Coronavirus restrictions likely to affect shipping industry 
The shipping industry must prepare for potential restrictions to prevent the further spread of the ‘Wuhan’ coronavirus, Hill Dickinson, a maritime law firm, advises. Beth Bradley, a partner of the Liverpool (UK)-headquartered unit, said that shipping companies should be... more
Davies Turner launches AEO consultancy services
Davies Turner is now offering consultancy services on the authorised economic operator programme following a surge in enquiries from existing and potential clients. Davies Turner chairman Philip Stephenson says: “As we’ve seen so far, there still appears to be uncertainty... more
Light swap body improves carriage of heavy coils
Move Intermodal, Belgium, has added 100 Kaessbohrer coil swap body vehicles to its fleet. The light coil swap body K. SWAU CC with a length of 13.7 m was designed and produced by Kässborer in corporation with its customer Move Intermodal to increase the efficiency of coil... more
Rahn Consulting and first mile join forces
Two players in the courier, express and parcel services and logistics sector have formed a strategic partnership. Dirk Rahn (owner of Rahn Consulting) and Wolfgang Beecken (managing partner of first mile) will pool their market presence and sales activities for their companies... more
Acquisition of eco-friendly shunting locomotives on track
German freight operator DB Cargo is ordering the first 50 locomotives from Toshiba and plans to lease another 50 locomotives. Preparations for assembling the locomotives start in 2021 at DB Cargo's maintenance depot in Rostock, Germany. The 50 new hybrid locomotives will... more
Fedex Express announces major investments in France
Fedex Express is planning a series of investments in its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub and various French cities to the tune of EUR 30 million in total, as it announced at the Choose France summit last week. Fedex will invest EUR 20 million in the Fedex European hub at... more
Leipzig/Halle airport marks yet another record
In 2019 cargo handling at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany's second and Europe’s fifth largest air cargo hub, increased for the fifteenth time in succession. A total of 1,238,000 t were handled, representing yoy growth of 1.4%. Freight volumes have increased more than tenfold... more
Sustainable food deliveries in Finland
Finland has one of Europe’s most developed biogas networks, comprising 33 public stations. With such an excellent infrastructure in place, it is not surprising that Havi Logistics switched half of its eight-strong Finnish fleet to Scania biogas trucks recently. The other... more
Ocean Alliance and Maersk switch from Hamburg to Antwerp
From April onwards, the Ocean Alliance NEU 5 service handled by Eurogate Container Terminal Hamburg – CTH will be transferred to Antwerp (Belgium). The service will be run by the Ocean Alliance Partner CMA CGM as FAL 3 with an approximate annual volume of 150,000 teu. Going... more
Hellmann plans new facility for contract logistics
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, which is headquartered in Osnabrück, Germany, will move into a new contract logistics facility in Wörrstadt in April 2021 and thus strengthen its position in the country’s Rhine/Main area. The decision to move out of the current... more