Bargelink and Timcocom team up 
Bargelink, the marketplace for European inland shipping and the Freighttech company Timocom have formed a strategic partnership to combine their assets. Every month, around 700 barges and up to 200,000 t of freight are offered over Bargelink. In total, there are over 1,500... more
Netherlands weather things well 
Even though goods transport has only been affected indirectly by the pandemic, it nevertheless had to battle many demand problems and correspondingly lower volumes. The sector’s situation in the Netherlands, a classic transport and logistics country, was a bit different,... more
Switzerland issues safety certificate
The Swiss federal office of transport has renewed the safety certification for TX Logistik (TXL) in Switzerland. Before that, TXL had seen its certifications extended for Austria and Italy as well. All certifications are valid for the next five years until 2025. They confirm... more
Double-stitched is better?
Early 2020, Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) Pharma Centre at Paris CDG already achieved Iata CEIV Pharma certification. Now, the centre, which is part of the company's multi-million EUR investment in global pharma handling facilities, has also been awarded the good distribution... more
Lineas and EWS double fumigation capacity
EWS, a specialist for pest control, and railfreight operator Lineas will double the fumigation capacity at the main hub in Antwerp, Belgium, to meet the increased demand for lumber transport from Europe to China. Every week more than 3,000 containers of wood pass through the... more
Nana Lin as Geodis' managing director
Lin Shih Ying (Nana Lin) has been appointed new managing director in the Geodis' Asian Pacific (APAC) region, more specifically in Taiwan. She joins the company with over ten years of experience in international supply chain management, having worked for major logistics... more
Freja partners with SDK
It is one of the major conglomerates since Queen Margret founded the Kalmar union. Pending approval by the relevant competition authorities, the Danish group SDK will become a 75% shareholder in a newly merged company with Danish Freja. The remaining 25% ownership will be held... more
To Russia with love
Austrian logistics group Gebrüder Weiss (GW) launches a new weekly scheduled service between Vienna and Moscow, effective immediately. It is the company's second regular direct connection to the Russian capital in order to expand its groupage freight services to Russia. The... more
VTG places green bonds
VTG in Germany has placed corporate bonds totalling EUR 746 million on the American and European equity markets. For the first time in the company’s history, these bonds are “green private placements.” In accordance with the criteria of the “climate bond initiative”, the... more
Pilot project in Algeciras
The Spanish Port of Algeciras has been running a pilot project in cooperation with Maersk Line, APMT, Marmedsa, and the digital platform portxchange to optimise port calls and thereby reduce emissions. The aim of the pilot is to improve the end-to-end port call process,... more