XPO France picks Olivier Mirio 
XPO, a major provider of transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has appointed Olivier Mirio as sales and marketing director in France. He will report to Bruno Kloeckner, XPO’s managing director in France. Olivier Mirio joined Norbert Dentressangle (now XPO) in 1996... plus
Moving more than 9,000 containers on one ship
"ONE Trust", a vessel in the fleet of The Ocean Network Express, recently docked at Southampton after sailing from Pusan in South Korea. The DP World team in the British port exchanged some 9,315 containers, including 5,824 discharges, 3,473 loads and 18 re-stows,... plus
Partnership to boost growth in Germany
Europa Road in UK is strengthening its German services by partnering with operator Noerpel. The cooperation enables Europa to provide an additional route, boosting its services with a new daily round trip connection to the South of Germany. It will add further capacity for the... plus
Farsound relocates
The Farsound team has moved into its new 5,389 sqm headquarters in Brentwood Essex, UK. The state-of-the art property is located close to Farsound’s old HQ building and has been designed and built entirely from scratch. The building, which is considerably bigger than the... plus
WFS and Aena launch AGV trial in Barcelona
A proof-of-concept trial for autonomous vehicles to move cargo between the warehouse and apron has been launched at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona - El Prat Airport as part of an innovation project between Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Aena, the main airport operator, with 46... plus
A promotion and a return
Scanlog has appointed Myriam Nyström, formerly operations manager for sea freight, as commercial director sea freight solutions. “She has a strong business acumen and an excellent manner of handling our customers and suppliers,” says Martin Ytander, COO. Nyström has worked... plus
Pall-Ex network to get new tracking software
Pall-Ex in UK is partnering with technology specialist The Algorithm People which will help to offer best in class tracking for customers. Following an extensive tender process, Pall-Ex chose The Algorithm People’s Optimize package to help deliver its Nexus ETA project. This... plus
Rail/sea transport service to China launched
Trans Container has started to transport export cargoes to China via the First Container Terminal in the Russian port of Saint Petersburg. It is planned to organise shipments twice a month. The sea leg of the journey is arranged by the Chinese company Torgmoll. The service... plus
All's well that ends well?
The four creditors' meetings and the creditors' committee of the main company of the Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group have each voted unanimously for the bid with the highest purchase price. Thus, the insolvency administrator will be selling the Southwest German airport to Triwo, a... plus
On the long haul with 100 e-trucks
DB Schenker has signed an agreement with Mercedes Benz Trucks to take delivery of the new eActros Long Haul. DB Schenker will begin to take over 100 e-trucks from the start of series production in 2024 and thus expand its fleet of sustainable vehicles. This e-truck model can... plus