Total to deliver the LNG for CMA CGM's newbuilds 
The French energy player Total and Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM have signed an agreement for the supply of approximately 270,000 t per year of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) over the coming 10 years. The supply is to feed CMA CGM’s future 15,000 teu container ships that will... more
More GDP certificates for Gefco
The French automotive logistics company Gefco has won the GDP certificate (good distribution practice) for the carriage of pharma products by road in nine more countries. After an analysis conducted by the auditing company Bureau Veritas, Gefco’s subsidiaries in Bulgaria,... more
Pfenning Logistics expands services for automotive industry
Pfenning Logistics is continuing to expand its service portfolio for the automotive industry in Germany’s Rhine-Neckar region. For Daimler, the logistics services provider has inaugurated a storage facility in Hockenheim. With a staff of 100, Pfenning Logistics offers... more
DFDS strengthens ro-ro link between Belgium and Sweden
The ferry operator DFDS is bringing a new vessel into service with double capacity in comparison to its predecessor. The newly built “Hollandia Seaways” is one of the largest ro-ro vessels in the world and will increase capacity to and from the port of Gothenburg (Sweden) by... more
Infrarail: RIA showcases small companies
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) in UK partners with exhibition organisers Mack Brooks for its upcoming rail trade show Infrarail, which will take place for the first time at Olympia London from 12 to 14 May 2020. The partnership will see RIA organise the RIA hub, the... more
Conversion of military airport raises questions
The conversion of the military airport in Dübendorf (Icao: LSMD, Switzerland) into a civil airport has raised many important questions that were not taken into consideration when the project was planned in 2013. For security reasons, the planned flight operations must be... more
Four more airports to tackle wildlife trafficking
Executives from the airports of Hong Kong, Munich (Germany), Sydney (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) have signed the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration. They join more than 100 transport companies since 2016 in their fight against illegal... more
New president for Germany's railway industry
At the annual general meeting of Die Bahnindustrie, the German association for the railway industry (VDB), Volker Schenk resigned from his position as president after a four years’ mandate. “This year was marked by a focus on eco-friendly, future-oriented mobility services.... more
Pema joins TIP group
TIP Trailer Services, a provider of trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repairs across Europe and Canada, has completed the acquisition of Pema, a company that rents and leases commercial vehicles across Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.... more
New member expands pallet network in UK
Sustained growth across EV Cargo business Palletforce in UK has led to Kent-based Express European Couriers becoming the latest major haulier to join the expanding distribution network. Express European Couriers is the twelfth new business to join Palletforce this year with... more