Swiss forwarder makes history with green HGV 
As one of only seven Swiss companies, freight forwarder Murpf will drive an HGV with eco-friendly hydrogen propulsion from today, Wednesday, 11 November 2020. The innovation is the result of cooperation between Hyundai and the Förderverein H2 Mobilität, with the aim of ushering... more
Weekly container trains to connect Trieste with Budapest
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has launched a new scheduled service of four pairs of container trains per week between the Italian deepwater port of Trieste and Budapest in Hungary. The first train consisting of 20 wagons brought machines, vehicle parts, electronic devices and... more
Estonian carrier starts operation in Finland
Operail has completed its first ever commercial freight train journey in Finland. The Estonian carrier will be the main railway operator for the Finish shipping agency Rauanheimo to transport dry bulk. Operail will be providing railway-hauling services for Rauanheimo from... more
Finnlines assumes its role
Finnlines’ turnover and profitability have declined significantly compared to 2019 due to decreased cargo and passenger volumes. Yet, the carrier, which is of strategic importance especially for Finland and Sweden, has neither laid down any vessels or altered any services -... more
Geodis appoints Dr. Chang
Dr. Kian Chuan Chang is joining Geodis as a new regional customs brokerage director in Asia-Pacific Region. Geodis is a global supply chain operator which aims to provide its clients with seamless logistics services. Onno Boots, Geodis Apac's regional president and CEO:... more
Breaking ground after two years of preparation
After the preparations to lay the foundation stone for Zufalls logistics centre in Flieden near Fulda, Germany, had developed into an unexpectedly long tug of war lasting almost two years, construction work on the around 80,000 sqm site has finally begun in earnest and is... more
New president for Gefco France
Gefco, a global partner in multimodal supply chain solutions and finished vehicle logistics, has named Vittorio Battaglia new president of Gefco France and member of the group's executive board. Previously, he was general director of transport of the FM Logistics Group. With... more
Two A350s packed with relief goods
Ethiopian Airlines and Airbus transported humanitarian goods on board two new Airbus A350-900s, delivered to the East African carrier on 6 November 2020. The humanitarian shipment took off from Toulouse for Addis Ababa loaded with approximately 5 t of cargo, consisting of... more
Bolloré creates task force for vaccines
As preparation for the arrival of 15 billion doses of vaccines against Covid-19, Bolloré Logistics has founded a “task force” to design logistics solutions allowing to distribute these vaccines once they are placed on the market. The controlled-temperature transport of... more
114,000 t of CO2 emissions saved
Swedish carrier Green Cargo has been transporting freight for the Nordic energy group St1 across Sweden for 25 years. During this period, almost 11,000,000 t of freight were delivered from St1 in Gothenburg to depots in Jönköping and Karlstad. Through 25 years of... more