Collaborating on cargo insurance 
In a new partnership, XPand Logistics will be making use of Breeze’s data-driven platform to increase the number of shipments that may be protected by insurance policies. The platform created by Breeze, a provider of digital insurance, can be used to optimise quote... more
Implementing three digital prongs 
In conversation with Unilode CEO Ross Marino. Unilode is in the starting blocks to present its services and solutions at its stand at the forthcoming Iata World Cargo Symposium in Hong Kong from 12 – 14 March. The major provider of unit load device (ULD) and galley cart services... more
Investing in Barcelona’s hinterland network
On the Zaragoza - Caspe - Tarragona line in Northeastern Spain, infrastructure manager Adif is extending the sidings at Chiprana, Nonaspe and Flix stations by 750 metres. Among other things, the EUR 10 million project includes changes to the track system and routing as well... more
Port of Switzerland braves 2023's economic waves
The Port of Switzerland recorded an 8% increase in cargo handling in 2023, totalling 4.97 million t, slightly below the 5 million mark. The rise was attributed to a 46.5% increase in the storage of mineral oil products after a significant reduction in 2022. Container traffic... more
A tote to tackle automation problems
Loadhog is launching a new tote container to support the automation of intralogistics services. The Autotote 64 is designed to run efficiently and smoothly on automated systems and is to be used for automated storage and distribution. Thanks to its moulded design and... more
Shunting by remote control
HSL Logistik, a privately run railfreight company based in Germany, has taken delivery of a new Euro 9000, bringing the number of these locomotives in its fleet up to three. Two more are currently still in production and are to follow at a later date. Produced by the Swiss... more
From Bolloré Logistics to CMA CGM
Thierry Ehrenbogen, previously CEO of Bolloré Logistics, has been promoted to senior vice president, development & strategic account, at CMA CGM. His appointment, effective 1 March 2024, is linked to Bolloré’s acquisition by the CMA CGM Group. Ehrenbogen: “After many... more
A busy year for emergency humanitarian charters
In 2023, Air Charter Service had its busiest year for emergency response humanitarian flights in several years, with a number of natural disasters and civil unrest requiring aid and evacuations. Ben Dinsdale, the aircraft charter specialist’s director of humanitarian and... more
Panattoni goes choc-a-block
Once a chocolate factory, now a modern logistics space: Panattoni is taking on a project in Cologne, transforming the premises of the old Gebrüder Stollwerk factory into its new Campus Köln Ost. The development will combine a city dock structure of ten units with a... more
Stressless links between the UK and the EU
Pall-Ex Group has launched a new streamlined service designed to strengthen European distribution services and simplify transports to and from the EU. The service introduces a gateway in the UK to EU countries, with end deliveries completed by Pall-Ex Group’s European networks.... more