More railfreight at Southampton 
DP World is encouraging freight owners to transport their goods by rail from Southampton (UK) and targeting a 40% railfreight share in 2026. This segment has risen from 21% to 30% since the launch of the company’s modal shift programme in September 2023. Accordingly, DP World... more
Five years of Challenge Airlines BE
To commemorate the fifth anniversary of Challenge Airlines BE, one of the three airlines in the Challenge Group, the group's founder and top management organised a celebratory event at Liege airport one week ago. Established as "ACE Belgium Freighter" and rebranded... more
Nox strengthens corporate security
Cyber security, prevention against theft and other criminal threats have become increasingly important issues for logistics service providers. Nox Germany is responding to these risks by joining the industry associations Allianz für Sicherheit in der Wirtschaft West (ASW West)... more
Vahle wins automation contract for Khalifa port
Paul Vahle has secured a major contract to electrify and automate container blocks at the new Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi. The Kamener company will initially equip 16 container blocks with automation systems and install around 22 km of power rails in the first phase of the... more
Welcoming back an old friend
Steven Day rejoins Transmec UK as a branch manager at the logistics provider’s London hub. Transmec moved this office to a 15,330 sqm site at London Gateway Logistics Park last year. Having already worked for the company in the early 2000s, Day will now leverage his... more
7,000 journeys with HVO save 1,000 t of CO2
The Schuon Group has taken over all transport services for the insulation and noise protection specialist Saint-Gobain Isover from Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany) using HVO100 fuel. Schuon will move around 7,200 full loads for the company every year. Using hydrogenated... more
Switzerland and Bangladesh ink agreement
Switzerland and Bangladesh signed a bilateral air service agreement on 4 June. The first of its kind between the two countries, it reflects the Swiss government’s efforts to ensure that Switzerland is connected to as many intercontinental destinations as possible via traffic... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
People who have hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia are afraid of the number 666. more
Linking networks digitally
From Rotterdam to Basel. The platform operator Portbase and the RheinPorts association have launched a joint project that supplies digital links between the maritime and inland port communities. It aims to optimise data flows between the Netherlands and ports on the river... more
Another short-sea service in the Mediterranean
Diamond Line, Cosco Shipping Europe's short-sea and feeder carrier, and Tarros Group have announced a new weekly service, PAE, connecting Alexandria, Egypt, and Piraeus, Greece, with Algiers, Algeria, starting in June 2024. The service will use two 1,000 teu vessels, with the... more