Two port operators to steer Tees shipping industry 
Gary Dawson, AV Dawson managing director, and Garry O’Malley, Redcar Bulk Terminal (RBT) managing director, take on the chair and vice chair roles for the industry body, the Tees and Hartlepool Port Users Association (THPUA). Dawson takes over the reins from former chair, Stuart... more
EHDH plans to acquire Movianto
EHDH intends to finalise its acquisition of Movianto from Owens & Minor in the first half of 2020. This transaction would create Europe’s largest company in terms of transport and logistics services dedicated to the pharmaceutical sector. Stéphane Baudry, chairman and... more
Breakdown assistance: service centre to be opened in Bosnia
ADAC truckservice is reorganising the handling of its breakdown services. In the future, the reception of incoming calls for assistance and the responsibility for providing breakdown services will be run by two different units. Strategically important business functions will be... more
LHG: strong performance and positive outlook
With around 22.1 million t in 2019, throughput at the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG) matched the level of the previous year. With the leased terminals, the result amounts to 22.3 million t. The around 730,000 units in ro-ro traffic were also on a par with the prior-year... more
Collett expands with Bradford facility
Specialist transport company Collett & Sons has expanded its operations, purchasing 7,000 sqm of warehousing and office space at its new Bradford site. This new 9,300 sqm Bradford site offers excellent access to the motorway network and is perfectly placed to serve the West... more
Blue Water Shipping opens office in Milan
Blue Water Shipping has been involved in providing logistical solutions to Italian clients for many years. To further support and develop this business Blue Water has established an office in Milan. The office will initially focus on serving clients in the oil and gas, power... more
Rhenus Sports Tech takes over distribution services for eGym
Rhenus Sports Tech, which is part of the Rhenus Group, further enhanced its cooperation with eGym at the beginning of January. Since then, the technical value-added logistics specialist has been responsible for distributing and installing digital fitness devices for eGym’s final... more
Record number of connections to China
Italy held bilateral negotiations on aviation services with China in Beijing a week ago. At the end of the meeting the presidents of both countries’ civil aviation authorities signed a declaration of intent. Its implementation will make Italy the country in Europe with the most... more
Street Scooter to be deployed for deliveries in Munich
Amazon has ordered 40 Street Scooter work box electric vans to be deployed at its distribution centre in Munich Daglfing. Complementing the vehicle order, Street Scooter has also installed 60 charging stations at the Amazon site. Amazon is committed to achieving the Paris... more
Nicolas Sartini leaves Ceva Logistics
One year after the launch of the tender offer for Ceva Logistics, the CMA CGM group is strengthening the organisation in order to start the second phase dedicated to making Ceva Logistics profitable again. Part of this restructuring is a change at the helm. Nicolas Sartini,... more