Waggons from China arrive in Hamburg
HHLA Project Logistics (HHLAPL) coordinated its first shipment in the port of Hamburg, marking a milestone in its operations. The subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), which specialises in project cargo for Asia, managed the transfer of six oversized passenger... more
ECS signs TCM contract with Jetsmart
The ECS Group, a French general sales and service agent, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with the South American carrier group Jetsmart. According to an ECS media release, the partnership will last four years and start in 2025. The company will manage about... more
Lineas and Hupac Intermodal cooperate
On 1 January the two partners started a collaborative effort to enhance services on the Zeebrugge (Belgium) – Milan (Italy) lines. Under the partnership, the railfreight operator Lineas will be the traction provider and produce the railway capacity on both sides of the Rhine... more
UECC helps JLR mitigate EU emission compliance costs
Luxury vehicle manufacturer JLR has joined UECC’s ‘Sail for Change’ initiative, leveraging low-carbon liquefied biomethane (LBM) to decarbonise its logistics chain. JLR is the fourth automaker to adopt this programme, which uses LBM supplied by Titan Clean Fuels to cut... more
Waberer’s grows in Hungarian intermodal sector
The forwarder Waberer’s has acquired a 62.5% stake of the railfreight operator Gysev Cargo and intends in a second step to increase its stake to 70%. Gysev is Hungary's second-largest rail transportation service provider and offers services in Hungary directly and through its... more
Delivering humanitarian aid at lower cost
Windracers has agreed to partner with Aviation Sans Frontières to operate Windracers Ultra – the low-cost self-flying cargo aircraft designed and manufactured in the UK – to deliver supplies for humanitarian organisations in Africa, starting from early 2025. “Aviation Sans... more
New weekly Emirates freighter to Copenhagen
Emirates SkyCargo has announced the deployment of a weekly freighter to Copenhagen airport in a media release, thus increasing its network to 38 destinations. According to the company the measure has been implemented because of the growth in volume of over 20% from Denmark,... more
Integrating parcel pick-up in Iberia
DHL and CTT Expresso are cooperating in the e-commerce field on the Iberian Peninsula to set up a comprehensive parcel pick-up and delivery network in Spain and Portugal. The partnership will see the local logistics company acquire DHL’s Portuguese e-commerce business and become... more
First eActros delivered to Contargo in Germany
The 20 battery-driven electric Mercedes-Benz vehicles will go into operation straight away at various locations of the container hinterland logistics network for container transport between port and customer. Contargo is one of the first enterprises worldwide to take... more
Handing over the baton at Finnlines
Finnlines plc’s board of directors has appointed COO Thomas Doepel, who is also its vice-president and deputy CEO, as the shipping line’s new president and CEO from 1 March 2025. Tom Pippingsköld had previously informed the board that he’ll retire, and it has been agreed that he... more