Extending capacities near Nuremberg 
Near Nuremberg, Hermes Fulfilment is expanding the capacities of its Anbach logistics centre by opening a new external storage facility in Freystadt on 1 October 2021. The 20,200 sqm logistics building in the main Ansbach warehouse was recently increased by renting additional... more
UK driver shortage hits a peak
The disruption in the UK caused by a shortage of lorry drivers has intensified over the past week, with petrol stations feeling the brunt of the problem because of an inability to receive sufficient supplies of fuel combined with ‘panic buying’ by the general public. Many petrol... more
Shuttle connects Bari and Rotterdam in 72 hours
A shuttle now runs directly between Rotterdam and Bari, in southern Italy. The train, operated by GTS, takes 72 hours to complete the trip. The new train extends the Italian rail operator GTS’s services between Bari and Segrate, near Milan, and Piacenza, and is also an indirect... more
A lorry filling station for the Skandinavienkai
The Tankpool24 chain of filling stations has opened a new station on the premises of the Lübecker Hafen-Gesellschaft (LHG). Truck drivers can now fill up with either diesel or Ad-Blue around the clock at the so-called exchange station, located before the entrance to the... more
Martin Ackermann to generate Synergy
Martin Ackermann is taking charge of finances, commercial and strategic activities and transformation interventions at the Synergy Group, a ship manager. Prior to joining the Synergy Group Ackermann held executive leadership roles with prominent shipowners, including working as... more
Large loco order in Poland
The Polish leasing company Cargounit has ordered 30 Vectron MS locomotives from Siemens. The agreement includes the delivery of ten units by the end of 2023 and an option for 20 additional locomotives by 2024, as well as maintenance for the vehicles. The first two locomotives... more
Bigger vessels between Ventspils and Stockholm
Stena Line is expanding in the Baltic Sea by introducing two extended vessels on the Ventspils–Stockholm Norvik Port route in 2021. The first vessel, the ‘Stena Scandica’, increases freight capacities on the route by 30%. Expansion will continue in 2022, with two new vessels... more
Benetton Group banks on robots
The Benetton Group, a fashion company with brands such as United Colors of Benetton and Sisley and a retail network of more than 4,000 shops, has contracted Dematic to install an ‘auto-store system’ at the group’s logistics facilities in Villorba, in the province of Treviso in... more
Covid-19 vaccines from Belgium to Africa
On Wednesday 22 September, 153,000 Covid-19 vaccines arrived safely in Entebbe (Uganda) on Brussels Airlines flight, following a similar shipment to Togo a month ago (pictured). The aircraft carrying the donation of AstraZeneca vaccines from the Belgian government was met at... more
Sailors’ Society webinar for Indian sea cadets
The Sailors’ Society, a maritime charity, will hold an online wellness conference for maritime colleges in India and their students on Thursday 30 September. Designed especially for maritime schools, the conference, entitled ‘Wellness at Sea – positive wellbeing for a rewarding... more