A fresh start in Spain 
Rhenus is adding a new service in Spain to transport the country’s local fresh and frozen food products. Dubbed Rhenus Fresh, the division will build on existing models in Europe, Asia and Latin America to tap into the Spanish fruit and vegetable production market. With a... more
Another gateway to Asia 
Berlin-based airfreight booking platform welcomes new customer Philippine Airlines. Philippine Airlines is set to expand its marketing capacities for digital bookings through a new partnership with Cargo One. The Filipino national airline is currently also in the process of... more
Allcargo welcomes global finance director
ECU Worldwide, Allcargo Logistics’ wholly owned global subsidiary and a LCL consolidation specialist, has appointed Stephen Dunn as global finance director. Based out of ECU Worldwide’s office in Dubai, he will oversee the global finance function and drive the transformation of... more
Quicker and greener transports to Turkey
The logistics provider Hellmann and Talay, a Turkey-based intermodal specialist, have formed a new partnership, in which Talay carries goods from the Turkish ports by ro-ro ships to Trieste in Italy. Here, the cargo is reloaded onto block trains and transported to hubs in... more
More efficiency through digitalisation
In Upper Styria in Austria, the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group and Voestalpine are working at the Donawitz site to optimise rail-bound supply chains, including supply and process control, with the help of digitalisation. The aim of the project is to avoid empty runs, improve the use... more
Schenker to open semiconductor site
DB Schenker is expanding its semiconductor logistics portfolio and developing a new 18,000 sqm hub near Amsterdam. At this location, the logistics provider will be able to operate 12,000 sqm of space for its storage, cross-docking, vendor managed inventory and returns... more
IAPH 2024 sustainability awards are out
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) recently announced the winners of the IAPH 2023 Sustainability Awards during the gala dinner of the IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg: American, European & Asian ports are all among the winners, with Ulsan Port... more
ADL gets three green trucks
The new vehicles - two FM Electric 4x2 trucks and an FH Aero 460 6x2 tractor unit - join the two Volvo e-trucks which Alliance Flooring Distribution (ADL) received in early 2024. The UK-based company is now operating all five Volvos from its recently opened carbon-neutral... more
Adding in Austria
Craiss Generation Logistik is expanding its site in Weis, Austria by 20,000 sqm to strengthen its partnership with its customer, Siemens Energy. By enhancing the warehousing capacities of the hub, which was first opened in 2021, Craiss seeks to meet the growing demands for... more
Seacube bolsters its board of directors
Seacube Container Leasing, a specialist for intermodal equipment leasing solutions and one of the largest purchasers of refrigerated containers in the world, has added two members to its board of directors: Anthony Chiarello, who has been appointed to chairman of the board, and... more