100 brand new wagons for steel transports 
Polo Mercitalia, a subsidiary of Italian state-owned railways FS Italiana, has ordered 100 Shimmns freight wagons for the carriage of steel coils from Ermewa. The first 25 brand new wagons will arrive at Mercitalia Rail already this week, while the last of the batch are due... plus
Hutchison wraps up acquisition
APM Terminals (APMT) and Hutchison Ports have agreed that Hutchison Ports Netherlands, a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, is to acquire Rotterdam’s container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APMT. Financial details were not disclosed. This is the beginning of a... plus
New head for new joint venture
Staff changes at Cellcentric, the 50:50 fuel cell JV that was formed by Daimler Truck and Volvo Group on 1 March 2021: Matthias Jurytko will take over as managing director and CEO on 1 June. He succeeds Andreas Gorbach, who left the company on 30 April, but will continue to... plus
Suez impact digested
The Port of Rotterdam is just one of the European ports that could call the whole thing off. The backlog caused by the grounding of the "Ever Given" is as good as processed. With this notification, the Suez consultative panel involving various sector organisations... plus
Cargo-partner: e-fulfilment takeover
With retroactive effect from 1 April 2021, cargo-partner has taken over Germany-based e-fulfilment and last mile provider Repalog as part of its expansion in the e-commerce market. Repalog, which advertises its services under the "first choice for the last-mile"... plus
EUR 20 million for growth and fleet
DPD Austria has already poured around EUR 40 million into growing its business over the last four years. Further major investments are now planned. EUR 9 million will be invested in sustainability: DPD plans to purchase 50 e-vehicles and install photovoltaic systems in... plus
German carrier back on top
Kürnach (Germany)-based Hans Geis has won the 2020 quality ranking awarded by IDS Logistik, a German general cargo cooperation with 50 locations, 15.3 million consignments (2020) and a staff of 7,539. This is the sixth time in a row that the transport company has been elected to... plus
Converting for new customers
ST Engineering and Airbus’ joint venture Elbe Flugzeugwerke has announced an order for four A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions from a new customer, GTLK Europe, a global leasing company based in Dublin, Ireland. Three of these aircraft will be inducted for conversion this... plus
Logista makes the day
Logista, a distribution company headquartered in Spain, has released its results for the first half of FY/2021. Revenues have grown by 5.8%, due to the good performance of the pharma, courier and long distance transport businesses, as well as the increase in the distribution... plus
Solid recovered fuels from Rouen to Sweden
There is new traffic between Rouen, France, and Sweden. In recent weeks, Sea Invest Rouen loaded two ships with 3,500 t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) bound for Sweden. This new service, operated by Véolia, is a first for Haropa - Port de Rouen and is part of the development... plus