Strategic partnership for automated customs processes 
Akanea, a French provider of supply chain software solutions, and Informatique 2000, a Geneva-based process automation specialist, have announced a strategic collaboration effort to offer innovative solutions to automate customs processes. The aim is to simplify and automate... more
Bifa 2024 – And the winners are...
Host James Cracknell OBE welcomed a record-breaking audience of over 550 attendees to the British International Freight Association’s 2024 ‘Freight Service Awards’. Bifa director general Steve Parker extended heartfelt congratulations to the winners and finalists, highlighting... more
Dry-ice logistics with an H2 lorry
The industrial gases company Nippon Gases and its transport partner, the liquid bulk specialist Hoyer, already embarked on the path to sustainable transport solutions in the industrial gases sector in Germany with natural gas-powered transport vehicles five years ago. Now the... more
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... more
Common ground for expo logistics
WCA World launched its newest network on 21 January, providing a platform for events and expo logistics activities. The ‘WCA Live Events & Expo Network’ is open to any logistics company with top-notch events expertise, be it for the FIFA World Cup, for example, or... more
Dachser doubling down up north
Dachser is taking over its Finnish joint venture that it’s operated together with Ace Logistics since 2013. The JV, Dachser Finland, was previously owned equally by both partners, and now Dachser has acquired Ace’s share. The move strengthens Dachser’s overland network in... more
Germany’s green grid strengthened by LHG operation
Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG), the operator of the German port of Lübeck, recently completed a record-breaking project cargo operation when it handled two transformers at its Nordlandkai terminal that were transported to Stockelsdorf, in the German federal state of... more
SBB Cargo investing in standardisation
The Swiss freight railway has ordered 570 flat wagons and 270 bulk freight units from the Slovakian manufacturer Tatravagonka, with the first cars due to be delivered from the end of 2026 onwards. Both types will be prepared for the use of automatic brake tests and digital... more
A CIO for MBS
The MBS Group has reinforced its commitment to digital transformation by appointing Nico K. Pereira da Silva as its chief information officer. In his new role the experienced IT expert will oversee the strategic and operational management of the organisation’s IT. The new... more
Rail sector urgently needs better infrastructure
The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL), which represents investors in modern and cross-border rolling stock, has called for urgent action to enhance European rail transport. In an open letter the association urged European authorities to focus public... more