Nine new trucks to boost recycling fleet 
Surrey (UK)-based Britaniacrest Recycling has taken delivery of nine new Volvo trucks to boost its operations in the south east of England. The group of FE, FMX and FH models join a Volvo dominated fleet of over 45 vehicles. Two 18 t FE 4x2 skip loaders are producing 250 hp.... more
165 job losses in Basel
The DSV Panalpina Group has informed employees at the former Panalpina headquarters in Basel (Switzerland) about its plans for the location. As part of the integration, overlapping corporate functions and positions will either be cut or relocated to the headquarters in... more
IAG Cargo offers end-to-end monitoring
IAG Cargo has launched a partnership with Cargo Signal, a Seattle (WA, USA)-based logistics platform that uses IoT technology, to offer customers a new tracking service for cargo. It provides customers with enhanced end-to-end monitoring and notification features, using cellular... more
ADAC invests in partner network
With “Werkstatt Plus” the ADAC Truckservice, a product offered by the German national automobile association ADAC, is expanding its quality and sustainability programme. A key measure is the introduction of a uniform system of compensation for the service partners.... more
Port of Hamburg to remain stable in 2020
The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA, Germany) has decided to make no adjustments to port dues levied for use of the port of Hamburg by seagoing, inland or port vessels. In recent years, changes for seagoing ships were already below the inflation rate. Following various... more
Italy to expand its rail-road hub Quadrante Europa
Infrastructure manager RFI and the ZAI Consortium have presented a further EUR 59 million investment in the Quadrante Europa interport in Verona, Italy. The project includes the realisation of the new fourth module, which is equipped with five tracks with a length of 750 m.... more
Temperature-controlled ULD specialist expands in Asia
Vaqtec, a pioneer in highly efficient products and solutions in thermal insulation, is strengthening its position on the Chinese market. The German company offers Chinese clients a comprehensive portfolio of safe, cost-efficient and green temperature controlled packaging... more
Gustav Seeland wins award
At the presentation of the award of the German federal working group heavy transport and crane work (BSK) in Rostock-Warnemünde (Germany) Gustav Seeland was again on the winners’ rostrum and won the first prize. The company was honoured for the development of a special steel... more
Introducing more Asia - Europe routes
Effective immediately and in addition to its existing routes from major Asia Pacific markets, Fedex is expanding the destinations of its international economy service to cover Bulgaria, Malta and Cyprus and its international economy freight service to Romania and Estonia,... more
More fashion labels move into e-commerce hub
The location Brieselang near Berlin (Germany) has been given a long-term perspective: Fiege had taken over the logistics hub from Zalando in April 2019 and announced plans to develop the site into a multi-user centre. Now, fashion label Gerry Weber is moving its e-commerce... more