Road-rail service for plastic pipes 
In UK, XPO Logistics has introduced an innovative road-rail freight solution to reduce emissions for Wavin, a manufacturer of plastic pipe systems. After a trial in June this year, the new road-rail option has now been implemented through a rail service agreement with Malcolm... more
Mars Logistics now on French soil
Mars Logistics, a logistics branch of the Japanese group Hitachi Transport System and a former Turkish brand, is continuing its expansion in Western Europe. The company recently started operations in France, leasing warehouse space of about 5,200 sqm within GLP's Logistics Park... more
TRL welcomes Clive Hickman
The board of the Transport Research Foundation (TRF), the holding company of TRL, has appointed Clive Hickman, OBE, as its new chairman with effect from 1 November 2022. Hickman began his career as an engineer at Rover Group and rose to become chief executive of Tata Motors’... more
Ukraine and Moldova: better links with TEN-T
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched a feasibility study to assess how to better connect the Ukrainian and Moldovan railway networks with the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The study is a key step in preparing for better... more
Taking a different way to the Cape
Maersk has adjusted the route of its SAECS service by shuffling the ports of call. The new rotation of the service will cover the ports of Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town, Rotterdam, London Gateway, Bremerhaven, Algeciras and back to Port Elizabeth. However, the deployment... more
"Greener" ULD management for the Indian Ocean
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced ULD management, repair and digital services, and Air Austral, a Reunion Island-based French airline, have extended their partnership concluded in 2016. Under the terms of the renewed agreement until 2026, Unilode will supply... more
H2 truck with hydraulically operated hookloader
Special vehicle specialist Paul Group and crane and lifting solutions provider Palfinger have jointly developed a pre-series vehicle with hydrogen fuel cell technology and integrated electro-hydraulically operated hook tackle. The Palfinger Telescopic T15A has a maximum... more
Handing over the baton at T-Link Group Switzerland
The globally active T-link group of companies, with headquarters in Freienbach Switzerland and various locations in Switzerland, is now under completely new management and ownership. Erwin A. Senn, who founded the first T-Link company (T-Link Management) in 1990 and then... more
A Spaniard consolidating in Portugal 
Varma Food & Personal Care (VFPC) signed its first international distribution alliance in 2020. It has now complemented it by signing an exclusive distribution agreement in Portugal, thus expanding its capacity to export beverages. VFPC is a unit of Spain’s Varma Group, a... more
Vessels Value's outlook on newbuilds
Rebecca Galanopoulos Jones, senior content analyst at Vessels Value, has underpinned current developments on the maritime container market with the latest data. While volumes on the main trade lanes are slowing despite congestion, container traffic continues to decline gradually... more