Germany’s rail industry is growing - abroad 
Deutsche Bahn generated record sales of EUR 7.8 billion in Germany in H1/2023, an increase of 15%. However, growth is taking place abroad, with exports accounting for around 40% of sales. The domestic market shrank by 8% to just under EUR 5 billion. Incoming orders in... more
A new head for logistics and distribution
Felipe Morgulis has been promoted to president of UPS Healthcare and Bomi Group's logistics and distribution business for Europe and Latin America (Latam). Morgulis will operate out of Italy as part of the UPS Healthcare leadership team. He will report directly to John Bolla,... more
Appeal against Gateway Basel Nord approved
On 19 October 2023, Switzerland’s federal administrative court ruled in favour of an appeal by Swissterminal against the Swiss government's financial contribution with regard to the planned trimodal Gateway Basel Nord (GBN). The court ordered that the contested rulings must... more
Pay-per-use for electric lorries
Truck manufacturer Scania and digital freight forwarder Sennder have founded a JV in Berlin to accelerate the electrification and decarbonisation of the European road logistics sector. The two companies are introducing Juna, a pay-per-use model for e-trucks, which are two to... more
A step across the Baltic Sea for Hellmann
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has taken a major step into the Baltic States by acquiring the remaining shares of its local partner companies. The acquisition will strengthen its market position in the region and in Northern and Eastern Europe. Hellmann has been present in the... more
DP World's investment in London Gateway
DP World has marked a decade at London Gateway with a GBP 56 million (USD 69 million) investment in four automated stacking cranes (ASCs), bolstering the company’s supply chain infrastructure in the UK. These cranes, supplied by Finnish manufacturer Konecranes, are part of... more
MLP's second logistics park near Berlin
MLP Group, a developer specialising in brownfield sites, is building a 4,600 sqm MLP Park Spreenhagen Berlin. It comprises 36,600 sqm of hall space as well as office and mezzanine space. Seven commercial tenants will be able to occupy individual units (from 3,500-30,000 sqm).... more
A new big player in pharma logistics
The French Walden Group has acquired Ivemar, a Belgian GDP-transport specialist as part of its expansion plans in the European pharmaceutical logistics market. Ivemar will be integrated into Transpharma International (TPI), Walden’s competence centre for pharmaceutical... more
Improving efficiency and road safety
The Germayn-based Nosta Group has completely replaced its in-house vehicle fleet. The full-service logistics provider has now put 34 new vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz Actros 5L series on the European road networks. According to Nosta, upgrading the fleet is a further step... more
Unilode appoints new COO
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a specialist in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, has appointed Janis Balkens as chief operating officer. Balkens has over 20 years’ experience in senior leadership, operational and commercial roles in the... more