Celebrating a centenary 
Drachten (Netherlands)-based Sparck Technologies will be 100 years old in less than a month. Its business has developed from the mechanisation of clogs production all the way to modern packaging solutions. Sparck Technologies’ automatic packaging systems are being implemented in... more
A new look for network trailers
Pallet-Track in the UK is investing GBP 100,000 in dual liveries for its shareholder members network at its 20 years’ business jubilee. The pallet network has already helped to put 14 trailers on the road in the new dual-branded colours, with many more to come. The objective of... more
Duisport to digitise forklift operations
Duisport and ForkOn have expanded their partnership to include forklift fleet management following a successful pilot project. ForkOn’s telematics technology will be integrated into 80 forklifts at 13 sites in Duisburg, enhancing the digitalisation of logistics processes. The... more
Sharkskin for clean air
Over the past year and a half, Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has equipped the whole fleet of its long-haul flagship Boeing 777-300ER with Aeroshark technology. The surface film applied to the fuselage and engines imitates the aerodynamic properties of sharkskin and... more
Health and safety award for APC
APC, a UK-based parcel delivery network, has won a Gold Rospa award for its focus on health and safety in its premises. Every year the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) recognises companies for their efforts to ensure a safe environment for their... more
Two more trucks for LPG supplier
UK-based Rectory Gas Supplies has invested in two new Krone trailers. Providing LPG gas to homes, businesses, and the trade, in Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Humberside, the company recently expanded into Norfolk and needed two trailers to transport gas bottles and cylinders... more
A new board member for Birsterminal
Hans-Peter Hadorn has joined the board of the multipurpose stevedoring, warehousing and multimodal Rhine barge and rail operator Birsterminal in the Swiss Rhine Ports at Basel / Birsfelden. He returns to the port industry after having retired from the Swiss Rhine Ports, where he... more
DP World expands hub infrastructure in Romania
With the opening of three facilities on one day last Wednesday (15 May 2024), the port and terminal operator improves the links between its existing sea, rail, barge, and truck services in Romania, boosting the movement of goods between mainland Europe to the Black, North and... more
Sennder bolsters leadership team
Sennder, a digital road freight forwarder with a Europe-wide customer base, has named David Vismans as chief product officer (CPO) and Kollen Glynn as chief technology officer (CTO). The two high-profile executives will work closely together to expand the company’s product... more
Automating the storage process
Geodis has teamed up with Dematic, a logistics technology provider, to install new automation solutions: The new autostore system at the Geodis hub in Moulins involves 12,500 containers, four R5 robots and two conveyor ports that will be used to boost efficiency and growth.... more