Hybrid locos for English Channel 
Socofer is supplying Eurotunnel with 19 hybrid locomotives that will be used to pull maintenance wagons on the rail tracks between UK and France under the English Channel. The locomotives are equipped with the INT-53 battery pack supplied by Leclanché, a Swiss manufacturer of... more
MSK Pharmalogistic opens new distribution hub
The family-run, full-service pharmaceuticals service provider is planning to use the new site in Bensheim (Germany) as a GDP (good distribution practice) and GMP-certified (good manufacturing practice) logistics centre for the storage and transhipment of pharmaceuticals and... more
RWG to keep growing
The handling capacity of the container terminal Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) is set to increase by 1.8 million teu. This improvement is part of the new expansion plan that has been drawn up for the Prinses Amaliahaven on the Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam. RWG will be... more
More Italianità in Lithuania
The Italy-headquartered 3PL Codognotto is continuing its international expansion by opening a new branch in Vilnius, Lithuania. The company aims to create its own intermodal network for transporting goods between Central Europe, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. The new site... more
Switzerland: additional funds for car transport
In Switzerland, the Federal Council has decided to increase its financial support for car loading facilities by a further CHF 40 million in addition to the CHF 60 million already allocated in 2018. It is also proposing to the Swiss parliament to slightly modify the financing... more
First time bunkering of a UECC vessel
United European Car Carriers (UECC), a provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transportation in Europe and its partners Dutch biofuel provider Goodfuels and vessel owner NYK have successfully completed a delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen. Daniel... more
DB Schenker adds capacity in strategic location
The logistics service provider is setting up a new cross-dock terminal with an office building on more than 70,000 sqm in a strategically favourable location in Neunkirchen, Germany, by the end of 2024. With 119 loading gates and 10,500 sqm of warehouse space, the new... more
Shipbob snags supply chain expert from Amazon
Global omni-fulfilment platform Shipbob has hired Melissa Nick as its first chief supply chain officer. She joins the company with over 20 years of professional experience, spending the last nine+ years at Amazon, most recently as Amazon's VP of North America customer... more
Ifoy awards for six companies
The International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year awards are out. In 2023, 21 companies with 23 products and solutions were finalists in the eleventh round of the award. In the category "AGV/AMR", the award was won by Agilox with the intelligent... more
Dachser inaugurates high-bay warehouse
The logistics provider had begun to put its new facility in Memmingen, Germany, gradually into operation over the last few months. It invested some EUR 30 million in the fully automated warehouse. Construction started in spring 2021. Located within Dachser’s Logistics... more