Boosting business in Barcelona 
Palletways has invested in a new eco-friendly hub that will speed up deliveries to Catalonia and Balearic Islands. The new 2,100 sqm hub is situated in the ZAL in the Spanish Port of Barcelona. Responding to a growing demand for logistics services in the region, the launch... more
Champ Cargosystems now EU-ICS2 compliant
Champ Cargosystems has successfully completed its conformance testing in preparation of the new EU-ICS2 (Import Control System 2) regulation which comes into play in March 2023. This means that Champ's Traxon Global Customs (TGC) and Traxon Global Security (TGS) products are now... more
European network grows by 60%
Eurodis, a network that spans 36 European countries, increased the number of its shipments by 60% in 2022, thus achieving double-digit growth for the third consecutive year. The main driver of this development was again the private customer segment. Eurodis now transports... more
New keel-laying ceremony at FSG
At the traditional keel-laying ceremony at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG), CEO of FSG-Nobiskrug Holding Philipp Maracke, CEO Searoad Chas Kelly, technical marine manager Searoad Tony Johnson, and the youngest apprentice of FSG Dustin Lind, hammered the nails into the... more
Third month of the year, three old "Combi" jumbos
AMS has been exclusively retained to remarket three B747-400 aircraft, serial numbers 28459, 28460 and 30454. The CF6-powered aircraft were manufactured in 1997, 1999 and 2000, respectively. The three B747-400Ms, which can accommodate seven pallets on the main deck behind... more
Thomas Reutter joins VNL's advisory board
The Verein Netzwerk Logistik (VNL) has appointed Thomas Reutter, Borealis vice president for Polyolefins product/asset and supply chain management, to its advisory board. At Borealis, Reutter and his team have been responsible for planning and optimising the production and... more
Port of Bilbao grows above the Spanish average
A total of 32.7 million t passed through the Port of Bilbao in 2022, up 1.5 million t (5.1%) on 2021 figures and 3% higher than the average of all of Spain’s state-owned multi-purpose ports. Traffic has not yet returned to pre-pandemic figures but, with the stevedoring... more
Regional warehouse added to logistics network
Industrial and logistics real estate specialist Panattoni has handed over the new logistics park Freiburg South, Germany, to Hornbach. The new facility provides the DIY company with around 13,900 sqm of space as well as parking spaces for cars and trucks. Hornbach will use it as... more
460 hp more for truck fleet
The Swiss transport company Wüthrich has added a Renault Trucks T460 4x2 to its fleet, making it the seventh Renault vehicle. The haulier specialises in national transports, mainly timber transports as full loads. Other mainstays are haulage contracts for meat by-products and... more
Growth in large parts of Europe
Rhenus, is continuing to expand its network in Scandinavia by acquiring the Swedish road transport specialist, MTS Malmö Transport & Spedition. With this move, Rhenus is enhancing its portfolio of services in shipping general cargo and temperature-controlled goods as... more