120 vans in retro style 
Swiss haulage company Planzer has added 40 new Man TGE 3.140 vans with box bodies to its fleet. Another 80 MAN vans are to follow this year. They will be delivered in Planzer's retro design and will soon be seen on Swiss roads. Planzer and Man have been partners for many... more
Investment in Benelux specialist
70% of the shares of Speedlink Worldwide Express have been sold to Logista, a provider of express (time critical) deliveries to and from Belgium and the Netherlands. The purchase contract includes an option to acquire the remaining 30% in the next three years. Founded in... more
Atlas Air expands partnerships
Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings and Cainiao Network (“Cainiao”), the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, are expanding their strategic partnership by adding a new Boeing 747-8 freighter under a long-term agreement to increase capacity on routes between China... more
40 freight locomotives delivered
Azerbaijan Railways recently received the last two of a total of 40 Prima freight locomotives produced by Alstom. The locomotives will be put into operation initially on the Baku-Boyuk Kesik and Bilajari-Yalama sections of the east-west and north-south transport corridors.... more
Dimos opens its own office in Dubai
Dimos Maschinenbau, a manufacturer of warehouse and industrial trucks and a system supplier for the air cargo sector, is setting up a branch in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With this move, the Petersberg (Germany)-based family business is taking a big step towards... more
Arpin chooses Ronnie Blanchard
Arpin International has promoted Ronnie Blanchard from general service administration (GSA) supervisor to general manager, GSA services. In his new role, he will be responsible for daily operations, account management, overseeing domestic moves, managing claims and assisting... more
Infranord to invest in signalling system
Manufacturer Hitachi Rail is installing new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the... more
Digitally embracing air cargo from Dakar
Africa-based carrier Air Senegal will deploy the Smartkargo solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving 19 destinations, including New York, Washington and Paris. The US technology aims to digitally transform the West African carrier's operations and... more
French takeover in CEP segment
It is a Franco-German wedding. Group Sterne is taking over the provider nox Nacht Express. Founded in 1972, Groupe Sterne has developed three complementary service solutions for its business in Europe (time-critical, urban and day express, in the aftersales market) alongside its... more
Port of Barcelona celebrates strong recovery
The port of Barcelona looks back in joy on its business year 2021, attributing its success to its recovery plan and investments. On the one hand, the port was “a major player in the accelerated recovery of the economy and employment from the pandemic fallout,” said Damià Calvet,... more