Powerful addition to the fleet 

Dutch haulage company Luijendijk & van der Wal has invested in a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 4163 LS 8x4 SLT for challenging heavy-duty tasks. The 630 hp truck features a spacious Bigspace cab and Mirrorcam. The special coupling and a permissible gross combination mass of... more
Wiremind: a year full of accomplishments 

In February 2022, Wiremind announced the launch of a dedicated cargo vertical focused on providing innovative revenue optimisation and inventory solutions for the freight and logistics industry. Since then, the cargo unit has experienced substantial growth and currently employs... more
LNG filling station inaugurated 

Swiss truck manufacturer Iveco has inaugurated its first LNG filling station on its premises in Muttenz near Basel. The station was set up in partnership with Gasverbund Mittelland. Iveco is leasing the site, while Gasverbund Mittelland will be responsible for operations and... more
Warehouse extension for French milk branch 

Real estate company Argan is building the second phase of its logistics warehouse in La Crèche, Western France. The facility is being leased to Eurial, the milk branch of the Agrial cooperative group. The two new 12,400 sqm cells will extend the future complex to 32,800 sqm... more
Astral Aviation promotes Patricia Odida 

Astral Aviation has appointed Patricia Odida as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 April 2023. Her previous roles were head of cargo optimisation and pricing and revenue manager, in which she served with distinction for the last two years. Odida will assume her new... more
Truck toll hike angers German freight forwarders 

The forwarding industry reacted with furious criticism to the coalition committee's decision to significantly increase truck tolls. “The decision to double the truck toll from 2024 is political hara-kiri," said Dirk Engelhardt, spokesman of the board of the German logistics... more
AAL celebrating 25 years in China 

AAL Shipping (AAL), a major player in the multipurpose project heavy lift shipping sector, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of ‘AAL China’ this year. As China continues to see economic growth through its re-emergence from pandemic lock-down and its... more
VRR chooses Japanese distribution partner 

VRR, a Rotterdam-headquartered designer and manufacturer of standard and custom ULDs, has extended its distribution channel through an agreement with Tamagawa Aero Systems, a Japanese provider of ground support equipment (GSE) and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services... more
Boosting deployment of Volta Trucks 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is engaging with Volta Trucks for EUR 40 million venture debt financing. The funding would support the roll out of the company’s Truck as a Service infrastructure over 2023-2026. The aim of the funding support is to contribute to the... more
Ceva: high tech robots for Belgian hub 

Ceva Logistics and Geek+ are teaming up to use autonomous mobile robots (AMR) to speed up and streamline the shipment of favourite footwear and apparel to their customers. The programme of modernisation at Ceva’s Grobbendonk warehouse, located in Belgium’s Antwerp province,... more