DSV wins climate strategy award 
DSV has won this year’s climate strategy award “Frontrunner in the industry”, which was personally handed over to Group CEO, Jens Bjørn Andersen, at a ceremony in Copenhagen last week. The jury said the company was a "role model on sustainability in the industry".... more
Cox Powertrain picks Gavin Wesson
Cox Marine, a British manufacturer of high-powered diesel outboard engines for the global marine industry, has appointed Gavin Wesson as new chief operating officer. Wesson has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering operations, supply chain and... more
Gateway Basel Nord making progress
The Swiss federal office of transport (FOT) has confirmed funds of CHF 83 million for the planned trimodal terminal Gateway Basel Nord. The funds had already been approved in 2018. However, because of a ruling by the Federal administrative court, the FOT had to repeat the... more
How young Hyperloop teams made it in Vegas
People do not go to Las Vegas only to get married. It was a tight race, and only two got through. The “Swissloop Tunnelling” research team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich was one of only two teams from the final twelve teams to qualify to complete... more
No train, no flight
Green Cargo will continue transporting fuel by rail between the port of Gävle and the Brista unloading station outside Arlanda (Sweden) for ground handling company A Flygbränslehantering (AFAB). The companies have extended their contract to this effect for another five years.... more
Schmitz Cargobull appoints Günter Schweitzer
Schmitz Cargobull's supervisory board has appointed elected Günter Schweitzer as additional new member of the management board responsible for purchasing & logistics, supply chain & management of the production site network. Schweitzer studied metallurgy and material... more
Who brings Mexican tuna to USA?
Mexico’s Grupomar has contracted a new logistics service provider to bring its ‘Tuny’ branded canned tuna products to the United States. Grupomar is one of Mexico’s major producers of canned tuna and introduced its ‘Tuny’ brand in the 1990s. Dachser México now manages export... more
Grocery retailer to modernise fleet
Spar Scotland has invested GBP 1.6 million (EUR 1.87 million) in a fleet of new vehicles. The first of twelve new trailers were recently delivered to the retailer's distribution centre in Dundee. The new trailers incorporate the latest thermo king A400 advancer refrigeration... more
Two intra-African air cargo partners
Five months after signing an MoU in Kinshasa, Kenya Airways PLC (KQ), Kenya's flag carrier, has signed an aircraft lease agreement and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. The agreement will see Kenya Airways lease two E190 jets to Congo Airways,... more
Five go for SIX
Singapore-based carrier Pacific International Lines (PIL) has launched a new service. The South China India Express (SIX), will offer weekly direct sailings connecting ports in South China and North Vietnam to India’s West Coast. Effective from 22 October 2021, the service... more