Intermodal automotive service launched 
Gefco has introduces a new road-rail service für Toyota in Europe. The intermodal solution helps the car manufacturer to reduce its CO2 emissions and it’s carbon footprint. The company transports automotive parts in reusable containers from Spain to the north of France in... more
A team fuelled by the first British SAF
Kuehne + Nagel has entered into a partnership with IAG Cargo to reduce its emissions by using 8 million l of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – the first batch of such fuel to be produced in the UK. Deliveries will take place in 2022. The project will save about 18,300 t of... more
Grand Master Yo(l)da is on
The digital freight forwarder Yolda, which specialises in less-than-truckload consignments (LTL), now offers its digital booking platform to customers in Germany too. Yolda was founded in Turkey in 2020 by Volkan Özkan and C. Murad Özsert. The aim is to reduce empty runs and... more
Laurels for a green newbuilding
The ‘Auto Advance’, the Norwegian shipping line UECC’s first multi-fuel LNG battery hybrid PCTC, recently won the ‘Shippax Ro-Ro Technology & Environment Award’. The accolade, a trade award combining the ro-ro, ferry and cruise industries, was awarded at a ceremony that... more
AIA Cargo partners TAP Air Cargo UK
A partnership between the AIA Cargo, a GSSA that is part of the Airbridge International Agencies group (AIA), and Tap Air Cargo took off on 16 May. TAP Air Cargo offers 93 weekly flights from London Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester and Dublin, with weekly air capacity of 160 t to... more
UK P&I Club picks Colin Legget
The UK P&I Club, a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has appointed Colin Legget as a risk assessor in its London office. Legget served at sea for a number of years and has managerial experience, both onshore... more
Delivering pallets even through tight alleyways
The ‘Hop On’, a tiny electric delivery vehicle made by Carit Automotive, from Münster (Germany), has been authorised for road operations by Germany’s Kraftfahrtbundesamt, the federal motor transport authority, for transport in urban traffic areas. The fully electric... more
Emissionless catamarans in Stockholm
The first two routes of a ground-breaking fast electric ferry, the ‘Beluga24’, have been set in Stockholm. Passengers travelling to and from the communities of Täby and Österåker will be the first to benefit from the vessel's high-speed, emissions-free technology The vessel... more
Duo to head Kopf+Lübben Cargo Services
On 1 September 2022 Johan Padding will succeed Michael Guttrof as managing director of Kopf+Lübben Cargo Services (KLCS), joining Thomas Manigk in the firm’s executive management team. Guttrof left KLCS after 13 years in March. Dutchman Padding studied logistics in the... more
Refinancing and expansion secured
Rail vehicle lessor Railpool extended its financing arrangements in April, and secured further funds for the company's planned growth. The new financing structure, with a total volume of around EUR 1.07 billion, consists in equal parts of the refinancing of existing loans... more