Cool Swissness cube 

Swiss Worldcargo, Swiss Airtainer (see p. 24 of tomorrow's ITJ 17-18/2023) and pharma logistics specialist BPL have launched a cool airfreight container for life-saving medicine that brings a significant weight reduction of 250 kg and thereby less fuel consumption. The first... more
Veson wants Vessels Value 

Veson Nautical (Veson) has announced its intent to acquire vessel valuation provider Vessels Value. The Boston-based provider of maritime freight management solutions believes that the move will add a strong company and brand with a proprietary data set and unique modelling... more
E-trailers also for linehaul traffic 

Deploying e-trailers in land transport may save between 24% and 55% of fuel, as a field test conducted by DB Schenker, Tailer Dynamics and Krone in France showed. For the trial, the diesel consumption of a semi-trailer system was compared with a conventional trailer and an... more
Managing 500,000 shipments by 2024 

Contract logistics specialist ID Logistics is extending its Ideo control tower in Europe with the creation of a subsidiary in Poland. The new location will add about thirty more supply chain managers to Ideo’s network, which is based in Saint-Priest, France. From 2024, Ideo... more
Port truck parking with fast chargers 

In addition to the Goordijk truck parking area (210 spaces) on the right bank of the Scheldt, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has now opened Ketenis, a new free parking area on the left bank of the Scheldt with 280 parking spaces. The EUR 10 million truck parking is fenced, lit, and... more
Lufthansa Cargo to link Larnaca, Athens and Milan 

Starting in April, Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its European route network. The new freighter destinations include Larnaca (Cyprus), Athens and Milan. In total, Lufthansa Cargo will serve twelve destinations in the intra-European short- and medium-haul network on more than 50... more
Leschaco Group: changes to management board 

Leschaco Group has announced the following changes to the management board (fltr): Constantin Conrad has officially assumed the role of chief executive officer, whereas chief operating officer Oliver Oestreich will retire in April 2024. As his designated successor, Nils... more
An efficient shunting service on equal terms 

With the automatic shunting facility at the Antwerp-North marshalling yard in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges (PoAB), freight trains can be assembled up to six times faster - but the facility is sometimes underutilised. PoAB, Railport Antwerp, the freight carrier Lineas and the... more
Cathay Cargo partners with Tower Cold Chain 

Cathay Cargo has signed a global long-term rental agreement with Tower Cold Chain, giving its customers access to a wider range of temperature-controlled solutions in terms of container size and payload volume. Allowing the airline to extend its range of container choice,... more
Helgafell on its first voyage to the North 

The vessel "Helgafell" from Samskip, headquartered in Rotterdam, but originally founded in Iceland in 1990, set sail from APM Terminal's short-sea terminal in the Port of Gothenburg, Sweden, for the first time. From now on the service will call at the terminal every... more