Augmenting hinterland services 
Bansard International recently acquired a first batch of thirty P400 trailers. They are used on a weekly basis on the French rail network between Avignon and Valenton. The P400 trailers are designed for multimodal transport and are adapted to the rail and motorway networks.... more
Geodis expands footprint in Sweden
It is a first for Geodis: in order to bring its contract logistics services to the Swedish market, Geodis is opening a 16,000 sqm facility at Arendal, close to Gothenburg. Effective 1 December 2021, the new facility will cover the full range of warehousing and distribution... more
Antwerp back to 2019 levels
The Belgian Port of Antwerp posted a throughput of 179.1 million t from January to September 2021. In comparison to the same period last year, the figures went up by 4.8% - and reached the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Container flows continue to grow, surging by 2.3% in... more
Roman Stiftner to be president of ESC
At the ESC board meeting of 19 October 2021, Roman Stiftner was confirmed as the new president of the European Shippers’ Council. He takes over the helm at ESC from Denis Choumert, who has chaired the organisation for the last ten years. Stiftner is a managing director of... more
Stef buys Langdon
Stef has extended its geographic coverage in Europe to UK. The French logistics player and the Nagel-Group have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Langdon Group. Specialising in temperature-controlled transport nationwide, Langdon Group is also involved in the... more
Swiss-Swedish cooperation for methanol
Proman, a major producer of methanol headquartered in Switzerland, is working with Stena Line, a Swedish shipping company that operates about 140 vessels, on alternative fuels. By switching to this clean-burning fuel, methanol-powered vessels can significantly reduce the... more
Clipped wings
After the main owner (82.5%), Chinese conglomerate HNA, had to file for bankruptcy at the beginning of the year, Hahn Airport in southwest Germany is now also insolvent. At the beginning of October, Hahn operations manager Christoph Goetzmann still maintained that he had... more
Improved port access for trucks
The Port of Bremen is investing in 10,000 sqm of new road surface to improve port accessibility: extensive road rehabilitation work is currently underway on Senator-Borttscheller-Strasse in the Bremerhaven overseas port area. The road surface has to be renewed over a length... more
CHI realigns cold chain solutions
On behalf of the Hessen ministry of the interior (Germany), CHI Group (Cargo Handling Intl.) has been storing Moderna vaccines at -20 °C in its warehouse for pharmaceutical goods at Frankfurt Airport since the beginning of 2021. From here, CHI delivered regular supplies to all... more
More safety for vessels calling at Le Havre
To improve the safety of ships at Le Havre, Haropa Port has installed the shore tension system – a solution enabling vessels to remain securely moored along the quayside. Ships regularly have difficulty in keeping securely alongside quay, a problem known as “surging”, which... more