Testing e-trucks in Europe 
Cargo-Partner is trialling e-trucks on the first and last mile. A Mercedes-Benz eActros-300 with a range of 250-300 km was recently put through its paces in Austria: The vehicle was deployed for emission-free and silent collection and delivery tours around Vienna airport and... more
CJ Logistics continues cold chain
Developed by a joint venture of Yukon Real Estate Partners and BGO, a new cold storage facility is set to open in New Century, Kansas. The site features more than 27,000 sqm of rail-served warehousing space, of which over 9,000 sqm of the cold chain warehouse are still... more
Handing over the baton at Norsepower
Norsepower, a Finnish clean technology and engineering company specialising in mechanical sails, has appointed Heikki Pöntynen to the leadership position after Tuomas Riski resigned as CEO. Pöntynen brings a wealth of experience in major maritime growth companies, having... more
Finnair resumes flights to Tartu
Finnair will resume flights to Tartu, Estonia, from 2 June 2024. The airline suspended flights on this service for a month so that Tartu airport could introduce an approach solution that doesn’t require a GPS signal. The approach methods previously used were based on GPS... more
Foynes freight line to reopen by end of 2024
The Irish Foynes to Limerick railfreight line project recently reached a major milestone when Iarnród Éireann began laying down the track on this section of the rail network. The existing old track, including rails, sleepers and fixings comprised of jointed track on timber... more
Stemming a 23,000 t ship with Scheuerle equipment
Heavy-load logistics provider Fagioli, based in Manvel TX (USA), set three world records recently. Positioned on 880 Scheuerle SPMT axle lines and using the thrust of 28 PPUs (power pack units), Fagioli transported the 23,163 t special ship "Charybdis", a so-called... more
Maersk facility with 120 loading bays
A specialised Maersk cross-docking facility is located on Maersk’s Maasvlakte II terminal in the heart of the port of Rotterdam. It is scheduled to come on stream at the end of 2024 and will speed up cargo flows from arrival on a vessel to the point of sale – notably in the... more
Positive trends in container traffic
The port of Hamburg witnessed positive trends in Q1/2024, with container throughput increasing by 1.1% to 1.9 million teu despite challenging geopolitical and economic conditions. Notably, trade with the USA set a new record, reaching 179,000 teu, a 17.7% rise,... more
Taking over Toniebox fulfilment
Arvato is taking over logistics operations for the German audio cube manufacturer Tonies, comprising both the e-commerce and B2B segments. From warehousing and order picking to transport and distribution, Arvato will be in charge of Tonies’ logistics activities in continental... more