Reverse logistics becomes a fashion 
Global logistics company Geodis is adding returns management to its range of e-commerce services. Retailers and e-merchants can now make use of the group's end-to-end technological and logistical solution covering the entire value chain, from order orchestration to product... more
Wilhelmshaven finds new investor
The rumours have come to an end: Hamburg carrier Hapag-Lloyd is set to acquire a 30% stake in Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and 50% of the shares of Rail Terminal Wilhelmshaven (RTW) at Jade Weser Port. Terminal operator Eurogate, founded in 1999, continues to hold the... more
More than 50,000 marijuana atomisers
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington IAD seized a large quantity of marijuana atomisers last Wednesday (22 September 2021) that were shipped from China to an address in Manassas, VA. The shipment initially arrived on 8 September 2021 on a flight from... more
Dunkerque-Port picks Hervé Ducloy
Hervé Ducloy has been appointed financial director/accounting officer of Dunkerque-Port. A graduate of the IEP Lyon (political and administrative studies 1995 / 1997), the Ecole Nationale du Trésor Public (1999 / 2000) and the CNAM Versailles (2004 / 2005), Ducloy is a deputy... more
Private green initiative in Southern Africa
Imperial, one of Southern Africa’s major fleet operators, will cooperate with Sasol to reduce its carbon footprint. The companies intend to explore solutions for improving freight sustainability and efficiency in Southern Africa and will also be evaluating potential cross-border... more
Maersk kicks MCI overboard
It is an investment by a Chinese global player: China International Marine Containers (CIMC), headquartered in Shenzen, has agreed with A.P. Moller - Maersk to buy Maersk Container Industry (MCI), a manufacturer of refrigerated containers. In these challenging times for... more
Extending capacities near Nuremberg
Near Nuremberg, Hermes Fulfilment is expanding the capacities of its Anbach logistics centre by opening a new external storage facility in Freystadt on 1 October 2021. The 20,200 sqm logistics building in the main Ansbach warehouse was recently increased by renting additional... more
UK driver shortage hits a peak
The disruption in the UK caused by a shortage of lorry drivers has intensified over the past week, with petrol stations feeling the brunt of the problem because of an inability to receive sufficient supplies of fuel combined with ‘panic buying’ by the general public. Many petrol... more
Shuttle connects Bari and Rotterdam in 72 hours
A shuttle now runs directly between Rotterdam and Bari, in southern Italy. The train, operated by GTS, takes 72 hours to complete the trip. The new train extends the Italian rail operator GTS’s services between Bari and Segrate, near Milan, and Piacenza, and is also an indirect... more