Admiral Container Lines ready for perishables 
Admiral Container Lines is enhancing its equipment. The liner, which has been offering weekly and direct container shipping services in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea since 1998, is adding more than 150 new 40-foot, high-cube containers equipped with Carrier Transicold... more
Roadmap towards carbon neutrality
Decarbonising the road sector, which comprises more than 65 million heavy-duty vehicles and accounts for 2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, is an essential step towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Now the road transport industry has launched the global Green Compact, a paper... more
Two Northerners for the network
General cargo cooperation 24 Plus is growing. Its network has now been extended to include logistics service providers Colli Care and NHG Trans, which will operate in Finland and Norway. Until now, 24 Plus has reached both Finland and Norway via gateway services. Since 18... more
Change of perspective required
Hupac expects further significant growth in combined transport in the coming years. With the European Green Deal, greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector are to be reduced by 90% and railfreight traffic volumes doubled by 2050. However, in order to shift more... more
Green transport option in Ireland
At the end of June, the Irish Railway Iarnrod Eireann and transport company XPO Logistics will launch a new twice-weekly railfreight service in each direction between Ballina, Co Mayo and Waterford Port. The new rail service will offer Irish industry a greener and more... more
Sennder picks senior director
Sennder has appointed Adeola Ogunwole as senior director, marketing and communication. She will be based in Berlin, the digital freight forwarder’s headquarters, and lead Sennder’s marketing and communication strategy, as the company is expanding its commercial network, to... more
Project logistics market on the upswing
In its "BHV Project Logistics Monitor 2021", Bremische Hafen- und Logistikvertretung (BHV) reports that the majority of Bremen's project logistics companies and their customers are optimistic. For 2021, around 45% of the companies surveyed predict increasing... more
DFDS is coming back
DFDS has reported its results for Q1/2021. While total revenues dropped by 1%, freight revenues increased by 5% to DKK 3.7 billion (EUR 500 million). In consequence, freight ebitda before special items increased by 25% to DKK 836 million (EUR 112 million). Passenger business... more
Women at sea face gender discrimination
Sophia Onken, partner and clinical psychologist at Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), which provides professional mental health support and guidance in the maritime sector, expressed her commitment during the ‘Wellbeing For Women In Shipping’ webinar on 14 May 2021. ... more
Green growth in the fleet
Grocer SPAR Switzerland has added a hydrogen-electric truck to its fleet. The 36 t Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell truck has been tailored to fit the customer's requirements and will facilitate long-distance, emission-free food deliveries on the Central Switzerland route. P rogress... more