Damen's dredger lands in Indonesia 
Damen has delivered the inaugural CSD600 dredger to PT Dua Samudera Perkasa in Indonesia, for river maintenance in Kalimantan. This first-of-series, dismountable cutter suction dredger, part of a comprehensive package including crew training and maintenance spares, has a 250 kW... more
DHL deploys hydrogen trucks in Germany
The logistics company will use the Paul Hydrogen Power-Truck, a vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz Atego, for a one-year pilot for distribution and line hauls at its Cologne location. This is the second hydrogen to be deployed by the group in Germany. Another vehicle is already... more
A prime location for Primark
Built on 51,097 sqm in North Jacksonville and opened last week, the distribution centre is Primark’s latest expansion in the USA. The clothing retailer plans continue growing in the Southern US market, focusing on Florida, Texas, and other states. New stores will now follow... more
Trans-o-flex CEO retires
Wolfgang P. Albeck (right) has decided to retire from his role as CEO of the express service specialising in the healthcare, cosmetics, consumer electronics and other sensitive goods sectors and move to the company's supervisory board. He will use his experience from more than... more
EUR 11 million for green vehicles
After having handled 170,000 flights and served more than 21 million passengers at Rome Fiumicino Airport (Italy) in 2023, Swissport will now invest some EUR 11 million in eco-friendly vehicles on this site. Many of these new units will be electric-powered, in line with the... more
Greener sailing on the Rhine
HGK Gas Shipping has added the “GAS 95” to its fleet on the Rhine. Launched on 8 February 2024, this vessel has a diesel-electric propulsion system, a future-proof design, and deep-draft optimisation, and its power management system further reduces fuel consumption. With extreme... more
New Renault to upgrade fleet
A new trailer train for mattresses: Hilding Anders Switzerland in Schänis, St. Gallen, recently began delivering its Bico mattresses nationwide using a new trailer-trailer combination. The Renault Trucks T430 P4x2 with a trailer replaces a twelve-year-old truck. The... more
Spain's largest workwear hub
The Spanish workwear manufacturer Velilla Group has completed 90% of the expansion of its logistics centre. Located in the Romica industrial park, Albacete, the hub will be expanded from 17,000 sqm to 30,000 sqm, which will make it the largest workwear warehouse in the country.... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
For red-green colour blind people a rainbow is only yellow and blue. more
Targeting Southeast Asia's project cargo market
Trans Global Projects (TGP) has appointed Dominic Toh as director, Singapore. He brings nearly three decades of logistics’ experience and has worked for major multinational project logistics companies. Based in TGP’s Singapore office, Toh will focus on expanding TGP’s... more