Reducing age of fleet to under two years 

Würfel Spedition in Germany, which specialises in jumbo swap body transports, has expanded its own truck fleet with several new DAF XF 480 swap body vehicles with bodies from SDG Modultechnik. The investment is part of the regular fleet modernisation. The average age of... more
Setting anchor in Dubai 

Bremen (Germany)-headquartered logistics company Röhlig Logistics has opened an office in Dubai. It is headed by CK Prasanth (branch manager), who reports to Kuben Reddi, managing director of Röhlig-Grindrod and Röhlig Dubai, based in South Africa. From the board, Robert... more
A trio for Savannah 

In the Port of Savannah, which is part of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on the US East Coast, the three maritime players Ports America, Ceres Marine Terminals and SSA Atlantic LLC have integrated their respective container terminal, truck gate and stevedoring services under... more
Growth potential in Turkey 

With its position as a hub between Europe and Asia and its business potential, Turkey is an important growth market for ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG). The rail company will therefore take part in the international Logistrans trade fair in Istanbul again this year - (from 10 to 12... more
ABCargo chooses CargoAi as worldwide partner 

Russian air-cargo carrier Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, one of the top international cargo airlines worldwide, is making its entire worldwide capacity offer available on www.CargoAi.co. Air Bridge Cargo, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is now linked up the air cargo digital... more
Arkas launches seasonal service 

Turkey-based Arkas Line recently launched direct reefer dedicated services from Samsun and Mersin to Novorossiysk, driven by rising demand for perishable product shipments from Turkey to Russia. The Samsun Novorossiysk service, named SNS, began in mid-October and deploys the... more
Ateia-Oltra re-elects Manuel Herrera 

Ateia-Oltra, the association of freight forwarders, international forwarders and other providers in the province of Las Palmas, representing the logistics, transport and customs handling sector, held its ordinary general assembly on Thursday, 4 November 2021, with the... more
More P3 in Spain 

Logistics real estate developer P3 Logistic Parks has invested in the Mediterranean corridor and acquired a Spanish logistics portfolio from a joint venture between KKR, Round Hill Capital and Pulsar Properties, for an amount of EUR 108 million. The estate includes around... more
Investments to cut emissions at Felixstowe 

While the COP26 conference is taking place in Glasgow, Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has placed orders for 48 battery-powered terminal tractors and 17 zero-emission remote controlled electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes (ReARTGs). The new two-wheel drive tractor units,... more
Loxx appoints Uwe Karrenberg 

Uwe Karrenberg was elected managing director of Loxx Lagerlogistik in October 2021. He now shares the leadership of the company with Alexander Brockt. Karrenberg succeeds Nicolai Weber, who had been managing director since 2015. Karrenberg brings extensive experience from... more