Testing parcel deliveries by rail 
GLS Germany is currently testing parcel deliveries by rail. In a pilot project running until the end of January 2023, up to 1,000 parcels a day will be sent by train from Nuremberg to Hanover. Work is already underway to expand this trial to additional routes in Germany, the... more
DB Schenker orders 100 e-trucks
DB Schenker has signed an agreement with commercial vehicle manufacturer Man for the purchase of new Man e-trucks. The logistics services provider is planning to add 100 new Man lowliners and swap body trucks to its fleet by 2026. The first vehicles are to be delivered in... more
"BeOne": the focal point of a digitisation hub
Nova Systems and Levia Group are joining forces and consolidating their portfolios of software solutions for international shipping, transportation, customs and logistics. The main player in the new partnership is the ERP management software "BeOne", an integrated... more
Challenge Airlines: first flight from Istanbul today
Challenge Group is starting the new year as it means to go on, with an historic, inaugural Challenge Airlines flight out of Istanbul, Turkey, today 25 January 2023. The freighter will carry a mix of Turkey’s main export products: garments, fabrics, and automotive parts, all from... more
Militzer & Münch: new management team in Germany
Militzer & Münch Group has completed the restructuring of its business activities in Germany. Since 1 January 2023, Holger Seehusen, Thomas Winter and Viola Rockelmann have been sharing the leadership of M&M Militzer & Münch Deutsche Holding and its two operating... more
Shortening turnaround times
Wagon owner Ermewa, workshop and wagon builder Inveho and the French research institute for railway technology IRT Railenium have launched their joint research and innovation project Maintenance 4.0 (M4.0). The aim is to advance condition-based and proactive maintenance and... more
Torrestir joins European network
The Portuguese company Torrestir, which among other things can rely on a fleet of about 1,600 company-owned trucks including drivers, will join the European network Cargo Line in its own country as from February 2023. In return, the owner-operated company will use the... more
Mixed results for Strasbourg in 2022
The Ports de Strasbourg (PAS) on the Rhine saw its throughput dropping to 7.6 million t in 2022 compared to 2021. Overall results were affected by a 8.9 % decline in river traffic, due to low water periods in the summer and the impact of the war in Ukraine, which led to a... more
Fiata welcomes new vice chairs for CAI and REU
Fiata has elected Samir J. Shah and Tomas Arvidsson as Customs Affairs Institute (CAI) and Region Europe (REU) vice chairmen, respectively. Shah is a past chairman and advisor to FFFAI - Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India - and managing committee member... more
Extension in Emmerich
Logistics services provider Fiege has added 32,000 sqm of logistics space to its location in Emmerich am Rhein, Germany. The site lies on the Rhine near the German-Dutch border and in the immediate vicinity of the Emmerich container port. The first construction phase with an... more