UK: Green Truck technology boosts cold store’s efficiency 
Third party multi-temperature warehousing and logistics network Norish has introduced lithium-ion battery-powered Flexi articulated VNA truck technology at its cold store facility in the West Midlands, UK. The fully integrated Flexi LiTHiON’s lithium-ion power system... more
Bertschi Group posts gains in difficult market environment
Thanks to the expansion of its worldwide activities, the Bertschi Group continued its growth in financial year 2019. In the reporting year, Bertschi saw group revenues rise by 1.3% to CHF 985 million. The workforce grew by 3% to 3100. Adjusted for negative currency effects,... more
Chartersync increases platform capabilities
Chartersync has established its active airline operator-base by adding over 100 cargo aircraft live onto its platform within its first six months of trading. Offering a bespoke charter booking platform connecting freight forwarders directly with airlines, the British company can... more
One Sea chooses new chairman
One Sea, the industry alliance that aims to lead the way towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem by 2025, has appointed Capt. Eero Lehtovaara as its new chairman. Lehtovaara, a master mariner and associate fellow of the Nautical Institute, is head of regulatory &... more
More boxes going via Trieste
The port of Trieste is experiencing an upswing, not least due to the expansion of the rail connections in the hinterland. The container terminal of the port, Trieste Marine Terminal is also booming: it handled almost 688,700 teu in 2019. This means that the previous year's... more
Havi opens new facility near Hanover
Food logistics services provider Havi and project developer Verdion have inaugurated a logistics centre in Wunstorf near Hanover (Germany). Up to 200 employees will be working there in the long run. "The 15,000 sqm distribution centre is not only an new location for Havi... more
Companies gain funding for quiet trains
Middle-sized companies often do not have access to funding programmes to refurbish their fleets with low-noise brake blocks. The European rail service offered by the Verband Hamburger Güterwagenhalter in Germany (Hamburg’s association of freight wagon owners, VPI) has now acted... more
Biggest investment in widebody equipment
Air Greenland has entered into a large agreement with aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the delivery of a new A330-800neo (list price: USD 260 million), which is expected to be in route from 2021. The replacement of the company's only jet aircraft, an A330-200, is expected to fly... more
Saving 53 t of CO2 emissions at one go
Gebrüder Weiss (GW) Salzburg is now operating two gas-powered trucks on the European network. The vehicles run daily between Löhne in the German federal state of North Rhine –Westphalia and the city of Mozart in Austria. The trucks are powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas).... more
Verona – Lübeck nonstop twice a week
The ÖBB’s Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is putting a bi-weekly non-stop connection between Verona (Italy) and Lübeck (Germany) on the rails. The new product now connects Northern Italy with the Hanseatic city and the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe. As the largest German... more