Fedro relaxes rules 
Special designs to improve aerodynamics and thus reduce CO2 emissions can affect the length of the vehicles concerned. This puts heavy commercial vehicles in particular at a disadvantage compared with conventionally built trucks. In Switzerland, the federal roads office... more
More GDP-certified sites in Switzerland
DHL Freight has received GDP certification (guidelines on good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use) for its two Swiss sites in Pratteln and Buchs. Since its introduction in Europe in 2013, this qualification certifies that the logistics service provider... more
Rolling motorway to link UK with Mediterranean
Eurotunnel and Cargo Beamer are launching a new, 100% unaccompanied railfreight transport service across the Short Straits, from Calais (France) to Ashford (UK). The extension of the rolling motorway from Perpignan (at the Franco-Spanish border) to Ashford is a logical step in... more
A further link between Sardinia and Italy
A new connection between Sardinia and mainland Italy: The Naples-based Grimaldi Group is launching the Civitavecchia-Arbatax-Cagliari link for the transport of freight and passengers on 23 September. The schedule includes three turns a week, providing two intermediate calls in... more
Self-controlled cargo flights from Riga
Venipak Group, an international parcel delivery company headquartered in the Netherlands, is expanding its services to help meet the surging demand for freighter cargo shipments in eastern Europe. Launched last Saturday, 18 September 2021, the weekly direct cargo flight... more
One more pharmaceutical warehouse in Poland
Maersk is pushing its logistics activities on land. The group’s second dedicated pharmaceutical warehouse in central Poland is now operational. The project was launched in late 2020 to create a second pharmaceutical warehouse as part of its existing warehousing and distribution... more
Crowley picks Massimo Messina
Crowley Maritime Corporation has appointed Massimo Messina as vice president, mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In his professional career spanning more than 25 years, Messina has helped to build investment banking practices for firms like PwC, Grant Thornton and Duff &... more
Port of Barcelona chooses Luis Puzo
The Port of Barcelona has appointed Luis Puzo as a new representative in Aragon, Navarra and La Rioja (Spain). Puzo will reinforce the port's presence in these regions, offering importers, exporters and operators sustainable and competitive logistics solutions. Puzo has PDD... more
Green light for CST
In Switzerland, both chambers of parliament have approved the federal law on underground goods transport (UGüTG), which will can enter into force shortly. This federal law gives Cargo sous terrain (CST) the legal basis to realise the project within a secure framework. CST... more
Slovenian railway rebranded
Primol-Rail has been renamed to PKP Cargo International. The purpose of the rebranding, with the name, logo and corporate colours of its parent company, is to reinforce the firm's international presence and its connection to the PKP Cargo group. With nearly 70 years of... more