UK to modernise 38 truck stops 
In the UK, the government and industry are investing GBP 16 million (EUR 18.7 million) in more parking spaces, better welfare facilities and safer rest areas for truck drivers in England. The upgrades will include new showers and restaurants, better lighting, and secure... more
We need you!
It’s a tough call, with so much uncertainty facing the freight forwarding and logistics sector, but now is the time to step up apprentice recruitment, the British International Freight Association says. Bifa director general, Steve Parker: “Now, more than ever, we need to... more
Turning up the heat for freezing Icelanders
Neo Air Charter and its customer Blue Water Shipping pulled out all the stops to deliver urgent heat pipes needed to repair Iceland’s critically important geothermal community heating infrastructure. 20,000 households on the Reykjanes Peninsula endured temperatures of -15°... more
Seafreight sustainability partnership
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and HMM are collaborating to advance sustainable seafreight solutions, in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Hellmann aims to reduce its scope 3 emissions in seafreight, partnering with HMM to use second-generation marine biofuel and manage... more
Ankara's rail hub: links to all Turkish ports
Ankara’s intermodal terminal Baskent, Turkey, has opened its first rail line and a 700 m platform. It is operated by the Ankara Baskent organised industrial zone and Eti Logistics under the umbrella of Yilport Holding and recently processed its first train. The hub is... more
Seaports appoints interim MD
The marketing company of the seaports of Lower Saxony has announced changes in its leadership which will come into effect next month. Managing director Andre Heim is leaving on 31 March 2024 at his own request to take on a new role outside the company. The new interim... more
Automated future at Sines
PSA Sines in Portugal has introduced six new fully automated rubber-tired gantry cranes (aRTGs), as part of its transition towards fully automated yard equipment. Added to the existing twenty-nine, the new units will be used to enhance productivity, safety, and sustainability at... more
Ukraine/Turkey extend visas for goods transport
The extended agreement applies to visa-free bilateral goods transports and transit traffic between the two countries and is to remain in force until at least the end of the war in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian ministry of transport, 15% of exports from Ukraine to... more
Building a European transport network
The Mosolf Group is now working with Apcoa, a European car park operator, to expand its urban logistics services and create hand-over zones for its customers. The group will use Apcoa's infrastructure and network of urban hubs to enhance its delivery services and bring the... more
A strategic partnership for cargo handling
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, for cargo handling services at twelve major international airports in Europe, Scandinavia, North America,... more