Italians side with the Spanish 
Naples-based Grimaldi Group and Madrid-based Armas Trasmediterránea Group have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a programme of cooperation. The agreement secures the purchase of five ro/pax vessels and two terminals in the ports of Valencia and Barcelona by the... more
Bundeswehr's logistics in new hands
On 25 March 2021, lieutenant general Martin Schelleis, inspector of the Armed Forces Base, handed over command of the German Bundeswehr’s Logistics Command from major general Volker Thomas, who had held this command since January 2016, to brigadier general Gerald Funke. Because... more
Accelerating entries at Frankfurt airport
Frankfurt airport (FRA) operator Fraport has introduced a technology that automates the process of driving into FRA’s "Cargo City South". At Gates 31 and 32, an innovative camera system now reads the number plates of arriving visitors and crosschecks them against... more
Additional trailers for Scandinavia
Haulier Freja has acquired 33 new trailers, with 30 more to come this summer. With the additional vehicles, the Scandinavian specialist for multimodal transport aims to meet the ever-increasing demand for transport in Norway and internationally. T he new trailers are... more
Urban test laboratory
As the first city in Europe, Malaga in Spain is puttinh Kapsch Traffic Com’s most recent dynamic signalling system and real time traffic optimiser to the test. The solution developed by the Austrian technology company displays the most appropriate route in real time and... more
Works in Felixstowe enter next stage
The terminal and port operator Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has further enhanced its deep-water berth capacity following the completion of strengthening and dredging works to berth 7 on Trinity Terminal. Berth 7 – one of the Port of Felixstowe’s nine container berths -... more
BCG and Miebach join forces
Strategy consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and supply chain specialist Miebach Consulting have partnered to help companies around the world optimise their supply chains. "Global supply chains are becoming ever more complex in the face of increased trade... more
New space for more facilities
In Bitterfeld-Wolfen, 30 km north of Leipzig, Germany, Hamburg-based real estate specialist Garbe Industrial Real Estate has acquired a 200,000 sqm plot of land ready for construction. A logistics property with a hall area of up to 110,000 sqm is to be built on this site. It... more
Train connects Turkey and UK in eight days
MSC has introduced the Omerli-Tekirdag rail service with three roundtrips daily on six days per week. The new train is operated by Medlog, MSC’s logistics arm in Europe, and connects the Omerli Depot in Istanbul’s industrial zone, Turkey, with UK. The service uses the fast... more
Faster transport with less emissions
CFL Cargo Sweden has started a new shuttle service for a forest producer in the north of Sweden wishing to export more products via the Port of Gothenburg and its rail network. The 500 m long new train operates four weekly round trips to the Port of Gothenburg. Each train... more