FMS opens new office 
As a part of the strategic expansion of Fr. Meyer's Sohn (FMS), the German logistics company is opening a new office in Arnstadt (Thuringia). The launch of this location in the middle of Germany is part of the FMS Overland strategy and will offer both existing and new... more
Etihad Cargo extends handling framework
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group, has renewed its cargo handling agreements with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS). The three-year framework extension will see WFS continue to provide the flag carrier of the UAE with warehouse... more
More hinterland connections for German seaports
As part of its German network, IGS Intermodal Container Logistics will connect its Heilbronn location with the German seaports Hamburg and Bremerhaven as from April 2020. Initially, the container trains will run three times per week and direction on this route. The company... more
Forwarder orders large number of tailor-made e-vehicles
UPS has placed an order for 10,000 purpose-built electric vehicles from Arrival and has also announced an investment in the UK-based e-vehicle developer. The initial 10,000 vehicles will be rolled out in the UK, Europe and North America from 2020 to 2024, worth hundreds of... more
Intersped Logistics scoops top award
Intersped Logistics, a European transport and logistics provider based in South East London and Nottingham (UK), won the commercial excellence-multi trunk award at the Fortec distribution network annual awards – commended by judges for their innovation. Rebecca Wayte,... more
Panattoni to build another facility for Haase
Panattoni is setting up another logistics centre for Haase Hausgerätelogistik in Garbsen (Germany). The real estate developer will construct the build-to-suit property on a 30,702 sqm plot. The project comprises 15,000 sqm of logistics area, 700 sqm of office and social areas... more
Hellmann expands executive board
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics is expanding its executive board: the previous position of COO air & sea has been divided into two separate areas of responsibility to give a greater focus to the strategic expansion of the two product areas on an executive level. Thus, Jan... more
More details on Finnlines' construction programme
The Finnish shipping company Finnlines, owned by the Grimaldi group, is building three new RoRo ferries of the Superstar class at the Jingling Chinese shipyard. Delivery is scheduled for 2023. The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid power conversion system to these... more
Leipzig/Halle airport's pharma operations Iata certified
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), Europe's fifth-largest airfreight hub with 1.24 million t of cargo handled last year, has gained Iata CEIV Pharma certification, enabling it to process time-critical, temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments around the clock. Following a... more
Daimler takes another step towards sustainability
Truck manufacturer Daimler has opened a new charging park for electric commercial vehicles at the Stuttgart-Untertürkheim headquarters in Germany. This development is a further step in the company’s electrification strategy and related corporate activities. The innovative... more