New system to levy road tolls in Switzerland 
The Swiss federal council is planning to introduce an EETS-compatible procedure in Switzerland. To this end, the system for levying tolls/heavy goods vehicle tax (LSVA) must be technically upgraded and a legal basis for authorising service providers to record the kilometres... more
Global Ports: less traffic, more revenues
Russia’s main container terminal operator Global Port Investments (Global Ports) has reported its interim consolidated financial results (unaudited) for H1/2022. The group's revenues grew by 18.2% to USD 271.6 million compared to H1/2021, while gross profit increased by 28.8% to... more
Deugro promotes Diana Kaufmann
Deugro has appointed Diana Kaufmann president Central Europe, global risk management and HR development. In addition to being responsible for Deugro in Germany and France, Deutsche Insurance Broker, the contract management division and Deugro’s global human resource... more
Maersk pulls out of Russia
A.P. Moller-Maersk’s (Maersk) terminals business, APM Terminals (APMT) has decided to sell its shares in Global Ports Investments (GPI). Following the announcement of Maersk’s commitment to discontinue activities in Russia earlier this year, APMT has now entered into a... more
85 locomotives for cross-border operations
The French leasing company Akiem has ordered 65 Vectron AC and Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens Mobility. The ordered locomotives have a maximum power of 6.4 megawatts and can be delivered with a top speed of either 200 or 230 km/h. They can be used for cross-border... more
At the gates of Paris
Logistics Capital Partners (LCP) has just completed the acquisition of a brownfield area in the French city of Gennevilliers. Its plan is to develop a warehouse at the gates of Paris. The redevelopment of the site will begin in September for delivery of the facility in the... more
CCS-UK enhancement combats handling delays
CCS-UK has released a new version of its advance information system (AIS) module that enables freight forwarders and their transport providers to pre-book timed vehicle slots at on-airport (or any other) handling facilities. The new slot booking function can be run alongside... more
Bremerhaven’s dike advisory board to be renewed
The Bremerhaven dike advisory board was set up for the first time in 2010 as an active instrument of citizen participation. This institution, in which each Bremerhaven district is represented by one person, creates transparency about the use of the funds raised by... more
Trans Pack moves into new headquarters
Trans Pack-Krumbach, a wholesaler for transport packaging and load securing, has built a new headquarters in a centralised location in Neuburg a. d. Kammel, Germany. Founded over 30 years ago as a classic mail order company, the company now supplies customers throughout Europe.... more
Finnsirius tests the water
It is a first-timer for the first Superstar ro-pax vessel, “Finnsirius”, from Finnlines. After the launch on its Chinese wharf, construction on water will now continue. The building of the second Superstar ro-pax vessel is also proceeding and a keel laying ceremony took... more