First batch of grain wagons handed over 

Leasing company Ermewa is delivering 200 brand new grain wagons to Rail Cargo Logistics for agricultural and grain transports. The first 25 have already been handed over. A further 175 wagons will follow by the end of 2023. They all belong to the Tagnpps class and have a... more
Deliveries with renewable diesel 

At the beginning of November, Fedex Express Europe began using renewable diesel – made from organic matter or waste materials – to fuel a portion of its company-owned trucks. Trucks will use this fuel when they depart from the recently reopened road-hub in Duiven, Netherlands.... more
Cargo-Partner launches new air service 

Cargo-Partner is introducing a new air freight solution to and from Amsterdam, to specifically support customers with the import and export of goods to and from Asia. The new air service is managed from Cargo-Partner’s Amsterdam branch, with an in-house team of trade experts... more
Dutch acquisition for Lagermax 

Lagermax Logistics Austria is taking over the Dutch logistics company MOL Cargo with retroactive effect from 1 July 2022. In addition to classic transport and logistics solutions, MOL Cargo specialises in the carriage of motorbikes. The company is based in Tiel, the Netherlands... more
Hapag-Lloyd promotes Stuart Sandlin 

Hapag-Lloyd has appointed Stuart Sandlin to replace Uffe Ostergaard as president of its North America region. Sandlin, who is currently senior vice president (SVP) of sales for USA, will assume his new role on 1 January 2023, while Ostergaard will leave Hapag Lloyd to take up... more
Ad-hoc rail transport orders for flat wagons 

Starting now, VTG’s Fast Track service – already established at other central locations – is also on offer at the Senftenberg and Hagen (freight terminal) rail nodes in Germany. One set of five flat (Rens) wagons is now available at each of these stations and can be booked... more
First B747 freighter for Kuehne + Nagel 

Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its air freight network by chartering the entire capacity of the very last two B747-8F aircraft delivered by Boeing. The logistics services provider has now put into operation its first B747-8F as part of the long-term charter agreement with Atlas... more
Simarco goes forward 

Simarco International, a supply chain, freight and warehousing company in UK and Europe, has contracted British transport provider IT Forward Solutions. The onboarding process with the new client started earlier this year, the roll-out is expected in 2023. Simarco first met... more
Moritz Löbbert joins Scannell Properties 

Real estate development and investment company Scannell Properties, a specialist for large industrial and logistics projects, has hired Moritz Löbbert as a new development director. Based in Scannell's Düsseldorf office, Löbbert will focus on the acquisition of land for the... more
Oman's Muscat on the map 

A new node in its network: the Danish shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has made Khazaen Dry port (KDP), part of Asyad Group, a new port of call. KDP enjoys a strategic location with proximity to the Saudi-Omani border, UAE-Oman border, the Port of Sohar, the Port... more