.2% down from the same period last year. The total distance covered by trucks increased by 1.1% and reached 61.2 million km versus 60.5 million km in Q1/2019. Average monthly distance per... more
Planet project celebrates kick-off meeting
Planet (progress towards federated logistics through the integration of TEN-T into a global trade network) has celebrated its kick-off meeting. Planet is a research and innovation project co-founded by the EU through the Horizon 2020 mobility for growth programme. With a... more
UECC's next hybrid newbuild on the horizon
The building of UECC's second LNG Battery Hybrid powered pure car truck carrier (PCTC) is underway. The steel cutting ceremony took place recently at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai. Due to the current Covid-19 crisis, the traditional event was less enthusiastic than usually.... more
More freight for Italy's railways
Schienen VTG has delivered the first 40 of 60 new wagons to Medway Italia in Bologna. The ultramodern, six-acle 80′ Sggrs(s) wagons were especially adapted to meet Medway’s needs and optimised for onward transport by sea – a novelty on the Italian market, VTG said. Medway... more
Novel passenger transport system takes to the skies
The Max Bögl group has sent the first two-section vehicle of the Transport System Bögl with one of the world’s largest transport aircraft to its place of operation in China. This is the next milestone for the finalisation of the demonstration track in Chengdu. The novel... more
Quehenberger opens facility in Belgrade
The demand for logistics services in Serbia is increasing significantly. Quehenberger Logistic SRB has just moved into a new facility, attractively situated, right next to the highway, near the Šimanovci pay toll, at the western entrance to Belgrade. The new location offers... more
Yodel appoints CFO
UK independent parcel carrier Yodel has elected industry expert Ben Mitchell as its new CFO following a period as interim CFO. His most recent role prior to joining Yodel was as corporate finance director at Ellerman Investments Limited. Mitchell then held the role of interim... more
Norway drives digitalisation
Norway has ratified the e-CMR protocol, joining the 25 other countries that have already acceded, and completing coverage across Scandinavia. In place since 2011, e-CMR, the electronic protocol of the standard consignment note under the United Nations Convention for the... more
Barcelona's throughput up to May 2020
The Port of Barcelona has published its figures for the first five months of the current year. Overall, freight traffic fell by 17.2%, totalling 23.75 million t of cargo. Containers recorded a 20% drop with almost 1,158,000 teu moved. With regards to imports, full containers... more