Road transport on the uptick in Europe 
Europe’s road haulage traffic caught up significantly from July till September in this special year of 2020. The freight offers for Q3, as recorded by Timocom’s transport barometer, rose to offset the slow market caused by the coronavirus pandemic in Q2. The figures exceeded... more
UK/Europe: unaccompanied trailer service started
DSV is introducing a full load unaccompanied trailer service between UK and Germany, Central/Eastern Europe. The haulage operation both in the UK and within Europe will be provided by DSV’s own fleet of tractor units. The service will be launched in phases, predominantly... more
Almost 100 direct Turkish Cargo connections
Turkish Cargo has increased the number of destinations of its direct cargo operations to 95. As of September, the carrier incorporated Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London, one of the world’s busiest airports, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK), one of the largest airports in Southeast... more
Distribution in Paris to become greener
Arcese services are becoming increasingly eco-friendly thanks to the introduction of compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution services in the French capital. With an engine equipped with 3.0 litre and 136 hp CNG technology, the new daily natural power vehicles... more
Maritime law specialist returns to Europe
The global maritime law firm Hill Dickinson welcomes casualty specialist and partner Ian Teare to two European shipping teams. Ian joins from Wikborg Rein’s Singapore office where he has been both managing partner and led the casualty response practice for Asia. Following his... more
8.8% decline in Rotterdam
In the first nine months of 2020, the port of Rotterdam, Europe's biggest sea hub, handled 8.8% less volumes and recorded a total of 322.3 million t (353.480 million t in 2019). The volume of containers handled in Rotterdam up to and including Q3/2020 was less affected. It... more
Haropaports acts upon greenhouse gas
Haropaports, the coalition of French ports, has joined the “getting to zero” initiative. The coalition was launched on the occasion of the United Nations climate action summit (September 2019), as part of a partnership between three intergovernmental organisations (the Global... more
Forwarder invests in Finland-to-Baltics haulier
Greencarrier Freight Services, headquartered in Sweden, is buying road logistics business operations in the Baltics and the CEE countries from Finish VR Group’s subsidiary Transpoint International. In this transaction, Greencarrier Freight Services will assume full ownership of... more
Moving within Maersk
On 1 December 2020, Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard will take up the role as global COO of Svitzer, reporting to CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus. She will be joining the company from her current position as global head of equipment & VP in Maersk, the company of which Svitzer is... more
More international destinations via Pamyra
The logistics platform Pamyra.de has decided to expand its European network for long-haul transports as from 1 November 2020. As from that date, it will also deliver general cargo shipments to Belgium the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Poland and Czechia. Effective... more