Logistics offers job opportunities
Working closely with the vocational training centre Berufsbildungswerk Mosbach-Heidelberg of the Johannes-Diakonie, DSV Solutions in Vaihingen offers young people with support needs professional training in logistics. At DSV Solutions, warehouse specialists check the goods... more
Cargo-partner pushing Slovenian location
Less than a year and a half after the new hub went into operation, Cargo-partner is expanding its iLogistics centre in Ljubljana from the current 25,000 sqm to a total of 39,100 sqm of warehouse space. The warehouse was officially opened in September 2019, and the expansion... more
Eight for decarbonisation in Antwerp
Halving CO2 emissions by 2030: the initiative launched by a consortium comprising Air Liquide, BASF, Borealis, Exxon Mobil, Ineos 7, Total Energies, Fluxys and the Port of Antwerp aims to support the industry's efforts by establishing a joint CO2 infrastructure. The project... more
Stopgap or new approach?
Retailers in the USA charter transport space most frequently. more
Italy: another 4,000 trucks to shift to rail
After successful test runs, Transport operator Metrocargo Italia has launched an inbound and outbound intermodal service for glass packaging producer Verallia between Piedmont, Lombardy and Veneto. Metrocargo’s rail-road link between Borgo San Dalmazzo (Cuneo) and Valdaro... more
Zetes promotes Pierre Lambert
As of 1 March 2022, Pierre Lambert, currently chief financial officer of Zetes, will take over the role of CEO. After more than 35 years of building up and leading Zetes, Alain Wirtz, chief executive officer, will leave the company on 28 February 2022. Zetes, one of the... more
120 vans in retro style
Swiss haulage company Planzer has added 40 new Man TGE 3.140 vans with box bodies to its fleet. Another 80 MAN vans are to follow this year. They will be delivered in Planzer's retro design and will soon be seen on Swiss roads. Planzer and Man have been partners for many... more
Investment in Benelux specialist
70% of the shares of Speedlink Worldwide Express have been sold to Logista, a provider of express (time critical) deliveries to and from Belgium and the Netherlands. The purchase contract includes an option to acquire the remaining 30% in the next three years. Founded in... more
Atlas Air expands partnerships
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Cainiao Network (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, are expanding their strategic partnership by adding a new Boeing 747-8 freighter under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes between China... more
40 freight locomotives delivered
Azerbaijan Railways recently received the last two of a total of 40 Prima freight locomotives produced by Alstom. The locomotives will be put into operation initially on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik and Bilajari-Yalama sections of the east-west and north-south transport corridors.... more