Key appointments at XL Global Group 
XL Global Group, based in Aberdeen, has appointed Derren Reid (left) and Mark Chatwin (right) to bolster its fast-growing integrated engineering support services in UK. Reid joins XL Global Group having supported both product sales and high-value infrastructure projects... more
New deal to stir up international parcel market
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DHL) and Poste Italiane have signed a strategic partnership in the Italian and international parcel markets. The agreement is based on four key points: DHL eCommerce Solutions will manage road deliveries of Poste Italians parcels to European... more
HPC puts Indian terminals through their paces
HPC Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) has carried out a technical due diligence assessment for Hapag-Lloyd as a basis for investment in a share of J M Baxi Ports & Logistics Limited (JMBPL). The participation involves twelve port terminal & logistic facilities in India,... more
HGK Shipping: state neglects inland navigation
Steffen Bauer, CEO of HGK Shipping, part of Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln, has criticised one aspect of the federal ministry of transport’s latest study on transport development: the consistent disregard of inland waterway transport. Bauer belives that the federal minister of... more
Schwarzmüller: a trio to take the helm
The Schwarzmüller Group is restructuring its management now that CEO Roland Hartwig has stepped down. Operational management will be placed in the hands of three managing directors, as sole owner and new chairwoman of the supervisory board, Beate Paletar announced at the... more
Now it's time for a full spring checkup
Snow, ice, rain and storms - trucks can be damaged during the cold season. Therefore, it is important to get the truck ready for spring. The most important thing is to remove salt and rust from the underbody and paint, in cavities or edges, European mobility service provider... more
Research to understand and secure supply chains
Production and logistics networks in Austria, Europe and worldwide are facing multiple challenges. The crises of recent years have exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains and transport routes, leading to a multitude of questions on how to design more sustainable and more... more
War-torn Ukraine to receive confiscated cars
Latvia has launched a special transport project - the government in Riga is having cars that have been confiscated transferred to Ukraine. The cars were seized because the drivers drove in a drunken state with over 1.5 per mille. About 200 cars were confiscated in the last... more
Swiss Post in good shape
Swiss Post generated a group profit of CHF 295 million and an ebit of CHF 358 million in 2022, which was CHF 157 million down from 2021. The biggest contribution to the result was made by logistics services and by Postfinance. It's a reasonable achievement, in view of the... more
Logistics warehouse with CO2 negative operation
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions is preparing to operate its new 86,000 sqm site at the Rhine-Lippe port in Wesel, Germany without producing any additional CO2. To achieve this goal, Rhenus has joined forces with the public sector entities Emschergenossenschaft and Lippeverband... more