New intermodal service in Sweden
On 31 January TX Logistik opened another link between the port of Trelleborg and the combined transport terminal in Eskilstuna, around 100 km west of Stockholm. The new blocktrain will be operated as a company train for the Austrian full truckload specialist Lkw Walter. Four... more
Raising capacities in the Netherlands
Dnata, a Dubai-headquartered global air and travel services provider is planning to invest more than EUR 200 million in a fully automated cargo centre, "dnata cargo city Amsterdam", at Amsterdam Airport. Located at Schiphol South-East and scheduled to become... more
2M and ZIM trim joint services
The alliance 2M and its cooperation partner, ZIM, are currently readjusting their network. MSC & ZIM have now decided to cease their cooperation on the North Europe – East Med trade. The joint service will end at the end of March 2022. The last vessel of the service will be... more
Ángel Gurría to join H2 Clipper’s advisory board
Ángel Gurría, the former secretary-general of the organisation of economic co-operation and development (OECD), has joined the advisory board of H2 Clipper, an aerospace and alternative energy company that develops uniquely capable hydrogen-powered airships and end-to-end... more
Canadian Railway joins top 35
For the first time in history, Canadian Pacific (CP) has been listed the Corporate Knights Global 100 Index, an annual ranking of the most sustainable corporations in the world. CP ranked 34th overall on the 2022 index and was the top performing freight transportation... more
ID Logistics: 20 years on track
With an exceptional surge of 21% in revenue, totalling almost EUR 550 million in Q4/2022, France-based ID Logistics continues its upward trend in its domestic and global markets. In Q4/2021, the company’s revenues in France amounted to EUR 208.1 million, up 7.8% compared to... more
Recovery in Strasbourg Port
2021 marked a recovery in all traffic in the port of Strasbourg on the Rhine. While goods transported on the river grew by 2% in comparison to 2020, container volumes over all modes of transport grew by 3%. In total, river traffic amounted to 7 million t. Energy products... more
Record cargo volumes at Katowice Airport
The Upper Silesian Aviation Group (GTL SA) – which manages Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport – has summed up its cargo traffic results for 2021. From January to the end of December 2021, a record-breaking 32,104 t of freight, i.e. 11,729 t more (+57.6%) than... more
More logistics expertise for Crane
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed three executives to drive its future growth and development in Germany. Jens Osterwald has been named as managing director to oversee the company’s freight forwarding and contract logistics operations in Germany. Tino Meyer will drive... more
Automating trucks for container terminals
With the Anita project (autonomous innovation in terminal operations), truck manufacturer Man, DB and the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences are currently preparing to introduce automated trucks at the container depot of DB Intermodal Services and the Duss Terminal in Ulm... more