World’s largest suction sail installed on a ship 
Bound4blue, a Spanish company that develops automated wind-assisted propulsion systems, has installed two " e-sails" on Dutch flagged "Eems Traveller", a 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel owned by Amasus. It holds the record as the largest suction sail ever... more
PCC Intermodal gets four Traxx
The new multisystem locomotives from Alstom will be used in cross-border operations between Poland, Germany, Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia. PCC Intermodal is headquartered in Poland and now operates 15 electric locomotives in total. Besides the delivery of four electric... more
Dachser growing in Finland
The logistician will start operating a new logistics centre in Pirkkala, in the south of the country, in the summer of 2024. The new facility for handling general cargo is located at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport and will cover an area of around 5,000 sqm. It also includes an... more
Regulatory expert joins Artba legal team
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (Artba) has hired Prianka Sharma as vice president and counsel for regulatory affairs. She joins Artba from the small business administration’s (SBA) office of advocacy, where she was assistant chief counsel for... more
Pall-Ex: different size, easier distribution
The Pall-Ex Group in UK has introduced ‘Parcel Pallet’, which includes a new pallet size for parcel distribution measuring 0.6 m x 0.8 m x 1 m and featuring a maximum weight of 150 kg. This differs from the standard base micro pallet currently offered within the sector, as... more
DB Schenker: a new site in Glasgow
The new multi-modal site at Hillington, Scotland, offers more than 1,580 sqm of warehousing space and more than 750 pallet positions for storage and pick/pack services. The high-security site features full camera coverage which includes its own external yard for devanning... more
Etihad Cargo partners with Wallenborn Transports
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has appointed Wallenborn Transports as its road feeder service (RFS) partner for Europe to expand its scheduled and specialised services in 27 countries, facilitating cargo transports between Etihad Cargo's main... more
Railfreight association: a tandem takes the helm
Effective 1 July 2023, Neele Wesseln assumes the role of managing director of the German Association of Railfreight Companies. Wesseln previously held the position of deputy managing director and will now share her new responsibilities with Peter Westenberger, representing... more
Man: series-produced e-trucks ready in H1/2024
The German-based manufacturer is starting series production of the new electric truck at its Munich plant next year. The company has already trained 2,600 employees in the safe handling of high-voltage technology and new electric components in more than 17,000 training hours.... more
Reusable boxes to ship pharmaceuticals
In Germany, the express service Trans-o-flex recently delivered the millionth shipment in a reusable box for the pharmaceutical manufacturer MSD. At the beginning of 2021, MSD was the first pharmaceutical company in the human and animal health sectors to switch to a newly... more