Final test for eEconic 
Germany-based Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) has taken delivery of a battery-electric eEconic truck: with immediate effect, FES is using the near-series vehicle manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks for municipal waste collection in Frankfurt am Main. The... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Plymouth, the official capital of the UK overseas territory of Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean, has a population of 0. It was evacuated in 1995, when a volcano erupted nearby. plus
Group CFO for Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn, a global air charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, has appointed Vaida Kojaliene as its group chief financial officer. Kojaliene joins Chapman Freeborn with a wealth of experience in various financial positions at country, regional and group... plus
More intermodal links between Italy and Belgium
Swiss intermodal transport operator Hupac has added a new service between Antwerp HTA (Belgium) and Novara CIM (Italy) to its network. The terminal offers gateway connections in Italy to Pescara/Manoppello and Bari with profile C70/P400 as well as onward links to Rome/Pomezia... plus
CJ Logistics surges ahead
Seoul (South Korea)-based CJ Logistics has reported its results for Q1/2022. While revenues went up by 6.1% to KRW 2.85 trillion (USD 2.2 billion), operating profit soared by 57.2% to KRW 75.7 billion (USD 570 million, which was mainly driven by the boom in the parcel and... plus
Doubling efforts to bring joy to mothers
During the 2022 Mother's Day season, the second peak in flower exports from Latin America after Valentine's Day, Latam Cargo transported over 16,400 t of this delicate product to the relevant markets for its flower grower partners. For this "historical season", the... plus
Rapeseed decarbonises French road transport
Bolloré Logistics recently put into operation a new shuttle that uses B100 biofuel. This end-to-end solution, designed for all pre and post air shipments, operates six days a week ensuring a rotation between the Bolloré Logistics French sites in Lyon and Roissy CDG. 100%... plus
Joint venture on three seas
Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping (BOCS) and UAL (Netherlands) are launching a new joint venture to expand shipping routes and capacities between the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and West Africa. The combined forces will operate under the name of UAL BOCS Shipping Line... plus
Freight forwarders choose new president
At its annual meeting in Geneva last week, Western Switzerland's freight forwarders’ association Spedlogswiss Romandie bode farewell to its president Thierry Moreno (on the left), founder and CEO of NV Logistics at Geneva airport, with a big round of applause. Moreno’s term of... plus