Transatlantic biking to Europe 
While there is a serious shortage of bikes and their spare parts in Europe, Super 73, a designer and manufacturer of electric bikes based in the USA, has awarded Geodis a three-year contract to cover logistics services in Europe and the Middle East. The freight forwarder's... more
Another cloud keeps logistics busy
Prologis has signed a ten year lease with Kleine Wolke Textilgesellschaft for a new logistics property in Bremen. Kleine Wolke, a Bremen-based textile company, is thus now leasing two units at Prologis Park Bremen DC3, comprising a total of almost 17,000 sqm. The customer... more
Harren Bulkers' growing fleet
The bulk carrier’s fleet continues to grow: German shipping company Harren Bulkers just acquired the Handysize bulker “Pabari” (37,000 tdw, built 2012, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea). With an overall length of almost 187 m (beam 28.60 m, depth moulded 15.60 m), “Pabari”... more
Smartlynx registers first freighter in Malta
Smartlynx, a family member of the Riga (Latvia)-headquartered Avia Solutions Group, has introduced the first freighter aircraft registered in Malta which is also the first of its type to be added to the Smartlynx line-up of A320 and A321. Leased by launch customer Vallair, the... more
Northeast Italy joins intermodal network
Two new links to expand Hupac's network: Firstly, the company has re-launched its Italian shuttle service between Porderone and Novara providing multiple gateway connections to Benelux / Germany / Scandinavia / France and Italy. The service started with three roundtrips a week.... more
20,000 trucks less on Brenner axis
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is now running a new nonstop night train between the terminal in Sommacampagna-Sona near Verona (Italy) and the trailer port in Regensburg (Germany) operated by Bayernhafen. To begin with, the intermodal connection will offer three round trips per... more
Two round trips between Tokyo and Alibaba's cave
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is operating two freighter round trips between the airport of Hangzhou (HGH), home of Alibaba, and Tokyo (NRT). The B767F service (50 t capacity) is provided in response to increased demand for transportation services with the growth of cross-border... more
K+N to rotate for Leonardo
Leonardo, a technology supplier for the aerospace, defence and security industries, has contracted Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) for a period of five years. The Swiss-based logistics company is providing contract logistics services in particular to Leonardo Helicopters in UK. The... more
Promotion at Movianto Group
European healthcare logistics provider Movianto has promoted previous VP Europe North Thomas Creuzberger to CEO. As part of the French Walden Group, family-owned Movianto specialises in logistics and transport for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Stephane Baudry,... more
First westbound route with smart container
Far East Land Bridge (Felb) is teaming up with European technology provider PEOPLE to demonstrate new standards in green logistics by using smart Container2.0 and future oriented technologies. The Eurasian railway operator recently finished a transportation service with this... more