Forging a career in logistics 
The international transport and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss has signed a five-year partnership with the Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) to give students opportunities to gain practical insights into the logistics industry and help them get their careers off the ground.... more
Truck service enhances European network
Cargo-Partner has introduced a new road haulage service between Roermond in the Netherlands and Fischamend in Austria. The new link will improve both its network in Western Europe and its logistics solutions for traffic to Central and Eastern Europe, the Austrian freight... more
Growing in Italy and West Africa
JAS Jet Air Service welcomed Multilogistics and Setoa to its group in May and July, respectively, thus expanding its footprint in Italy and West Africa. Multilogistics provides contract logistics from its base in the Milan area, which gives JAS access to customised service... more
Wärtsilä: first ammonia-fuelled ship project
Wärtsilä has partnered with Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik to convert the "Viking Energy", an offshore platform supply vessel, to run on ammonia fuel, making it the world's first in-service ammonia-fuelled ship. Scheduled for conversion in early 2026, the project,... more
Mpox: precautionary measures for seafarers
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have issued recommendations concerning the monkeypox epidemic. Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral zoonotic disease, meaning it can be transmitted from animals to... more
HGK adds two e-trucks
The logistics service provider HGK Logistics and Intermodal (HGK LI) in Cologne, Germany, has put two battery-electric 40 t tractor units into operation. The two Volvo vehicles have a range of up to 300 km and will be used for shuttle runs at the Ladenburg site in... more
Port of Gothenburg: 15th quarter of growth
The port of Gothenburg has experienced growth for the 15th consecutive quarter, with container volumes increasing by 5% to 467,000 teu in H1/2024. Rail transport also rose by 6%, attributed to new destinations and growing volumes at existing ones. Ro-ro units and vehicle... more
ABP picks new Humber director
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Andrew Dawes to the position of regional director, Humber, to succeed Simon Bird when he leaves ABP at the end of October. Dawes will be part of the executive team and report directly to Henrik L. Pedersen, ABP’s CEO. Dawes began... more
More than a ripple
Ripple Operations, a maritime software company formed by the merger of New Orleans-based Marine CFO and Vancouver-based Marine Learning Systems (MLS), has acquired Adonis HR, a Norwegian family-owned provider of crew management and payroll software solutions for the maritime... more
Equal opportunities for railfreight
In a two-pager memorandum, the Belgian railfreight carrier Lineas has outlined the key strategies and actions that are required to improve the competitiveness of the railfreight sector and promote the shift from road to rail. In addition to infrastructure investments and the... more