APM Terminals Poti appoints MD 
Christian Roeder will succeed Julián Fernández as managing director of APM Terminals Poti, Georgia, effective 6 June 2024, and will join the company's European regional leadership team. Roeder joined the Maersk Group in 2000 as a Maersk international shipping trainee. From... more
Improved UK - Ireland service
Britain is still exporting fewer goods than before Brexit, with volumes being around 15% below records registered in 2018. Ireland is Britain’s fourth largest export market, and the increased complexity associated with the customs border is preventing seamless transports for... more
Bang for Bucky
Bucky is Arvato’s latest addition to its robot fleet. The palletising robot is in service at the logistics provider’s site in Venlo, the Netherlands. Off the back of Arvato’s previous implementations of depalletising robots, Bucky has now been launched as a further automation... more
Kiel port with dual shore power supply
The port of Kiel successfully provided shore power to two cruise ships, “MSC Euribia” and “AID Anova”, simultaneously for the first time on 30 May. This achievement followed the successful integration of “MSC Euribia” into the shore power system, allowing it to operate nearly... more
AAA: new fellows and associates
The Association of Average Adjusters (AAA) has applauded members who have achieved enhanced status after the latest examination rounds. The rigorous exams assess the expertise of participants in adjusting, insurance, and legal matters. At the annual conference of the... more
Standardising supply chain tech
The Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC) has welcomed FourKites as a new member, the first real-time supply chain visibility platform to join the SSC. J.B. Hunt and Uber Freight came together in 2022 to establish SSC and combat friction within the supply chain. Since then,... more
Northrail changes hands
The European provider of locomotive leasing services has been taken over by Investor Rive, which has purchased 100% of the company’s shares previously held by Paribus Group. Investor Rive now owns 91.75% of the shares of Northrail, which is based in Hamburg, Germany. The... more
CPD accreditation for YFN event
The most recent event in the British International Freight Association’s programme for its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) was the first to be accredited for continuing professional development (CPD). Guest speaker, police commissioner Matthew Bate (left) gave a presentation... more
More green fuel for pallet distribution network
The European logistics network Astre is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% this year compared to 2023. It has therefore decided to use lower-emission fuels for all daily commuter journeys in its Palet System distribution network. The vehicles will be... more
Presented at a premiere in Premstätten 
Austria’s largest centre that stores and handles lithium batteries opens. It’s something of a pioneering achievement that the logistics services provider DB Schenker presented in Austria in mid-April. The country’s largest logistics centre that can safely handle and store... more