Rina and ABB – new concepts for green power 
The Genoa-based international classification society Rina has inked a memorandum of understanding with ABB. The aim of the project is to develop new concepts to reduce the emissions of various types of vessels. The collaboration will comprise the development of commercially... more
Another boost for digital cargo platform
Accelya, a global provider of technology solutions to the travel industry, is now powering Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s Voyager, its enterprise-wide cargo management platform. This new generation system, dubbed Voyager 7, relies on Accelya’s FLX Cargo platform to accelerate the... more
Inter-Logistic adds space
French logistics provider Inter-Logistic Europe has commissioned GSE to expand its 3,500 sqm warehouse in Ensisheim, Alsace, by an additional 4,500 sqm. In addition, the general contractor is also upgrading the existing part of the building and installing an infiltration system... more
1.45 million trucks through the Channel Tunnel
With a revenue of EUR 1.606 billion (+107%) and an ebitda of EUR 886 million (+198%), Getlink witnessed growth in all its freight segments in 2022. Le Shuttle Freight transported nearly 1.45 m trucks through the Channel Tunnel, representing a plus of 6% compared to the previous... more
Gothenburg a live wire
Having been in service around the clock as an inspection vessel at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg since 1979, it’s now time for “M/S Hamnen” to be converted to run on electrical power. It is only the engine that must be changed, the vessel remains the same. David Falk,... more
Nosta Logistics promotes Sven Hornig to CSO
Sven Hornig has been appointed CSO (Chief Sales Officer) of Nostag Logistics in Osnabrück. In his previous position as head of sales, Hornig was responsible for the national sales activities of the company’s road, sea & air, and warehousing units, as well as customer and... more
Antonov Airlines: grateful and resilient
Today, one year after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Dmytro Prosvirin, commercial director of Antonov Airlines, gave us an exclusive interview which appears in full in our next issue, ITJ 11-12/2023 of 3 March. Prosvirin said that he was grateful... more
Dachser picks M'Hamed Chraibi
Dachser has appointed M'Hamed Chraibi as regional managing director Maghreb. Chraibi assumed his new position on 1 January 2023, joining the French management board. Chraibi came to Dachser Morocco in 2011 as domestic transport manager in Mohammedia and was later promoted to... more
A joint effort to design a long-haul reefer
The Rotterdam-based Unit 45, a company specialising in the design, construction, financing and delivery of 45ft pallet-wide containers, has developed a new diesel-electric reefer in collaboration with the Belgian company H.Essers. The new reefer was designed with a 900 litre... more
German SME in a good shape
The German Schuon Group has presented its corporate results for 2022, in which it records a turnover of around EUR 92 million. Both the transport and contract logistics divisions showed a positive trend. Transport and forwarding services for large-volume goods from insulation,... more