Norsepower's eco yoyage 
Oldendorff Carriers and Norsepower have joined forces to reduce CO2 emissions in shipping. They will outfit the bulk carrier 'Dietrich Oldendorff' with three 24 m x 4 m Norsepower Rotor Sails, which will actively rotate, harnessing wind to save fuel and reduce emissions. The... mehr
GW: eleventh hub in USA
Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the Salt Lake City (Utah)-based forwarding company Cargo-Link, thus adding the eleventh hub to its US network. Cargo-Link operates a 2,000 sqm logistics hub on a site close to the city’s international airport. With this acquisition, the German... mehr
DHL adds e-vehicles in Australia
The company has added two Terberg YT200 EV electric yard tractors to its truck fleet and its first SEA Electric light duty truck to its last-mile fleet. The Terberg tractors will work 24 hours per day, manoeuvring consumer product trailers into position at a customer site.... mehr
YVR: 160,000 t more cargo
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has welcomed the Canadian government’s announcement of 11 January, which confirms new federal funding through Transport Canada’s national trade corridor fund (NTCF) for cargo development at YVR. The CAD 75 million investment, which will... mehr
IDS names group CFO
International Distributions Services (IDS) has appointed Michael Snape as group chief financial officer (CFO) and executive director on the IDS board with immediate effect. Snape’s previous roles included CFO of Boots, No7 Beauty Company, and International for Walgreens Boots... mehr
Zweieiige Zwillinge 
Die neue Allianz «Gemini Cooperation» startet im Februar 2025. Maersk wird sich von 2M lösen und Hapag-Lloyd von seinen Partnern in The Alliance. Zu zweit starten sie Anfang 2025 eine neue Allianz. Bis dahin werden sich auch die anderen grossen Carrier in neuen Kooperationen... mehr
Gruber joins EU research project
The logistics company is now offering daily roundtrips between Verona, Italy, and Leipzig, Germany, thus almost doubling its capacity on this route. With an already strong focus on combined road/rail transport in its own business, Gruber Logistics now wants to promote the... mehr
GLS Germany: deliveries by H2 truck
The hydrogen truck is in service in the greater Cologne-Bonn area. It has a tank capacity of 31 kg of hydrogen, which allows it to cover up to 380 km per tank. In cooperation with the GLS partner company Recht Logistik and the vehicle hire company Hylane, GLS uses the truck... mehr
Intermodal routes for Chinese products
DB Schenker has been contracted to import Ledvance lighting products from China to Poland and Czechia. To transport and distribute these goods to 23 destinations in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, the logistics specialist will rely on a combination of sea freight and... mehr