Dachser fleet and business growing 
The haulier Dachser reached two milestone recently. The first one concerns the introduction of its 100th fully electric truck for food logistics distribution. The 16 t ‘Volvo FL Electric’, which weighs more than 3.5 t, has a refrigerated body and will commence deliveries of... more
One hour from the German border
Realterm has acquired a last-mile logistics facility in Nijmegen (Netherlands), a mere 18 km from the German border. The site includes a 10,000 sqm logistics space and 3,500 sqm for offices. It also features two-sided loading access, 16 dock doors and two points of ingress and... more
Digitalising manual e-mail processes
The ECS Group and CargoAi have begun a strategic collaboration, integrating CargoAi’s ‘CargoCoPilot’ API into the ECS Group’s operations to digitalise the handling of rate requests and quotations. The solution leverages generative AI to automate manual e-mail processing,... more
New barge route eases Moerdijk–Ruhr road congestion
On 3 February WEC Lines, in partnership with A2B-online, Tailwind Shipping Lines and the Danser Group, is launching a barge service between Moerdijk’s Combined Cargo Terminal (CCT) and the Duisburg Gateway Terminal (DGT). The link will be served by the ‘Tranquilo’ and will... more
Strategic partnership for automated customs processes
Akanea, a French provider of supply chain software solutions, and Informatique 2000, a Geneva-based process automation specialist, have announced a strategic collaboration effort to offer innovative solutions to automate customs processes. The aim is to simplify and automate... more
Bifa 2024 – And the winners are...
Host James Cracknell OBE welcomed a record-breaking audience of over 550 attendees to the British International Freight Association’s 2024 ‘Freight Service Awards’. Bifa director general Steve Parker extended heartfelt congratulations to the winners and finalists, highlighting... more
Dry-ice logistics with an H2 lorry
The industrial gases company Nippon Gases and its transport partner, the liquid bulk specialist Hoyer, already embarked on the path to sustainable transport solutions in the industrial gases sector in Germany with natural gas-powered transport vehicles five years ago. Now the... more
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... more
Common ground for expo logistics
WCA World launched its newest network on 21 January, providing a platform for events and expo logistics activities. The ‘WCA Live Events & Expo Network’ is open to any logistics company with top-notch events expertise, be it for the FIFA World Cup, for example, or... more
Dachser doubling down up north
Dachser is taking over its Finnish joint venture that it’s operated together with Ace Logistics since 2013. The JV, Dachser Finland, was previously owned equally by both partners, and now Dachser has acquired Ace’s share. The move strengthens Dachser’s overland network in... more