33 robots to automate warehouse 
Contract logistics specialist Fiege is currently implementing an auto store project at the Mega Center in Greven-Reckenfeld, North Rhine-Westpahlia (Germany). The aim is to automate storing and order picking processes for small parts. The new facility features 75,000... more
Transport network continues to grow
Brocklehurst Transport in UK has become a shareholder member of the Pall-Ex network. The Dewsbury-based haulage company will therefore be able to extend its pallet network services to a wider customer base and expand its offering in the North of England. Established in 1986,... more
Swimming for a winning team
Winning Logistics in Guinea, a West African branch of a global logistics provider headquartered in Singapore, has ordered two Konecranes Gottwald cranes on barge. After on-site commissioning in Q3/2024, Winning will operate a total of ten of such cranes from the Finnish... more
Tower Cold Chain inks deal with Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has added Tower Cold Chain to its approved roster of temperature-controlled containers for shipping pharmaceutical, biotech and life science products, in a new global rental agreement. A key benefit of Tower Cold Chain’s technology is its reliability in... more
Another option on the China-Russia-Belarus route
Russian rail operator Trans Container and Chinese logistics provider Dragon Link recently signed an agreement to jointly develop container transports between China, Russia, and Belarus. The document specifically provides for cooperation in the organisation of... more
Selling trucks at a price per kilometre
Quantron and Goldstone are forming a joint venture (JV) to jointly develop a digital platform for the Quantron-as-a-service offering. It will enable Quantron to provide trucks and buses to its customers at a price per kilometre. The digital platform will act as a transaction... more
Quantron gains new chairman and investor
Sustainable passenger and freight transport specialist Quantron has welcomed Hansjörg Cueni as an investor and chairman of the board of directors for its Swiss subsidiary Quantron Switzerland. Cueni brings 50 years of experience as an entrepreneur and investor in sustainable... more
A triple at Malpensa 
Oversized transports urgently completed with the An-124-100. When a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia reported a technical failure the logistics specialist recruited to transport the spare parts had to arrange several flights very quickly. Three of the four flights operated... more
Treviso and Frosinone added to network
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is expanding its nationwide network (Transnet) between Austria and Italy and now linking Treviso and Frosinone with Villach. Treviso is served with one round trip per week. It is a transhipment point for goods and the hub for goods traffic between... more
More space for containers in Vladivostok
Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV), a company of Fesco Transportation Group, is planning to increase its total storage area for containers by 20% in 2025. It has launched first stage of this expansion with a new production site called "Warehouse 81" covering 13,500... more