On the long haul with 100 e-trucks 
DB Schenker has signed an agreement with Mercedes Benz Trucks to take delivery of the new eActros Long Haul. DB Schenker will begin to take over 100 e-trucks from the start of series production in 2024 and thus expand its fleet of sustainable vehicles. This e-truck model can... more
RWI/ISL: a pessimistic outlook
The container throughput index of the RWI (Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics) rose to 122.4 points in February 2023, offsetting the low value of the previous month (117.2 points). The institute notes, however, that... more
Scanlog picks Lars Lerstorp
Scandinavian freight logistics specialist Scanlog has appointed Lars Lerstorp as commercial director rail & road freight solutions, with overall commercial responsibility for the company’s transport solutions within rail, road, and multimodal freight. Lerstorp will... more
Expansion in South-Eastern Europe
Intermodal specialist Metrans has acquired a 51% stake in Croatian Adria Rail, a rail operator and a provider of railfreight services from the Adriatic region to Central and South-Eastern Europe. The inland terminal in the Serbian city of Indija, near the capital Belgrade,... more
Two log tech companies to exploit synergies
ITA Consulting Group, provider of the B2B multi-carrier shipping solution Letmeship, is strengthening its position in the European courier, express and parcel (CEP) market with the acquisition of Parcelparcel. Founded in 2013 in the Netherlands, the company helps companies in... more
Accelleron: good FY/2022 and plans for the future
Accelleron is looking back on a positive first financial year as an independent company: the Swiss supplier of turbochargers for heavy-duty applications, which was spun off from ABB, ended 2022 with sales of USD 780.5 million and grew by 3.2%. Despite the difficult... more
Expanded container services in Benelux
Contargo Berry took over the transport enterprise Transport Clynhens J. on 1 April 2023, thus strengthening its container transport offer on water, rail and road as part of its trimodal portfolio. Clynhens J.’s main activity is the transport of standard and reefer containers... more
Between Southwest Germany and the USA's Southeast
"Inspire", the penultimate "Jumbo" produced, has inspired Kuehne + Nagel to launch a new flight connection, running from Chicago to Stuttgart and then to Birmingham, AL in USA, with which the global logistics provider recently agreed a partnership. Marko... more
Fashion brand moves to fancy Frihamnen port
Ports of Stockholm and Gant have signed a seven-year tenancy agreement for 4,700 sqm of premises at Frihamnen port in Stockholm, Sweden. The premises are on the ground floor of the Magasin 3 building, one of the historic warehouse buildings at the port with a panoramic view over... more
Airbus expands its ‘make-in-India’ activities
Airbus has awarded a contract to Tata Advanced Systems (Tasl) to manufacture cargo and bulk cargo doors of the A320neo aircraft family. The contract is a significant step towards increasing Airbus' competitiveness in the single-aisle aircraft market and supporting the ramp-up of... more