Lineage opens bonded warehouse in Seattle 
Lineage has opened its first customs-bonded cold-storage warehouse in Washington state. The company’s Seattle Garfield site, located on pier 90 in the port of Seattle, is now certified as a class 3 public bonded facility. It enables temperature-controlled storage of imported... more
Railfreight debut for EWR
DB Cargo UK and Maritime Transport have launched the first commercial train on the newly reopened Oxford–Bletchley section of East West Rail. The service links DP World Southampton with the new Segro Logistics Park terminal in Northampton, offering five weekday connections... more
Spotlight on driver fatigue
To mark the longest day of the year tomorrow, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), supported by the ITF, is staging a pan-Europe 'Drivers’ Fatigue Action Day' tomorrow, 21 June. The aim is to spotlight fatigue in the freight and passenger transport sectors and call... more
Lengrand appointed head of operations at IPP France
IPP, a European specialist in wooden pallet pooling, has appointed Audrey Lengrand as the head of operations for its French subsidiary. Reporting to operations director Romain Carcenac, she’ll oversee logistics optimisation, the management of 15 reconditioning depots in... more
Supply chains under cyber pressure
Cyberattacks are increasingly targeting freight forwarders, shippers and insurers. At the Timocom ThekenTalks, experts shared lessons from ransomware, identity theft and fake carriers, as the company recently reported. For Saint-Gobain, a 2017 cyberattack was a turning... more
IAPH presents cyber resilience guidelines
At TOC Europe this week in Rotterdam,the IAPH data collaboration committee presented new cyber resilience guidelines for emerging technologies in the maritime supply chain. The guidelines were launched at a panel session featuring Victor Shieh (IAPH), Javier Garrido... more
RCG achieves CDP B rating
The ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has received a ‘B’ rating in the 2024 Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) climate assessment – outperforming the global average of ‘C’. This marks the third time RCG has reached this rating in the global ranking. The CDP evaluates transparency and... more
Pharma logistics hub at LYS from next summer
The work is continuing. After the inauguration of the new DHL Express gateway in Lyon, WFS announced that it will open a 25,000 sqm multipurpose cargo terminal at Lyon Saint Exupéry airport (LYS) in summer 2026, under a 20-year lease. Located in the 'CargoPort', the site... more
Beth Junge joins ICS in Ohio
Interstate Cold Storage (ICS) has named Beth Junge as customer service representative at its Napoleon OH site. Junge brings nearly 20 years of logistics experience from Progressive Furniture with her, where she coordinated international imports. At ICS, she’ll support order... more
Vertom vessels equipped with Wärtsilä hybrid drive
Wärtsilä will deliver an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for four new 10,700 dwt 'tween deckers for Dutch owner Vertom. The geared cargo vessels will feature Wärtsilä 25 engines combined with a hybrid PTO/PTI/PTH system, enabling zero-emission sailing modes. The... more