AAL sets eco-surcharge 
AAL Shipping has introduced an 'EU ETS Surcharge' to offset costs from the EU's new carbon emissions trading rules starting in January 2024. The additional fee will apply to all cargoes on AAL-operated vessels to or from European ports and be separate from standard freight... more
Erfa re-elects president and vice president
At its meeting in Milan on 16 November 2023, the board of directors of the European Railfreight Association (Erfa) re-elected Dirk Stahl as president and Maciej Gladyga as vice president. Both mandates are for a two-year period up until November 2025. This period will... more
Germany and Poland on top of the list
Railfreight transport in the EU decreased by 0.5 % in 2022 compared to 2021. Germany recorded the highest railfreight transport performance in the EU in 2022, and Poland the highest increase from 2021 to 2022. Fourteen out of 25 EU countries recorded a drop in tonnage... more
A promotion for Mike Ligthart
Seko Logistics, a provider of end-to-end logistics services, has expanded the role of Mike Ligthart as global commercial director for its government, space & defence vertical. Based in Rotterdam, Ligthart previously headed the company’s commercial operations in Emea and... more
DHL speeds up road haulage decarbonisation in UK
HVO fuel is now actively being rolled out in the majority of DHL’s on-site fuelling stations in the UK, in addition to investments already made in deploying vehicles running on biogas and electric vehicles. With installation scheduled for completion by the end of the year,... more
Frasers Property to build Düsseldorf site
“The Tube” is Frasers Property Industrial’s newest German project and scheduled to be completed by Q1/2025. The logistics park near Düsseldorf-Reisholz will aim for maximal sustainability and be built by Goldbeck International. 70,000 t of demolished material and 12,500 t of raw... more
Wolfgang Pelousek appointed managing director
Wolfgang Franz Pelousek has assumed the position of managing director of Städtler Logistik. He will join Stefan Anschütz at the helm of the Nuremberg-based transport logistics specialist of the Solvares Group. Pelousek has a degree in engineering and business administration... more
Looking after Italian interests 
Industry association brings logistics professionals together in Belgrade. More than 200 participants from Italy, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia came together on 26 October for a conference on ‘Transport and logistics – at the heart of the economy’. It was hosted by Confindustria... more
Redesigning global GSA network
Avianca Cargo has restructured its GSA network and announced new partnerships that allow it to continue working closely with specialised teams in different key global markets. Juan Correa, VP of sales: "We relied on collaborations with best-in-class business partners with... more
Driver shortages to double in five years
Over 3 million truck driver jobs or 7% are unfilled in 36 countries, a report of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) shows. Surveying over 4,700 trucking companies in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, which represent 72% of global GDP, IRU has found that truck driver... more