More traffic between the British Isles 
Austria-based freight forwarding company Cargo-Partner is strengthening its intermodal freight services on the British Isles. With its enhanced road haulage network, it aims to support customers importing and exporting goods to and from UK and Ireland. The portfolio also... plus
Dachser Turkey: an urgent shipment to Abidjan
At the end of last year, Dachser Turkey’s air & sea logistics team operated a charter flight from Turkey to West Africa. The task was to transport an urgent, high-volume shipment from Turkey to the Ivory Coast. Dachser’s team in Hamburg, which knew the customer and its... plus
Paolo Bettazza to head customer service
After more than 29 eventful years at Renault Trucks, most recently as director of customer services, Rudolf Fricker was able to say goodbye to his partners and colleagues at the kick-off meeting of Renault Trucks (Schweiz). As of this year, Paolo Bettazza will assume... plus
Driver facility in Southampton to open this year
DP World in UK is leasing a 7,500 sqm site next to its Southampton container terminal to develop state-of-the art facilities for lorry drivers from Port of Southampton owner ABP. The GBP 15 million (EUR 16.8 million) project will deliver driver welfare facilities – including... plus
DSV: a full war chest for 2023
The Danish freight forwarding group DSV is looking back on a successful 2022. Financially, gross profit increased by 33%, while ebit grew by 48%. DSV also completed the integration of Agility GIL within a year of the acquisition and ranks itself as one of the "top three... plus
IAG Cargo flies the dinosaur
The British Natural History Museum (NHM) confirmed IAG Cargo as its official exhibition logistics partner for its upcoming exhibition "Titanosaur: Life as the biggest dinosaur" back in November 2022. Now, the cargo division of International Airlines Group has... plus
Big investment in acquisitions and upgrades
For Ewals Cargo Care, 2023 will be a year of innovation and many positive changes. The European logistic company is planning to increase its trucking capacity to 700 trucks in total. It is therefore investing in the purchase of 260 new trucks, some to replace older vehicles, and... plus
Sudden ebb in used container ship market 
What was good in the past can be bad today. The once vibrating market of second-hand container vessels slowed down in the course of 2022. Over the year, sales and purchase levels were only half as high as in 2021, according to Alphaliner's latest global survey. In 2022,... plus
Fourkites bolsters management team
Supply chain visibility company Fourkites has appointed a new chief strategy officer and a vice president of global customer success to its executive team. Fabrizio Brasca has been promoted to chief strategy officer. Brasca came to Fourkites as EVP, industry, and market... plus
Pall-Ex accelerates innovation
The UK pallet distribution network is partnering with The Algorithm People, a transport optimisation specialist that delivers a suite of products and services called Optimize, designed to provide optimisation, decarbonisation and innovation to fleet operators, using powerful... plus