Jumbo and SAL team up 
The joint venture of Jumbo Shipping, the Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor, and SAL Heavy Lift, the Germany-based breakbulk and project cargo company, becomes effective today, 16 April 2021. Combining their fleets and all commercial activities,... more
Another purchase for Guyamier Group
Barely 18 months after the acquisition of Transports Lacassagne, the French Guyamier group has just taken possession of Atlantique Europe Express (AEE) located in Floirac. The Guyamier Group, which was founded in 1948, started its expansion strategy by acquisitions in 2019.... more
Kombiverkehr names new manager Benelux
Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr has appointed Jouke Schaap as its new manager Benelux in its international sales department, effective 1 March 2021. With this choice, the company underscores its commitment to sales on the growing intermodal corridor to and from the Netherlands,... more
Many more alternative fuelling stations needed
Truck makers and environmentalists have joined forces to push for the deployment of 11,000 charging points for electric trucks across the EU by 2025, rising to 42,000 by 2030. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & Environment (T&E)... more
Japanese expand in Belgium and Netherlands
Nippon Express Nederland, the Dutch subsidiary of Nippon Express, has opened a logistics centre in Nijmegen in the southeastern province of Gelderland. The new 200,000 sqm facility will serve as a gateway for air and ocean cargo and will cater to the company’s customers in... more
Autonomous runway sweeping, only in Norway
Avinor, the wholly-owned state limited company which is responsible for 44 state-owned airports in Norway, is stepping into the future of winter operations and committing itself fully to autonomous runway sweepers. It has signed a framework contract for a period of eight... more
Irish PCN member strengthens team
Curtis & Lees, an Irish forwarding business found 99 years ago, has appointed Lucas Affonso to its sea freight import and cross trade division. With many years of experience in the shipping industry working for shipping lines and global freight forwarders in the... more
Primol-Rail receives safety certificate
The certificate confirms the approval of the railway carrier's safety management system. It includes the provisions and regulations adopted by companies to meet the specific requirements necessary for safe operation in accordance with EU directive 2016/798 and relevant national... more
The flood of the rare
Hapag-Lloyd is investing heavily and threefold in a basic raw material for the shipping industry: containers. The Hamburg carrier has ordered 150,000 teu from China – both dry boxes and reefer containers. The order is not brand-new, since some of the boxes were already... more
Pilot project completed for BASF Coatings
BASF Coatings is digitising its internal processing plant transportation at the Münster production site in Germany. The chemical company chose Swiss digitisation expert Nexxiot for this pilot project. The goal was to make BASF’s logistics processes more transparent and efficient... more