InPost picks CFO 
The European e-commerce logistics provider InPost has appointed Francisco Javier van Engelen Sousa as CFO, effective 2 April 2024. He will succeed Adam Aleksandrowicz, who decided to step down after seven years at the company. Van Engelen most recently held the position of... more
A tough year for IDS Logistik
2023 was a difficult year for the German general cargo network operator, with consignment volumes falling by 5.6% and the B2C business also declining. With the economic clijmate remaining weak in 2023, turnover was disproportionately low at all 54 IDS locations, recording a... more
Welcome aboard 'M/S Finncanopus'
Finnlines' new vessel, ‘M/S Finncanopus’, has arrived at Ports of Stockholm, marking its maiden call. This follows the introduction of ‘M/S Finnsirius’ in September 2023, as part of Finnlines' fleet renewal on the Kapellskär – Långnäs – Naantali route. Like the ‘Finnsirius’,... more
Reborn at the Black Sea 
Bulgarian capital Sofia to set itself apart as a pan-regional dry port. Several ongoing key projects in Bulgaria are intertwined. The port of Burgas first doubled the capacity of its terminals through its ‘Rebirth 28’ project, and then expanded its logistical potential inland by... more
Metrans: another expansion in Southeast Europe
HHLA’s rail subsidiary Metrans, an intermodal company, has acquired 100% of the Adria Rail Group. It operates in Serbia and Croatia and runs its own rail transport services from the Adriatic to Central and South-Eastern Europe. Adria Rail covers 70% of container transports... more
More trains to link Belgium and north Italy
The Swiss intermodal specialist Hupac is strengthening its transalpine network through Switzerland with new connections between Zeebrugge (Belgium) and north Italy. It has launched a new shuttle service linking Zeebrugge with Piacenca, which will run two roundtrips per week.... more
Logistics hub of the future on a historic site
At 100 years old, the building of the Renault Trucks distribution centre in Vénissieux no longer meets the environmental and operational standards required for today’s logistics business. The commercial vehicle manufacturer is therefore constructing a new building with a... more
DS Smith renews all its fleet
DS Smith Logistics in the UK has taken delivery of 61 new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units. They arrived under a long-term contract-hire agreement from TIP Group and will replace all the haulier’s 61-strong truck fleet. The new FMs, paired with curtainsider... more
A PCM first for the pharma logistics industry
During last week's Air Cargo India, Germany-based Vaqtec launched "Thermal Coat", a packaging solution for the pharma industry equipped with innovative "Va-q-gel" technology, which allows to coat temperature-sensitive goods directly while saving space.... more
Constantly improving Cargonaut
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Schiphol) has launched the upgraded version of its port community system (PCS) after four years of collaborative development with its fully owned cargo information platform, Cargonaut. The PCS is a single tech platform for information and data... more