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e-van becomes moving solar power unit 
Electric utility vehicle manufacturer Tropos is testing integrated solar power facilities in its vehicle box bodies. Thanks to this forward-looking technology, it should soon be possible for operators to use the Tropos ABLE models regardless of whether they have any contact with... more
New general counsel at Plus
Lynn Miller has joined global provider of self-driving truck technology Plus as its new general counsel. In this role, she will serve as an advisor to the Plus management team and board, as well as heading the company’s legal department. Previously deputy general counsel at... more
Analysing wind propulsion for commercial ships
The Marin research institute and the American Bureau of Shipping classification organisation (ABS) have launched a joint industry project to facilitate wind propulsion as an important tool in the decarbonisation of shipping. The second ‘Wind-assisted ship propulsion’ project... more
Joint effort to halve emissions
VR Transpoint and SSAB have signed a contract on rail transport services for raw materials and other products. The aim is to halve emissions in the transport of steel coils and iron ore pellets covered by this cooperation by 2024. Most of the iron ore pellets come from Sweden... more
Pilot train run from Finland to India
The first container block train from Finland bound for the Indian port of Nava Sheva has departed from Helsinki. The block train service via the international north-south transport corridor is operated by a JV of Russian Railways Logistics (RZDL), ADY Container and Tarkib... more
Hummelbrunner follows Preschern
Roland Hartwig, CEO of Schwarzmüller, a European provider of towed commercial vehicles based in Austria, has announced that current CFO Georg Preschern will leave at the end of June 2021, after having worked for the company since 2014. Starting in the group’s finance... more
RST and Kramer do a swap
Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) and Kramer Group have agreed to swap certain areas of their port concessions at the City Terminal Rotterdam. RST will take over the area generally known as ‘Kramer Site’, which is of strategic importance for inland navigation, amongst others,... more
Drones battling pandemic over Pearl River
Since the beginning of the recent coronavirus resurgence in China’s Guangdong Province, Ehang Holdings has stepped up as a first-responder and leveraged its autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology by dispatching a flight operations team and multiple AAVs for Covid-19 relief... more
New unit for healthcare logistics
With the establishment of a specialised unit for pharmaceutical logistics, Trans Pharma International (TPI), headquartered in UK, the Walden Group, a specialist in healthcare logistics in Europe, aims to expand and improve its range of international transport services. The... more