Strasbourg as the 29th station 
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced that its station in Strasbourg has been approved to transport time and temperature-sensitive healthcare products. This brings the total number of approved constant climate stations for... more
Cleaning up London’s waste management
In the UK, London Energy has taken delivery a Volvo FM Electric 6x2 tractor unit. The new all-electric vehicle will be tasked with collecting unrecyclable waste from the business’ transfer station in Islington. A portion will then be delivered to its energy centre in... more
Didier Kayat now chairman and CEO
Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board, succeeding Patrick Daher – who has been the chairman since 2016 and is now retiring. Kayat retains his current position as the group’s CEO. Olivier Genis, a Daher family-appointed... more
Superdry gets new UK partner
Superdry has contracted Bleckmann to take over its UK logistics operations. The companies have been cooperating in the European market since 2007 and are now expanding their partnership. Based out of ‘The Duke’ site in Burton on Trent, Bleckmann will manage logistics... more
Spitzke Logistik buys ten locomotives
Manufacturer Vossloh will deliver the ordered DE 18 diesel locomotives to the railfreight company in several stages, beginning in H2/2025. Spitzke Logistik is a subsidiary of the German railway infrastructure company Spitzke in Berlin. The new traction units with centre cabs... more
Groupage network expands in Italy
The area around Rimini is home to various industries and many export-oriented businesses serving the furniture factories in the provinces of Fano and Pesar. In this growing local economy on Italy’s Adriatic coast, the groupage network Dachser and Fercam Italia has opened a... more
A chief HR and compliance officer for PD Ports
Seaport and port logistics operator PD Ports has appointed Michelle Robson to its executive leadership team. As chief people and compliance officer, Robson will oversee a broad range of key functions in the PD Ports Group, including HR, health, safety and environment,... more
Optimised wagons for waste transports
Two prototype wagons for scrap logistics are soon to put into operaton at tubes and pipes manufacturer Voestalpine in Linz, Austria. The new wagons are standard Transant platform wagons that have been optimised with a special body for scrap transport and were developed... more
Merck strengthens life science presence
Merck recently opened a newly expanded distribution centre in Schnelldorf, Germany. Backed by EUR 180 million, the hub specialises in life sciences. The science and technology company has enlarged the site by 25,000 sqm, adding almost double the space for a new manual down... more
A promotion for Andrew Summers
Air Charter Service, a global aircraft charter broker with 35 offices worldwide, has appointed Andrew Summers to the role of regional director for ACS’s offices in mainland Europe. Chris Leach, ACS’s chairman: “We believe that a dedicated focus on the continent is essential... more