Re-elected president to strengthen leadership 
On 17 March 2022, the board of directors of Union TLF re-elected Eric Hemar, president of ID Logistics, as president of the organisation. For this new three-year mandate, the president and the leadership of the association intend to influence French and European decisions to... more
DHL Express: more than 800 million litres of SAF
DHL Express is to take a significant step towards decarbonising aviation logistics and being more sustainable: DHL has confirmed new strategic collaborations with BP and Neste to provide more than 800 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to DHL Express within the... more
From old to new
Logistics developer DFI Real Estate has acquired the approximately 84,000 sqm site of the former logistics centre of spare parts dealer ATU in Bavaria. The dismantling of the facility is scheduled to begin in the middle of the year, with a planned completion date for the new... more
Rieck’s new logistics hub to open in August
The Rieck Logistics Group is investing around EUR 26 million in a new freight forwarding facility in north-west Berlin. The construction of the new terminal is already in full swing and the first concrete columns are currently being erected. The new facility is scheduled to... more
UK-Cherbourg link in the making
A new multimodal terminal is being planned for the port of Cherbourg. The hub is scheduled to start operations in 2024. It will link the South West of France to UK via Cherbourg. The project will involve Brittany Ferries building a railway terminal in Mouguerre (Greater... more
Maximum toll is legal
The Federal Office for Goods Transport (FOPH) in Germany is allowed to assume the least favourable emission class (EURO 0) when levying tolls on trucks with manipulated exhaust systems, unless the toll payer proves that the exhaust system functioned properly or that it was a... more
TCS Worldwide now offers charter solutions
February 2022 marked the celebration of the first anniversary of TCS Worldwide. Started as a time-critical service provider, offering onboard courier services, the company has expanded its expertise with dedicated drives (incl. aircraft engines) intra-Europe and performed their... more
Regular train to link Southern France and Germany
The Dutch-German Joint Venture DFDS/Prime Rail is starting a new railway service from Sete in France to Cologne in Germany. The company plans to run three round trips in the near future. DFDS / Prime Rail will provide the clients of DFDS with an alternative route from Turkey... more
Albatros-Express improves hinterland connections
TFG Transfracht is expanding its Albatros Express services in Germany as of 11 April 2022. The train will offer two more departures to the German sea ports to both the Dortmund and Frankfurt routes, bringing the number of runs from Frankfurt to the seaports up to twelve. The... more