Waberer's receives 50 lightweight semi-trailers 
Hungarian transport group Waberer's is putting 45 three-axle and five two-axle Berger trailers into operation. The vehicles represent an investment worth nearly EUR 2 million and will be deployed in both regional and international services. The current acquisition is another... more
Ten days paid fertility leave
European transport and logistics provider XPO is now offering ten days of additional paid leave for UK and Ireland colleagues while they or their partners undergo fertility treatment. This applies equally to anyone in any relationship. The policy is part of XPO’s commitment... more
Kuehne + Nagel: changes in management team
Kuehne + Nagel have announced two management changes in its Middle East and Africa region: Damian Raczynski (left) has been appointed national cluster manager for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman as of May 2023, while Bert Bloem (right) assumed his new role as national... more
Stena Line to relocate at Port of Gothenburg
Gothenburg Port Authority and Stena Line have signed a 25-year agreement to enable the shipping company to relocate its operations to Arendal, a part of Port of Gothenburg, Scandinavia’s largest port. The move “is a logical step that gives us synergies and strengthened... more
Volta Trucks launches service centre in UK
The manufacturer of green vehicles has officially opened its truck-as-service hub in Tottenham, London. The facility is the first to open in UK and is designed to be the main destination for routine servicing and maintenance of vehicles in the London area. The hub will... more
Canada seizes AN-124
Canada’s government has ordered the seizure of a Russian-registered cargo aircraft currently grounded at Toronto airport, pursuant to the "special economic measures act". The targeted An-124 is believed to be owned by a subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Airlines and... more
Driversim for MIT
A full-service provider of comprehensive terminal operating system (TOS) solutions, Tideworks Technology (Tideworks), has introduced its latest product at Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT), Mexico. Diversim is a simulated, supplemental training tool for terminal yard... more
Automatic small parts store to speed up processes
Space for 1.4 million pairs of shoes: Elten, a manufacturer of safety and work footware, is expanding and modernising its central warehouse in Uedem on the Lower Rhine in Germany. With more than 5,000 order lines daily, it had long been clear that logistics would have to... more
Collecting milk without much noise
Swiss haulier J. Meier Grüt has taken delivery of a new Renault Truck D Wide P6×2 three-axle truck. Every day, from 23.00 h to 09.00 h, the vehicle is on the road collecting milk from local farmers in the Zurich Oberland. The 460 hp of the new truck are required to transport the... more
Spain to test bio-fuel trains
Maersk, Renfe and Cepsa are preparing to test rail transports powered by second-generation bio-fuels between Algeciras and Madrid in Spain. The partners will use renewable diesel fuel on the non-electrified section between Algeciras and Cordoba and renewable electricity on the... more