ITS celebrates 30th anniversary 
Founded on 17. May 1992, ITS - International Transport & Shipping is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Massimo Bianco, Javier Sanchez and Fabrizio Cassai took over the company in 2009. One year later they brought Patric Bund on board. At that time, ITS and its... more
Finnlines: all good things come in threes
The Chinese shipyard China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) has delivered the third hybrid ro-ro vessel for Finnlines. Each of the three ships is 238 m long, with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres. Consequently, the vessels can carry 400 trailers per voyage. Compared... more
Heppner and CTL: a new approach
The general cargo alliance Cargo Trans Logistik (CTL) is relaunching its general cargo transports to France in cooperation with the French forwarding and logistics company Heppner. CTL partner companies can now feed in their goods for Germany via Heppner locations, which... more
More road freight congestion ahead?
The European full and part load network Elvis and the German association of small and medium-sized enterprises BVMW have warned of new problems for supply chains. Bottlenecks in the German rail network are threatening to increase congestion in road freight traffic if more... more
Panasonic's contract in the French market
Following a trial run, Panasonic has now contracted Gefco as its exclusive service provider in France. For the client's consumer goods division, Gefco coordinates, from its storage platform in the greater Paris area, the supply of resellers, specialised stores, large retail... more
Financial partnerships for fleet expansion
Columbia Finance Solutions, the financing arm of the Columbia Group, has taken a stake in Ahorn Capital, a Hamburg-based platform for institutional and professional investors. The partnership will widen the range of financing options for clients' fleet expansions and... more
UK P&I Club picks William Beveridge
The UK P&I Club, which specialises in P&I insurance and other services for the international shipping community, has appointed William Beveridge as its new chief underwriting officer. Currently, Beveridge is CUO at Newline Underwriting, the international insurance... more
Girteka going super-green
Lithuania-based road specialist Girteka Logistics has chosen a brand-new design to illustrate its ongoing transformation. The group is a major carrier in Europe, transporting more than 960,000 full loads of cargo with almost 9,000 own trucks per year. Edvardas Liachovičius,... more
Enhanced cross-border rail interoperability
The European Commission has approved a EUR 8 million Slovenian scheme to encourage freight transport to shift from road to rail and remove barriers to interoperability. Under this scheme, railfreight companies will receive direct grants to finance the integration of the European... more
Alha starts consolidation at new Truccazzano site
Italian air cargo services provider Alha Group has transferred all operations of the Pioltello station in the eastern suburbs of Milan to the new warehouse in Truccazzano. Since yesterday, 6 June 2022, all former Pioltello activities are now processed in Truccazzano, with the... more