Inaugural commercial flight for USC 
ACC Aviation now provides support to Madagascar Airlines on another ACMI flight in collaboration with USC, an airline based in Germany. The first flight was conducted on 5 September 2023, from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Ivato International Airport in... more
First BYD electric truck trialled
Waberer's is the first company to have tested a BYD Europe 19 electric truck in the EU. The 15-day trial focused on urban distribution in Budapest and was managed by Waberer's subsidiary, WSZL. When scheduling the daily routes, emphasis was placed on maximising the truck's... more
Neomatch optimises matching process
Neocargo is developing Neomatch, a matching system for its platform that shows its partners automated suggestions for available cargoes. Artificial intelligence works in the background to reliably match orders and vehicles. "The matching suggestions can save time, money... more
Four Parx: a new facility in Lower Saxony
Four Parx, a developer of commercial and logistics space, is constructing a real estate in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. Taurus Investment Holdings is the main investor in the project. The commercial area is located in the north of the city of Hildesheim and has connections... more
A new Dutch marine duo
Global Transport Solutions (GTS) has acquired Ship Spares Logistics (SSL), creating a marine logistics partnership in the Netherlands. GTS specialises in maritime supply chain solutions through its Marinetrans brand, while SSL offers marine logistics services such as barge... more
Ten years of collaboration in Europe
Hutchison Ports Europe Intermodal (HPEI) and RTB Cargo are celebrating their ten years of collaboration. The intermodal network operator (formerly European Gateway Service) and the traction supplier began their partnership in 2013 with train links between Rotterdam and Venlo.... more
Soget opens academy
Soget designs, develops and operates solutions to enhance its customers' logistics, port and customs performance. It also offers customer training courses, work-study programmes and local, national and international academic partnerships to promote its know-how. All these... more
Gotthard road tunnel now also closed!
The Gotthard road tunnel has been closed. On Sunday afternoon, 10 September 2023, parts of the concrete came loose near the north tunnel portal and fell onto the carriageway. There is a 25 m long crack in the intermediate ceiling. The Federal Roads Office (Fedro) is working... more
A “Gateway Star” is born
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar in as part of a strategic partnership with DSV, enhancing North America’s connectivity to Europe, Middle East and beyond, effective 7 September 2023. The route, named by DSV as... more
A tailwind for Ventofoils
The Dutch company Econowind is pushing ahead with the building of its wind propulsion system Ventofoils to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of sea-going vessels. The Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) and Horizon Flevoland have now... more