Improving aerodynamics to save fuel 
As part of a pilot, Hegelmann is having semi trailers equipped with components of a special aero package from Betterflow. The components are attached to the underbody of the trailer and reduce the truck’s air resistance. Improving the aerodynamics can save up to 1.8 litres... more
Supporting B737 P2F conversions at Gatwick
In late April 2022, JMC Group is beginning a two-year programme to support Boeing at its MRO facility at London Gatwick airport. The British aviation and aerospace engineering company will partner with Boeing on B737 passenger to freighter conversions. A new dedicated... more
Repurchase of Gefco shares?
The Gefco Group hasn't remained untouched by developments in Eastern Europe. Since RZD, the Russian railways, bought 75% of its capital in 2012, the sanctions imposed on its shareholder by the European Union are having a negative impact on the group’s activities, in the UK, for... more
Logistics guidance for sustainability ahead
The Smart Freight Center, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and 25 more global companies, including Maersk, which joined only a short while ago, are part of a consortium seeking to co-develop actionable and implementable guidance to quantify the impact of... more
Long HGVs expand European fleet
Freight forwarder Karl Jürgensen has taken delivery of two Krone long HGVs. The type 3 combinations - three-axle motor truck, actively steered Krone dolly and dry liner semitrailer - are 25.25 m long. As special features, the box bodies have double-decker systems and floors... more
Thessaloniki prepares for ULCVs
The Greek port of Thessaloniki posted a container throughput of 471,000 teu in 2021, an uptick of 2.2% compared to 2020 (461,000 teu). The number of vessels calling saw an increase of 7.1%, from 1,286 in 2020 to 1,377 in 2021. Thessaloniki isn't only a hub for the Balkans and... more
Swissport chooses Ilse De Loof
Ilse De Loof will join Swissport as general counsel & company secretary and member of the executive leadership team on 1 April 2022. De Loof served as group general counsel & corporate secretary at the Netherland-based LBC Tank Terminals Group since 2011 and acted as... more
MSK Pharmalogistik finds new location
The family-run pharmaceutical logistics service provider MSK Pharmalogistic from Heppenheim, Germany, is moving into a new location. In the new Panattoni Park Mannheim North, the company is planning a logistics centre certified as GDP (good distribution practice) and GMP (good... more
Delivering poppy seed pods is not funny
At Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, CBP agriculture specialists and officers examining arriving international cargo inspected a shipment of manifested “dried flowers.” Inside the packages, they found 2.5 kg of Papaver sp. or poppy seed pods. Since pods such as these... more