Scandlines' eco "Futura" ferry 
Scandlines' new zero-emission freight ferry, the "Futura," made its first appearance on water at the Cemre Shipyard in Turkey on 25 November 2023. This eco-friendly vessel is set to operate on the Fehmarnbelt route between Germany and Denmark starting in 2024.... more
Hardware and software in azure skies 
ITA Airways in partnerships with Jettainer, Webcargo, Cargo One. After the Lufthansa Group’s investment in ITA Airways, announced in May, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Jettainer, wholly-owned by Lufthansa Cargo, has been asked to continue with the cargo equipment... more
Ady Container partners with shipping companies
The intermodal specialist has joined forces with Maersk and Cosco to realise new projects for container shipments via the sea route. Maersk will bring the containers, carrying fish feed, to Georgia’s Poti port, where they will be loaded onto platforms and delivered to Baku... more
Low-carbon H2 plant for the Seine axis
Haropa Port and Verso Energy have agreed to establish a low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic fuels production plant in Grand-Quevilly, France. Slated for operation by 2029, the EUR 500 million project will produce over 50,000 t of hydrogen annually and create new opportunities... more
Trains for grains and energy
The Austria-headquartered LTE-group is renting four locomotives from leasing company European Loc Pool (ELP). Two Euro Dual units are currently being delivered and will soon go into service after a short training session. The locomotives, made by Stadler Rail, are used for... more
Refinancing debt and investing in Italian airports
2i Aeroporti, a company controlled by the Third F2i Fund (51%) and jointly owned by Ardian Infrastructure and Credit Agricole Assurance (49%), has completed a EUR 540 million five year bank financing transaction, with a tranche of EUR 220 million to refinance existing debt and a... more
Ecology and AI take centre stage
In this year’s Young Forwarders' Competition, the German Freight Forwarding & Logistics Association issued a call for ecological and/or economical customer or industry solutions - and expectations were not disappointed. Winner Anja Kohler (second from right, formerly... more
An easy way to explore diverse transport options
Freja Transport & Logistics has launched its new online tool Freja Footprint Analyzer. With this tool, users can get an overview of their CO2 footprints all along the transport process. The company can immediately see what happens to the CO2 footprint when changing the... more
ITG expands Austrian fashion network
ITG has acquired the provider 2RUN Logistics to expand its fashion logistics network in Austria. This comes with a new 40,000 sqm hub in Reichersberg, Upper Austria for the storage of up to 400,000 fashion articles. Originally founded as the replacement for Escada’s insolvent... more
New branch manager to drive Dutch development
Europa Road in Rotterdam has hired Dennis Henderson as its new sales branch manager. With a wealth of experience and knowledge of the local market, he will help drive the business following its successful launch in February this year. From a standing start, the team of five... more