Landmark battery-electric truck deal concluded 
Scania has completed its first sale of battery-electric trucks in the Asian market. The Singapore arm of Berlin-based recycling and environmental services company Alba W&H Smart City has purchased no fewer than 15 Scania L230 battery-electric B6x2*4 trucks, after winning a... more
When the Queen is amused
B&H Worldwide is one of the 226 British organisations to be honoured with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade for 2022. The prize is awarded for meeting several strict criteria including the importance of exports to the business; and Her... more
ONE joins Metrans' sustainable rail services
Ocean Network Express (ONE), headquartered in Singapore, has integrated Metrans CO2 neutral rail transport services into its European inland network. It now participates in HHLA Pure, an eco-friendly rail service connecting the ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven (both in Germany) and... more
Bolloré Logistics picks Nathalie Leger
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Nathalie Leger as global VP of the luxury, perfumes and cosmetics verticals, where she will join executive committee and lead Bolloré’s global development and business strategy for these products. Leger holds a master’s degree in mechanical... more
New technology for urban airborne logistics
Cyclotech, an Austrian company for aviation propulsion systems based on the Voith-Schneider principle, and Yamato Holdings, a holding company of Yamato Group which contains the Japanese parcel delivery provider Yamato Transport, have completed a joint feasibility study on... more
China: a new train route to Europe
Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi Province, has introduced a new freight train service to Europe. The first train left the Xi'an International Trade and Logistics (ITL) Park last week and is now en route to Mannheim in Germany. On its 11,300 km long journey to Europe,... more
Expanding partnership in Europe & North America
Global aviation logistics specialist Menzies Aviation has doubled the number airports where it supports LOT Polish Airlines with ground and air cargo services. The new five-year contract covers twelve airports in the airline’s global network, including key hubs at Chicago and... more
Belarus closes border to EU trucks
Belarusian authorities have banned motor vehicles (automobiles and truck tractors) registered in the EU from entering Belarus across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union. Exceptions are made in cases when such motor vehicles are moving via special crossing... more
A French client for Goodman
After a successful cooperation in the Netherlands, 3PL provider Geodis is now starting its first project with Goodman, a global property group, in France. The two parties have inked a lease for a 30,000 sqm logistics platform close to Lyon. In anticipation of an increase in... more
RIP air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading
The air cargo industry is mourning the death of its stalwart, Trevor Brading, who has passed away at the age of 89, following a brief illness. Brading joined the air cargo industry in 1956, initially working for Pan American Airways. He left Pan Am to join Airport Courier... more