Transport merger in France 
In France, Transports Cordier is acquiring Transports Serge Derval, Angers, which has a turnover of EUR 6 million, 48 employees and 40 vehicles. Pierre-Marie Blanpain, sales manager at Cordier, will manage the new acquisition, which will be renamed TSD. Transports Cordier,... more
Cool solutions in Japan and East Asia
Dokasch Temperature Solutions has established a dedicated subsidiary, Dokasch Temperature Solutions K.K., in Tokyo and a new service station at Narita International Airport (NRT), thus strengthening its network in Asia and worldwide. With this move, the German solution... more
E-cargo bikes to combat climate change
Fedex in UK has introduced thirteen e-cargo bikes to work alongside its vehicle pick-up and delivery fleet in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cambridge. The company is already using e-cargo bikes for its permanent operations in London, where they have replaced diesel vehicles for serving... more
Hege Solstad joins Inchcape
Hege Solstad has joined Inchcape Shipping Services as vice president commercial for the Europe Region. CCO Christopher Crookall: "We are delighted with this appointment. Solstad will be based in Oslo and take her place as a key member of the Europe regional leadership... more
Traton Group takes over IT developer
The international Traton Group, which combines the brands MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and Navistar, has been on the road since 2016 with its digital brand RIO as a cloud-based solution for the entire transport and logistics ecosystem. It has now successfully... more
Refrigerated trailers with modular cooling units
Krone has delivered the first refrigerated trailers furnished with the new modular Celsineo refrigeration machine to customers in the Netherlands. The trailers were handed over to Amex in Lelystad and Baas in Bunschoten. Amex has a fleet of 40 tractor units and a coldstore.... more
More flights and aircraft for peak season
During the busy peak season, Air Canada Cargo, which just has taken redelivery of its first own freighter, a B767-300ERF (57 t capacity), is providing three new flights and additional capacity on key routes. More details about the three new routes here: São Paulo, up to four... more
Stena Line expands Baltic network
As from February 2022, the Swedish shipping company Stena Line will offer a new route between the Norvik Port in Stockholm, Sweden, and Hanko, Finland. The vessel "Urd" will be deployed on the new route. A second vessel, "Stena Gothica", will be added in... more
More e-commerce via Hannover-Messe
In Hanover, Germany, the Bertelsmann Group affiliate Arvato Supply Chain Solutions is expanding its capacities to handle the online business for a sporting goods manufacturer and a customer from the beauty and cosmetics industry. A new logistics centre measuring around... more
Railfreight in Kaliningrad tripled
Kaliningrad Railways carried nearly 117,000 teu between China and Europe from January to November 2021, thus trippling the container volumes achieved in the same period in 2020. Multimodal routes carried 84.8% of the total container volume. 99,600 teu containers were... more