Port of Guadeloupe opts for continuity 
On Monday 16 October 2023, Marie-Luce Penchard was re-elected as chairman of the supervisory board of the Grand Port Maritime de la Guadeloupe. She will be assisted by Bruno Blandin (left), who was also re-elected to the post of vice-chairman. Both votes were unanimous. With... more
Volta Trucks to file for bankruptcy
The decision follows the recent news that Volta Trucks' battery supplier has filed for bankruptcy. This has had a significant impact on the company’s manufacturing plans, reducing the volume of vehicles that it had forecast to produce, the Volta Trucks board said. Volta... more
Fast Lines Belgium orders two green freighters
Fast Lines Belgium, an Antwerp-based family-owned transport company, has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards for the delivery of two Combi Freighters 3850. These vessels, which will fly the Belgian flag, are part of Fast Lines' commitment to investing in cleaner and smarter... more
Transforming AWB data capture and comparison
Currently, over 60 million air waybills (AWBs) are being typed and compared by hand. "A2Z Scan" now aims to reduce the average human error rate and generate time savings of up to 80% by digitalising the processing of paper AWBs. The software was designed by Champ... more
Stricter CO2 targets for road haulage
The EU’s environment ministers have reached an agreement (‘general approach’) on a proposal that aims to further reduce CO2 emissions in the road transport sector by raising the emissions reduction targets for 2030 and introducing new targets for 2035 and 2040. Until 2040,... more
TT Club appoints new regional GM for Asia-Pacific
Kamel Tlili took over as regional general manager Asia-Pacific for the international freight and logistics insurer TT Club on 3 October 2023. He will be based in the company’s Singapore office. Tlili joins TT after six years of leading British Marine’s P&I underwriting... more
Ammonia-fuelled engines by WinGD
Swiss marine power company WinGD is set to supply ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines for two 46,000 cbm LPG/ammonia carriers to be constructed for ‘Exmar LPG BV’, a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The two 52-bore X52DF-A engines will be... more
Circle Group wins MNSW contract
In partnership with Open Plan Consulting, Circle Group has won a EUR 144,000 contract in the European Maritime Safety Agency's (Emsa) tender to assess the feasibility of establishing a maritime national single window (MNSW) for countries on Europe’s borders, which include... more
12,000 km through six countries
The first China-Europe freight train from North China's Shanxi province to Spain arrived at the Abronigal railfreight station in Madrid on Monday, 16 October 2023. The maiden train left the Zhongding Logistics Park on 16 September and travelled 12,000 km through six... more
Linking Spain and France without border stop
On November, Synergy is launching an intermodal service connecting the Hutchison ports’ Best Terminal Barcelona (Spain) with the city of Toulouse (France). The railway will run three times weekly in both directions with a capacity to transport 180 teu each way. As the port... more