More intermodal traffic on the Brenner axis 
Consorzio ZAI, which operates the Quadrante Europa freight transport centre in Verona (Italy), and German intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr are joining forces to jointly promote rail transport between Munich (Germany) and Verona along the Brenner axis. The two partners... more
Three more STS container cranes for Hamburg
After the delivery of two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in 2015 and three in 2017, Liebherr Container Cranes has sold three large dual trolley STS container cranes once again to Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA). They will be operated in HHLA’s Container Terminal Tollerort.... more
Marta Fàbregas takes up the torch
Marta Fàbregas has been promoted to CEO of Onturtle. With over 30 years dedicated to global service for professional international transport, Fàbregas is taking on her new CEO role with the same enthusiasm as on her very first day. "My career at Onturtle started from... more
An autostore facility for 23,000 containers
Contract logistics provider Craiss in Germany has completed the modernisation of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group and set up an automated small parts facility (AS/RS) at its customer’s plant in Tübingen. Small components required for the... more
25 all-electric trucks for hinterland transports
Maersk is pursuing the decarbonisation of its road haulage services and has ordered 25 e-trucks from Volvo for hinterland transports in Germany. The vehicles will be powered by green electricity from renewable sources. The company plans to become carbon neutral by 2040. The... more
Two giant African snails intercepted in Louisville
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted two giant African snails at the Louisville Port of Entry on 18 May 2023. The live snails were discovered at an express consignment facility during an inspection of a parcel arriving from Germany.... more
Nadine Pressl wins top prize
In an all-day competition organised by the WKO Steiermark, an Austrian chamber of commerce, the best young professionals in the industry recently showed how they solve logistics challenges professionally and promptly. Six young forwarding experts vied for victory, in an... more
Room for more growth
Twice as much space: Spedination has moved its headquarters in Austria from Schwoich in Tyrol to neighbouring Langkampfen. The hybrid freight forwarder, which provides logistics services in close cooperation with independent haulage companies, now has 650 sqm of office... more
BGL – postpone CO2 toll plans to 2025
Germany’s small and medium-sized transport and logistics companies are stunned by the federal cabinet’s plans to double the truck toll on 1 December 2023. The German national association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management (Bundesverband... more
Providing access to digital shipping
The freight platform Shipnext and XL Projects Network clinched a strategic partnership agreement at last week’s Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam, the world’s largest project cargo and breakbulk event. Signed by Alexander Varvarenko, the Belgium-based shipping and tech... more