Fourkites hires supply chain veteran 
Fourkites has appointed Philippe Salles as its vice president of strategic solutions (ocean). Salles brings experience from CMA CGM, Inttra and maritime research and consultancy firm Drewry. Salles commented: “I’m delighted to be joining Fourkites. Visibility has been ocean... more
New hybrids on Grimaldi's seas
It was of course Malta that hosted the breaking of the champagne bottle. The christening ceremony for “Eco Malta”, the latest ro-ro vessel delivered to the Grimaldi Group, took place in the port of Valletta. It is the sixth unit of a dozen hybrid sister ships belonging to the... more
New hub to save a 4,000 km sea journey
The construction of the Kombi-Terminal Horb (KTH) began with the groundbreaking ceremony held last week. The aim of the project is to shift more freight transport from road to rail. With the new logistics route, a long sea journey around half of Europe and tonnes of CO2 can... more
Genk's new logistics centre operational
It is the group’s fourth business location in Belgium. Nippon Express Holdings recently launched the Genk Logistics Centre in Genk Green Logistics Park in the Eastern part of the country. The new centre is adjacent to the terminal port for barge transport from the port of... more
50 millionth pallet delivered
The Pallet Network (TPN) in UK has delivered 50 million pallets since its inception in 2000, and 20 million pallets since October 2017, when it celebrated its 30 millionth pallet. TPN is the largest pallet network by partner volume and manages in excess of 100,000 pallets a... more
French player joins European network
France-based international provider FM Logistic has become a member of System Alliance Europe (SAE), which was reformed in February 2021. Via the European groupage cooperation, FM Logistic aims to expand its business in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland and... more
Container shuttle launched in Sweden
First Row Shipping & Logistics is operating a new train service connecting Northern Sweden with the Port of Gothenburg. The first train, which can carry up to 68 containers, left Gothenburg on Friday, 27 May 2022. It arrived at the newly opened freight train terminal in... more
Completion of first Belgrade project
After only nine months of construction, Transfera has inaugurated its first logistics centre (TLC1) in the Novi Banovci industrial zone near Belgrade. As part of an even larger project to create the company’s own logistics park (TLP), this first logistics centre covers a... more
Road freight hub strengthens services in Bulgaria
DHL Freight has opened a new logistics terminal for road freight in Sofia, Bulgaria. The building is equipped with new technologies and modern warehouse software to further expand logistic capacities for all services. Well connected to regional transport networks, the... more
From "cargo piece" to real protagonist
This month marked the 90th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's (1897-1937?) solo flight across the Atlantic. On 20 May 1932, the 34-year-old US-American had set off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, in her red Lockheed Vega 5B and landed 14 hours and 56 minutes later near Derry in... more