Carbon-free power for locos on last mile 
More biofuels: the German railfreight company DB Cargo is planning to power even its heavy shunting and diesel locomotives with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). With HVO, the locomotives can also run carbon-free on the last mile and without any reduction in performance, as... more
Dan Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee
Seaport Manatee has appointed Dan Fitz-Patrick to the newly created position of director of planning and project development. Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee after nearly seven years with the Florida department of transportation, having served since 2018 as manager of FDOT’s... more
Cooperation to develop a brand-new e-truck
Renault Trucks and Geodis are combining their know-how to develop a brand new 16 t electric urban truck, at a comparable cost to that of a diesel vehicle, which is a prerequisite for the widespread adoption of alternative power units, the two companies said. Delivery of the... more
A good year for Geis Group
Geis Group, which is headquartered in Germany, increased its turnover by 19.4% year-on-year to almost EUR 1.2 billion last year. It had recorded a slight decline of 3.3% in 2020. The air + sea services segment proved to be the growth driver in 2021, with turnover up by 60%.... more
A new low in reliability on the seas
Copenhagen-based Sea-Intelligence has analysed the schedule reliability figures up to and including January 2022. As expected, schedule reliability lost again to reach 30.9% "the lowest ever global schedule reliability since Sea-Intelligence started the measure in... more
Tarom signs for Champ’s Traxon Cargohub
Tarom, Romania’s flag carrier, has signed to join Champ’s Traxon Cargohub community. The long-time Champ customer has joined the world’s largest air cargo community service, in addition to renewing for Champ’s Cargospot suite – including renewing for Cargospot Airlines and... more
Ermewa welcomes Bernhard Hoffmann
Ermewa has named Bernhard Hoffmann as its new "segment manager intermodal". He will take on the newly created position of segment manager and also be responsible coordinating sales of the intermodal wagon groups. Hoffmann joins Ermewa from the Port of Hamburg and... more
Czechia lifts truck tolls
Czechia is temporarily exempting truck drivers (and also car and bus drivers) from motorway tolls, when they are using a toll network of motorways and roads of the first class to protect and save the inhabitants of Ukraine, according to a release of the Czech ministry of... more
3PL Century Logistics is sold
Metro Supply Chain Holdings, an affiliate of Canadian-based Metro Supply Chain, is acquiring Century Logistics, a 3PL headquartered in Suffolk, UK. The price of the transaction was not disclosed. Metro Supply Chain currently manages approximately 4 million sqm in over 80... more
Cool chain high in Antwerp continues
The Port of Antwerp is maintaining its upward trend in the cool chain segment: the number of reefer containers handled in the Belgian port rose by 2.7%, surpassing the mark of 1 million teu for the second year in a row now. The growth in 2021 was mainly driven by a 6%... more