Duisport moves into packaging 
Duisburger Hafen (Duisport) is expanding its industrial packaging portfolio and taking over RK Verpackungssysteme with retroactive effect from 1 January. The Duisport Group will benefit from RK’s 60-year expertise in this market. RK has 60 employees and runs a 16,000 sqm... more
Based in Basingstoke
After twelve months of construction, Glencar has completed a 19,417 sqm hub in Basingstoke, which is intended as a logistics facility for longstanding customers and partners. The building has a 15 m clear internal height, 19 dock doors, and almost 1,022 sqm of office space.... more
Changes at the HHM’s office in Hungary
Krisztina Kovacs (second from left) is retiring after 13 years as head of the HHM representative office in Budapest. She learnt her trade at a Hungarian freight forwarding company before moving to the Multimar shipping agency. "We would like to thank Kovacs, who has... more
UECC use of biofuel rises
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is set to surpass its 45% emissions reduction target by 2030 after significantly increasing biofuel usage in its fleet. Last year, UECC more than doubled its use of ISCC-certified sustainable biofuel B100, reaching 14,000 t, which contributed... more
Satellite delivered by An-124-100
Regardless of the war in their home country, the heavy-lift experts at the Ukrainian carrier Antonov Airlines continue to help their customers fly their special cargoes around the globe quickly, safely and efficiently. Recently they flew Turkey's first geostationary... more
More routes, more integration of transport data
The transport management platform Transporeon and the Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) have extended their joint services to include new rail corridors. Under the extended partnership, customers can use less CO2-intensive rail and multimodal chains, in which the long-haul laps... more
Pharma network says "kalimera" to newest member
Athens international airport (AIA), the largest and busiest airport in the Balkans region, is the newest member of Pharma Aero. Trevor Caswell, chair of the global collaborative platform for excellence in healthcare logistics: "By integrating AIA into our collaborative... more
Cargo trains switch from diesel to HVO
Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Freightliner have adopted hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel to power rail cargo journeys in the UK. The 100% renewable fuel is made from raw materials such as vegetable oils, waste-based fat and oil from the food industry. Switching to HVO... more
Second phase of Bilbao pier project out to tender
The Port Authority of Bilbao has issued a tender for the second phase of the central pier construction, with a budget of EUR 55.44 million, excluding VAT. Funded from the Port Authority's own resources, the project has a completion timeline of 26 months. This phase includes... more
Manchester hub now open
DB Schenker has unveiled its latest hub at Trafford Park, featuring around 5,110 sqm of warehousing and office space. This move builds DB Schenker’s capacity in the Greater Manchester area. Designed for the logistics provider’s operations in the UK and Ireland, the GBP 11... more