Hydrogen for shunting locos in port areas? 
Six partners from science and industry have set up a joint project to explore climate-neutral methods to operate shunting locomotives in the port. The aim is to replace the fuel used to power the shunting locomotives in the port areas of Bremen and Hamburg by hydrogen. While... mehr
Aero Africa appoints Issa Baluch
Aero Africa air cargo management group has appointed chairman Issa Baluch as a non-executive advisory board member. Baluch is credited with pioneering multimodal sea/air transport via UAE into Africa and other regions and was founder and CEO of Swift Freight International, which... mehr
New trailers to support rapid expansion
Container logistics specialist KBC is acquiring 51 Box Liner FS10 skeletal trailers from Krone Trailer UK to support the company’s rapid expansion. The new container carriers, added to a further consignment currently on order, will grow the KBC Krone fleet to 160. Founded in... mehr
Tam Group accelerates expansion in Asean
Tam Group, a GSSA headquartered in Hong Kong, has opened three offices in Southeast Asia. In response to growing demand in the region, the group has embarked on joint ventures with Thailand’s GP Group and Vietnam’s TP Cargo Transport Services to launch offices in the key... mehr
Cargo Sous Terrain breaking ground
In Switzerland, the earthworks on the Cargo Sous Terrain (CST) logistics system, which is designed for underground transport and financed by the private sector, have begun. Test drillings and measurements are underway for planning the first section from Härkingen to Zurich.... mehr
Container flows on a positive note?
In December 2022, the container throughput index published by the RWI Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) surged to 124.3 points from the 121.9 points (seasonally adjusted) registered the month before, according to... mehr
Asendia deepens commitment to Asia-Pacific
Global e-commerce logistics provider Asendia has hired Senthil Kumar (left) as CEO of Asendia Singapore/South Asia (Asendia Singapore) and Stuart Foster (right) as managing director of Asian Desk, APAC (Asendia Asian Desk). The hires strengthen Asendia's commitment to the... mehr
Extending facilities in southern France
In France, Paris-headquartered JMG Partners is finally beginning to implement its plans to build a 67,500 sqm logistics facility in Clesud. This project has been on hold since 2015, when the idea was first mooted to extend the local terminals for combined transport in... mehr
Supporting Maserati's tack
The shipper Maserati Multi 70, headed by Giovanni Soldini has renewed its partnership with the Tarros Group. Over the past years, the Maserati team logistic base at Tarros Headquarters has turned into an innovation laboratory of technology. The Maserati Multi 70 project, an... mehr
Four new A350 freighter aircraft for KLM Group
Martinair, part of the KLM Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for four new A350F. Martinair is the operating carrier for KLM Cargo. The four A350Fs emit over 40% less CO2 and make 50% less noise than their predecessors. The new aircraft will replace the current Boeing... mehr