Cool Chain Association welcomes two new members 
Switzerland-based Lamprecht Pharma Logistics, a provider of transport solutions for pharmaceuticals, and France-based Logfret, a digital logistics company, have become the latest members to join the Cool Chain Association (CCA). Both companies have a dedicated focus on... more
Eight straddle carriers for fourth berth
The global container terminal operator DP World has ordered eight new straddle carriers from Kalmar to service the ground-breaking GBP 350 million fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub. The innovative new machines will be part of the first all-electric fleet in... more
Heppner: rapid growth and record turnover
Two years before the company's 100th anniversary, the French family business hit the billion target in turnover for the first time. The billion is an important milestone, Heppner says. Between 2018 and 2022, the specialist in international goods transports to and from France... more
More intermodal traffic on the Brenner axis
Consorzio ZAI, which operates the Quadrante Europa freight transport centre in Verona (Italy), and German intermodal specialist Kombiverkehr are joining forces to jointly promote rail transport between Munich (Germany) and Verona along the Brenner axis. The two partners... more
Three more STS container cranes for Hamburg
After the delivery of two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes in 2015 and three in 2017, Liebherr Container Cranes has sold three large dual trolley STS container cranes once again to Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA). They will be operated in HHLA’s Container Terminal Tollerort.... more
AEI: first flat aft pressure bulkhead conversion
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has completed its first B737-800SF freighter conversion with a flat aft pressure bulkhead and is currently the only conversion company that is able to modify aircraft with this feature. The 737-800 aircraft, MSN 30146, was modified by Commercial... more
Marta Fàbregas takes up the torch
Marta Fàbregas has been promoted to CEO of Onturtle. With over 30 years dedicated to global service for professional international transport, Fàbregas is taking on her new CEO role with the same enthusiasm as on her very first day. "My career at Onturtle started from... more
An autostore facility for 23,000 containers
Contract logistics provider Craiss in Germany has completed the modernisation of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group and set up an automated small parts facility (AS/RS) at its customer’s plant in Tübingen. Small components required for the... more
25 all-electric trucks for hinterland transports
Maersk is pursuing the decarbonisation of its road haulage services and has ordered 25 e-trucks from Volvo for hinterland transports in Germany. The vehicles will be powered by green electricity from renewable sources. The company plans to become carbon neutral by 2040. The... more
Two giant African snails intercepted in Louisville
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted two giant African snails at the Louisville Port of Entry on 18 May 2023. The live snails were discovered at an express consignment facility during an inspection of a parcel arriving from Germany.... more