Joining forces for intermodal services 
The German digital road freight forwarder Sennder and the Italian logistician Mercitalia have joined forces with Poste Italiane to develop proprietary technology for sustainable intermodal transport and create and introduce combined rail/road solutions in Europe. Under the... more
A quali-tea hub
GSE has been entrusted with the development of a 26,500 sqm site for Dammann Frères, a French company specialising in tea import, manufacture, and sales. The hub is located in the Livraindières business park, Dreux, in the Loire Valley. It features 14,000 sqm of storage... more
Intellishift picks CFO
Intellishift, the connected fleet intelligence platform for safety and operations teams, has appointed Dan Irwin as its new chief financial officer. As part of the executive leadership team, Irwin will focus on strategy, financial forecasting, compliance, and legal issues.... more
Dokasch: a new ULD for flight menus
German ULD manufacturer Dokasch has launched a special ULD for return-catering. A process where airlines carry menus and drinks for the return trip already on the outbound flight. This may have manyfold reasons such as the food’s availability or quality at certain airports or... more
First 20,000 teu in Genoa
Cosco Shipping is enhancing its Asia Mediterranean service (AEM1) by adding four 400 m long giants, with the ‘Cosco Shipping Aries’ to make regular calls at the port of Genoa, starting on 19 March. Cosco Shipping is thus the first company to bring a 20,000 teu vessel to Italy's... more
Some toll exemptions for handicrafts
From 1 July 2024, tolls will also be mandatory in Germany for goods transport vehicles with a technically permissible maximum laden mass (TPMLM) of more than 3.5 t and less than 7.5 t. Under certain conditions, domestic and foreign craft businesses do not have to pay tolls... more
Expanding B2C capabilities
The Seko Group is partnering with Shippingbo to focus on its B2C and B2B2C business from its site in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France. Founded in 1963, the global logistics provider Seko has recently also picked up speed in the e-commerce sector. Shippingbo specialises in... more
Air Partner heads north
Air Partner, a global full-service logistics provider, has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development in the Nordics region, as the group expands its cargo and passenger charter presence in Europe. Borgaard joins Air Partner from Chapman Freeborn Airchartering,... more
Digitising from India via the USA to Latin America
The Airport Council International - Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC) has welcomed Kale Info Solutions as its new member. Rafael Echevarne, director general at the organisation which represents the interests of airports operators for the Latin-American and Caribbean,... more
