'Cargo toolbox' app to serve whole sector 

KLM Cargo’s ’compliance knowledge centre’ (CKC) has developed a ‘cargo toolbox’ app, which can be used for co-loading segregation checks based on Iata norms (for example for DG). Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will be the first operator to start using it. It is based on the... more
London P&I Club joins seafarers’ welfare association 

The London P&I Club has become a member of the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (Iswan), a network of international organisations committed to improving the welfare of seafarers.The London Club can now become more active in helping to improve the lives... more
InstaFreight offers second digital service 

Transport management services are the second offering of the Berlin-based, digital freight forwarder InstaFreight. The company already provides forwarding services. Having successfully tested the pilot project with several large-scale enterprises over the past twelve months,... more
Lineas and Tabaknati build new hub 

Belgium railfreight operator Lineas and logistics company Tabaknatie will set up collection points for containers outside of Antwerp (Belgium) to spread the number of trucks during the Oosterweel works on the Antwerp ring road. The initiative comes after Lantis and the Port... more
New multimodal access to the port of Barcelona 

In a joint effort between the authorities and private companies, a protocol has been inked concerning the new southern road and rail accesses to the port of Barcelona. The ministry of public works, the Generalitat de Catalunya; Adif, the Spanish corporation of rail... more
Because Manhattan Associates is worth it 

The French global beauty company, L’Oréal, which was founded 110 years ago, has chosen to implement Manhattan Active Warehouse Management, a software as a service (SaaS)-based and cloud-native solution. The first implementation is due to be launched by mid-2021, with... more
BDI flying high 

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the main index of the international dry cargo freight market, has maintained its upward trend for five consecutive sessions and recently surpassed the 2,000 point barrier, reaching 2,097 on 7 October. This is the highest mark since September last... more
Logwin takes business with China to the streets 

11,000 km through China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Poland to Germany. The 235 boxes of bicycle parts from a Chinese plant in Dongguan, which Logwin, based in Luxembourg, transported for the first time by truck to Koblenz in Germany instead of by rail or sea freight, were... more
DF Industrial Partners grows 

DFI, a project developer of commercial and logistics property based in Germany, is founding two new offices in Stuttgart and Hamburg and therefore also strengthening its sales team. In order to make local exchange easier with the municipalities and the partners, DFI is now... more
An e-vehicle for city logistics 

In the old town of Freiburg, Germany, logistics service provider Dachser has designated an emission-free delivery area of roughly 1.5 sqkm. Effective immediately, B2B and B2C customers in the old town will receive all their groupage shipments via a 7.5 t all-electric Fuso... more