A contract to deliver 1.8 million footballs 
Deutsche Post DHL is the new logistics partner of sports equipment manufacturer Derbystar, the official ball partner of the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, Germany’s top two football leagues. In addition to numerous other products of the company, such as teamwear,... plus
UP to serve new industrial park
The US class railway will be the exclusive rail service provider of the new Rail Park in Buckeye, Arizona (USA). The park’s first tenant, Rehrig Pacific Company, recently broke ground on its 24,155 sqm injection moulding plastics manufacturing plant. In spring 2024, Rehrig... plus
A new train service from South East Europe
Shippers now have another option to bridge the distance between Asia and Europe: the Austrian Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has launched a new regular cargo train linking the Croatian port of Rijeka, via the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT), to Budapest in Hungary. It will run... plus
Hauliers demand higher EU fleet limits for trucks
In a letter to EU lawmakers, 41 medium-sized companies, including DPDHL, Kuehne und Nagel, Contargo, Knauf Insulation, have joined international groups in calling for fleet limits to be increased from the currently proposed -45% to -65% in 2030. In comparison to the European... plus
Bvlos flights to transport medical radioisotopes
Drone Delivery Canada has gained official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“Bvlos”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its care by air drone route. With the Bvlos flight authorisation, DDC’s drones will be able to operate beyond... plus
40th anniversary and export prize 2023
In its 40th year, the international transport and logistics provider Cargo-Partner was awarded the coveted export prize during the "Exporters' Nite 2023" last week. The award was bestowed in recognition for the company’s solid performance and its constantly growing... plus
A first for "Whiteland"
The ro-ro vessel “Whiteland” recently called the Port of Umm Qasr (Iraq), which is operated by Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT), International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi). It is the first direct freight link between the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, operated by DP... plus
The Heavy Lift Group appoints president
Elisabeth Cosmatos, managing director of Cosmatos Group, has been elected president of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), an international association for specialised heavy transport companies. Cosmatos was given this mandate as the THLG elected its executive committee during its 68th... plus
A rail link for containers at Port of Houston
USA-based Union Pacific (UP) has started to load containers arriving at the Barbours Cut Container Terminal in the Port of Houston directly onto rail cars and transport the cargo further by rail to Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Los Angeles and El Paso, all metropolitan areas... plus
Röhlig soon to have 40 warehouses worldwide
The multimodal and contract logistics specialist is strategically advancing its contract logistics business and now operates around 260,000 sqm of warehouse space in more than 15 countries. Most recently, Roehlig has expanded its capacity with new warehouses in Malaysia,... plus