Rina now at Iwsa 
The classification society Rina has officially become an associate member of the International Windship Association (Iwsa), which is a not-for-profit, member-driven organisation that facilitates and promotes wind propulsion for commercial shipping worldwide. With more than... more
Italian-Swiss cooperation to boost rail traffic
The FS Italiane Group and the Swiss Hupac Group recently signed an MoU aimed at creating more intermodal land and maritime services in Italy and to and from Europe. By jointly developing and managing terminals to improve the quality of intermodal transport and expand their... more
Barcelona–Santiago to go to next level today
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced the restart of its services between Barcelona and Chile for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The route will run four times a week to Santiago de Chile International... more
Astrid Janke joins management board
Astrid Janke has taken over as managing director in the design and development division of the Krone commercial vehicle group with effect from 1 April 2022. In recent months, she was able to get to know all her tasks with the help of her predecessor Uwe Sasse, who has now begun... more
Honours for most sustainable carrier
Stobart in UK has won the Transporeon award – most sustainable carrier – multimodal award for 2022 for its outstanding customer commitment, the highest transparency and lowest carbon footprint in the performance of its transport services. Over 130,000 carriers worldwide were in... more
UPS Healthcare continues to expand
Ireland has long been an attractive market for US nationals and corporations. Now, UPS has announced that it will build a new facility for the handling of healthcare goods. The site is located in Dublin and expected to be operational by the end of 2023. It will provide... more
Airbus tests multi-mission “cargo copter”
A sub-scale demonstrator of a future Airbus multi-mission unmanned aerial vehicle showcased its capabilities during a large robotic exercise organised by the Portuguese Navy and NATO last month. The exercise brought together military forces, universities, and selected industry... more
EUR 1 billion for ammonia
Ammonia is the Grimaldi Group’s the next big project in its strategy to upgrade its own fleet. The shipping company has ordered the construction of five new PCTCs (pure car truck carriers) with the shipyard China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. The agreement foresees an... more
Uwe Kilian named key account manager
Volvo Trucks Switzerland has announced changes in its sales team for October 2022: Alfred Leuenberger, key account manager, who has played a key role in the sales team over the past few years, will retire on 31 October 2022. Volvo Trucks Switzerland praised Leuenberger’s... more
Increasing space for e-commerce handling
In Germany, the symbolic ground-breaking ceremony gave Garbe Industrial Real Estate the go-ahead for the logistics centre that it is developing in Bodenheim (Mainz-Bingen district). The tenant of the property, which has a total area of 14,500 sqm, is Atrikom Fulfillment, a... more