More support needed to halve road fatalities 
Seven members of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) committed USD 3.6 billion for road safety initiatives in developing countries during the period 2018-2022. Among the initiatives were three standalone road safety projects - in Bangladesh (World Bank), India (Asian... more
First zero emission inland container ship launched
Nike has introduced the "H2 Barge 1" at its European Logistics Campus in Laakdal, Belgium. Nike is partnering with the Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) and BCTN Network of Inland Terminals as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions and waste... more
A new "Galaxy" for Vinci
Paris-based Vinci Airports, a private airport operator, has selected Kale Logistics Solutions to digitise handling operations at several airport cargo stations in Europe, Asia, and Americas. The global logistics IT services provider, which is headquartered in Mumbai, has... more
Noerpel to acquire Erka
The Noerpel Group, headquartered in Ulm, Germany, is taking over Erka Internationale Spedition in Stuttgart, Germany, with retroactive effect from 1 January 2023. With the acquisition, Noerpel Group is significantly expanding its market position in Germany and strengthening its... more
First e-reachstacker for Venlo intermodal terminal
Rail transport specialist Cabooter Group has received its first fully electric reachstacker from Kalmar following a a six-month testing period. The reachstacker will continue operations at Cabooter’s Greenport Venlo intermodal terminal in the Southeast of the Netherlands.... more
Burkhard Fischer assumes chairmanship of AAA
Burkhard Fischer (right) has been elected chair of the Association of Average Adjusters for the term 2023-2024 and has pledged to help strengthen support for the international members in the body which has served the marine claims sector for more than a century and a half.... more
Hanzevast renews communications infrastructure
Dutch Bulk carrier operator and investor Hanzevast Shipping reports that its four handysize bulk carriers “Hanze Gdansk", "Hanze Gendt", "Hanze Genua" and "Hanze Göteborg", each double-hulled, 35.000 DWT vessels with four 30 t cranes, have... more
Ukrainian air cargo carrier launches first service
Founded in July 1939, the ITJ knows that wartime is not necessarily unfavourable for starting a new business in the logistics sector. Supernova Airlines, which is part of the Nova Group, was founded in 2021, and in January 2023 was the first among Ukrainian companies to... more
New shipment planning system now available
Australian technology specialist Fluent Cargo has launched its multi-modal routing engine and platform. The solution helps to find the best ways to get any shipment to and from any location in the world using available modes of transport. Users simply input an origin and... more
Venipak acquires Dutch e-commerce wholesaler
Lithuanian-owned international parcel delivery company Venipak has acquired Strengholt Entertainment, an e-commerce wholesaler based in the Netherlands. Venipak expects to use this transaction as a basis to expand its e-fulfilment, or full e-commerce order fulfilment... more