Stockholm increases throughput in first quarter 
The Swedish Ports of Stockholm performed well in Q1/2022. Container and bulk throughput soared strongly by 16 and 19%, respectively, compared to Q1/2021. Ro-ro transport saw a rise of 73,000 t of freight, up 4% from Q1/2021, due to the introduction of two new ro-ro routes.... more
The group's first e-commerce site in Spain
Geodis is investing in a new dedicated 55,000 sqm warehouse in Torija in the province of Guadalajara (Spain). Located about one hour from the centre of Madrid on the main highway to the industrial city of Zaragoza, the warehouse, which features 55 loading bays and a capacity for... more
Transparent tracking of consignments
The general cargo cooperation 24plus is implementing a track and trace function from the Eikona Logistics Cloud in its cubit24 IT platform. The software provides the network partners with even more transparent information about the status of their consignments than before.... more
A good year for international agent
The Pérez y Cía. Group, which was founded as a maritime agent in 1853 in Santander, Spain, has reported its results for 2021, posting revenues of EUR 377 million and an ebitda of EUR 56 million. After a management reshuffle in 2019, the group has diversified its operations,... more
War in Ukraine and Omicron weighing on air cargo
The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has released March 2022 data for global air cargo markets showing a drop in demand. The effects of Omicron in Asia, the Russia – Ukraine war and a challenging operating backdrop contributed to the decline. Global demand,... more
Another takeover in France
The Mousset group, an international, family-run transport and logistics company with 2,800 employees spread over 160 sites in France, Poland and Morocco, is acquiring Sodytrans transport. Specialising in the transport of cereals in skips and trays, Sodytrans achieves a... more
Hupac's strategy set till 2026
In Zurich, the group management of the European intermodal player Hupac (f.l.t.r.: Benedetta Masciari, CFO; Hans-Jörg Bertschi, president; Michail Stahlhut, CEO) recently presented its figures for 2021 and gave an outlook on its strategy. 2021 was "a mega year for... more
More ambitious targets for alternative fuels
IRU (The International Road Transport Union), ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association), T&E (Transport & Environment) and Hydrogen Europe are concerned that targets set by the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on alternative fuels... more
Opening new ways to Volga-Dnepr Airlines
Following the recent agreement between the administration of Moscow and the Volga-Dnepr Group, Volga-Dnepr Airlines operated its first Moscow-Delhi-Dhaka flight and return. On the outward leg, the Russian cargo airline's IL-76 brought 18 t of metal components for export to... more
Spanish Ports growing less
According to data published by the Puertos del Estado, the Spanish state ports handled 133.1 million t of goods in the first quarter of 2022, 5.1% more than in Q1/2021. All in all, growth rates declined over Q1/2022 (from 9.4% in January to 8.6% in February). Containerised... more