Duvenbeck Group picks COO 
The Duvenbeck Group, a Germany-based logistics provider with more than 6,500 employees working at 40 business sites in eleven countries, has appointed Christian Seidl as its new chief operating officer (COO) to oversee the company’s business in its ‘road and contract logistics’... more
Approval for first converted e-truck in France
The 12 t Renault Trucks D was originally equipped with a combustion engine and was retrofitted into a battery-powered electric vehicle. The e-truck has now been leased for a period of several years to Extime, a company that operates duty-free stores at Paris Airport. The... more
DX acquires in Northern Ireland
Delivery solutions provider DX has added to its Northern Irish portfolio and acquired Express Freight, gaining access to a 12,140 sqm base close to Belfast. With 50 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry, Express has now amassed a team of 115 staff operating out... more
SBB Cargo International now in France
With the newly founded SBB Cargo France, based in Huningue, Alsace, and its own safety certificate for the country which it received from the European Railway Agency on 21 November, SBB Cargo International is strengthening its position on the Rhine-Alpine corridor. As from the... more
A transport bridge between Turkey and Milan
The new service was jointly developed and introduced by intermodal operator Alpe Adria, ro-ro operator DFDS, SBB Cargo International and the port of Trieste. In Italy, the new train links the ro-ro terminal in Trieste with the Malpensa intermodal terminal in Sacconago in the... more
Dachser invests in more e-trucks
With the new battery-electric vehicles the logistics specialist Dachser has set up an emission-free delivery zone in the centre of Cologne, Germany, for all deliveries and pickups of non-refrigerated goods. Two Fuso e-canter electric trucks, each with a gross vehicle weight... more
MOU to drive modal shift
PSA Antwerp and Combinant have signed an MOU to enhance connectivity between PSA’s deep sea terminals and the Combinant rail terminal in the port of Antwerp, promoting a modal shift from road to rail. The integrated service will link PSA's Noordzee and Europa terminals with... more
Handing over the baton at Wascosa
Wascosa is bidding farewell to Peter Balzer (left), who will leave the company at the end of the year after more than a decade of service, first as CEO and then as an advisor for the past two years. As the company’s COO and member of the executive board, Thomas Schilliger... more
Duvenbeck expands in northern Germany
Duvenbeck has taken over Sander Logistics Group, thus adding Sander’s locations in Hamburg, Itzehoe, Rostock, Halle and Moosburg to its portfolio. Sander has been working in the transport sector for almost a century, which provides complementary local expertise for Duvenbeck’s... more
From Otto Group to DKV Mobility
Sebastian Klauke will take over as new chief executive officer (CEO) of DKV Mobility on 1 April 2025. He will succeed Marco van Kalleveen, who will not be renewing his contract at his own request after six years as CEO. Until the handover, van Kalleveen will continue to lead the... more