West of England picks new claims handler in Greece 
The West of England P&I Club, a mutual marine insurer, has appointed a new claims handler, Lucie Ryan. She will be based in the club’s Greek office which has just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Ryan has a degree in consumer marketing from Manchester Metropolitan University... more
DKV buys a 25% share of VAT Services
DKV has bought a 25% share of Spanish VAT Services, a provider of international VAT payment services for Spanish customers. The partners agreed not to disclose the purchasing price. In 2018, VAT Services generated a turnover of more than EUR 200 million, with more than 1,500... more
First unitised direct train connects Coevorden and Nässjo
Samskip has launched a new five times weekly rail connection between Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands and Nässjö, Sweden, in its second significant enhancement of its Swedish services in September 2019. The new link is Samskip’s first direct Sweden-Netherlands rail... more
Remaining 100% CO2-neutral
Schuon carries out all its transport services within Germany while maintaining a CO2-neutral balance. In 2018, the trucks emitted 16,612.0 t of CO2 according to the tank-to-wheel assessment tool. On the other hand, the company saved 16,773.8 t CO2 in the same period of... more
Prologis builds logistics facility in Le Havre
The port company Haropa and the real estate developer Prologis have signed an agreement to build several logistics facilities on a 286,000 sqm area near the port of Le Havre (France). "We welcome the construction of competitive logistics hubs near the multimodal terminal.... more
Leipzig forwarder buys thirteen new semitrailers
The Leipzig (Germany)-based company Lamkewitz Schüttgut-Transporte und Tiefbau has been deploying MAN trucks for years and is now renewing its fleet by purchasing thirteen new vehicles. The company recently took delivery of the first eleven MAN TGX 18.500 semitrailers with... more
Synergy Group opens new office in Copenhagen
Growing demand from European shipowners for ship management services has prompted Synergy Group to open a new office in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new office, Synergy’s 13th worldwide, is headed by Rune Zeuthen, general manager, Synergy Marine (Europe). Zeuthen joined Synergy... more
Lineage Logistics acquires more cold storage facilities
Lineage Logistics, a USA-based provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions, has announced that, as part of its global expansion efforts, it has acquired two facilities from Van Soest Coldstores, a Netherlands-based organisation specialising in the storage and transfer... more
Searching for vessels via Ocean Finder
Airbus Defence and Space, which is headquartered in Taufkirchen (Munich, Germany), has released the latest version of OceanFinder, a digital maritime service to detect, identify and track vessels around the globe. First launched in 2018, the tool is based on Airbus’... more
Groupe ADP wins consulting contracts in USA
In cooperation with ADP Ingénierie, Merchant Aviation, a USA-based aviation strategic and design consulting firm, member of the French Groupe ADP, has just won a series of new contracts in the USA to provide various services in airports planning for airports authorities and... more