Installation for Vectura completed 
Dematic has completed an automated buffering and sequencing system for Vectura, one of Norway’s major distributors and logistics service providers for alcoholic beverages. As an upgrade of Vectura’s existing automated pallet warehouse, the intelligent automation technology... more
“Niches, not volumes” 
Schneider expanding its range of services – with a global perspective. Schneider Transport, which is headquartered in Switzerland and runs activities all across Europe, is further expanding worldwide. Daniel Girod, COO Sea & Air, and Martin Isler, COO Road Europe, describe the... more
Four times more vehicles moved by rail
Train transport continues at full speed in Spain’s Port of Valencia: In H1/2023 more than 87 trains per week travelled to and from the port, compared to 83 in the same period in 2022, bringing the total number of trains in H1/2023 up to 2,180. The number of containers... more
All-inclusive rental offers for e-trucks
Renault Trucks has created a new rental offer specially designed for SMEs in Switzerland’s transport sector. During a minimum rental period of four months, interested companies can test the deployment of electric vehicles without obligation and gain experience. The rental... more
Stolt-Nielsen appoints new CEO
Stolt-Nielsen has announced that after 23 years as chief executive officer, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will step down from his current role on 1 September 2023 and will assume the role of chairman of the board of the company. He will be succeeded as CEO by Udo Lange. Lange, who... more
UK logistician completes a decade of growth
It’s been ten years now since the transport entrepreneur Andrew Baxter acquired the Europa Worldwide Group, which today is one of the UK’s largest independent logistics providers. In August 2013 the company had 400 employees in nine UK branches and one site overseas, in Hong... more
Order to extend locomotive fleet to 100 Vectrons
The French-based rolling stock leasing company Akiem has commissioned an additional 15 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The order was placed as part of a framework agreement for the purchase of locomotives that was signed in December 2021. Locomotives... more
Donsin Airport: back to square one
The new leadership of Burkina Faso, which had just swept to power after a military coup, granted the concession for the construction and operation of the new Donsin airport in the country’s capital Ouagadougou to the French company Meridiam almost ten months ago. The... more
Changes at the helm at Cathay Cargo
Effective 1 August 2023, general manager cargo commercial George Edmunds assumed a new position as CEO at Hong Kong Aero Engine Services (Haesl). He will be replaced by James Evans, a seasoned executive with extensive experience in the Cathay Group. In addition, Frosti Lau... more
Sustainable warehouse in Wesel
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions recently celebrated the opening of a new business site at the Rhine/Lippe port of Wesel, Germany. Covering 86,000 sqm, the logistics building fulfils all the conditions for gaining Breeam Excellent certification. It is setting new standards in... more