60% of fleet to be electrified by 2030 
DHL Express has purchased the first 100 units of Fiat's new E-Ducato. These large vans are 100% electric, and, with a range of more than 200 km, they are very well suited for last mile logistics. DHL Express plans to have more than 14,000 electric vans in operation in Europe... more
"Finneco I" launched
The hybrid ro-ro vessel “Finneco I” has just been launched at the Nanjing Jinling Shipyard. The first new Finnlines’ unit of this generation, which have 38% more cargo capacity than their predecessors, will start sailing under the Finnish flag by the end of this year. This is a... more
30,700 trucks shift to rail
Steel producer SSAB and Swedish state-owned railway Green Cargo are extending their partnership which comprises shipments of some 700,000 t of finished goods each year. Under the three-year contract, Green Cargo will transport steel coil and cut lengths of sheet steel from... more
Air Canada and WFS against Covid-19
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Air Canada are working closely with the Canadian government to transport vial caps for doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to support the country’s immunisation programme. Since December 2020, thousands of innovative plastic "RayDyLyo vial... more
Agility becomes DSV Panalpina
After acquiring the Inkas Group of companies in 2021, UTI Worldwide in 2015 and Switzerland-based Panalpina in 2018, Danish transport and logistics company DSV is taking over Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL). The transaction is valued at USD 4.2 billion (DKK 26... more
More traffic between Lübeck and Liepāja
More connections have been added to the Baltic Sea route between Latvia and Germany. Swedish shipping company Stena Line recently began to deploy the "Stena Vinga" on its service between Lübeck and Liepāja in Latvia, thus strengthening its network. The ro-pax ship... more
Drone delivery service in Kenya
British advanced air mobility (AAM) company Skyports has signed a MoU with Kenya’s flag carrier airline Kenya Airways, to collaborate on launching permanent UAV operations in the East African country. Joint efforts have already begun with respect to drone delivery. In the... more
Daimler Truck prepares for independent future
In preparation for its spin-off from Daimler and its independent listing on the Frankfurt stock exchange which is planned for late 2021, Daimler Truck has created a new management board and is planning a series of significant management and organisational changes, set to take... more
Improving global road safety
Menzies Distribution Group in UK has become the latest supporter to sign up as a corporate member of Transaid, the international development organisation committed to improving global road safety standards. The company has pledged its support for an initial three-year... more
Dutch trade association mandates Paycargo
Payment platform Paycargo, which processed USD 4 billion in transactions for logistics firms last year, has teamed up with Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) to help simplify the payment and collection of the association’s membership and delegate transactions. The trade association... more