Marta Fàbregas takes up the torch 
Marta Fàbregas has been promoted to CEO of Onturtle. With over 30 years dedicated to global service for professional international transport, Fàbregas is taking on her new CEO role with the same enthusiasm as on her very first day. "My career at Onturtle started from... more
An autostore facility for 23,000 containers
Contract logistics provider Craiss in Germany has completed the modernisation of a warehouse and production site for a well-known technology group and set up an automated small parts facility (AS/RS) at its customer’s plant in Tübingen. Small components required for the... more
25 all-electric trucks for hinterland transports
Maersk is pursuing the decarbonisation of its road haulage services and has ordered 25 e-trucks from Volvo for hinterland transports in Germany. The vehicles will be powered by green electricity from renewable sources. The company plans to become carbon neutral by 2040. The... more
Two giant African snails intercepted in Louisville
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists intercepted two giant African snails at the Louisville Port of Entry on 18 May 2023. The live snails were discovered at an express consignment facility during an inspection of a parcel arriving from Germany.... more
Milestone in Manzanillo
The first carbon-neutral container in North America has been processed at Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), the Mexican branch of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (Ictsi). A bespoke ceremony took place to also celebrate the arrival of the first LNG-powered container... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
It’s an urban legend that the word ‘fuck’ was written on a sign with which an English king gave his subjects consent in the Middle Ages to beget children – “Fornication Under Consent of the King”. more
Nadine Pressl wins top prize
In an all-day competition organised by the WKO Steiermark, an Austrian chamber of commerce, the best young professionals in the industry recently showed how they solve logistics challenges professionally and promptly. Six young forwarding experts vied for victory, in an... more
Room for more growth
Twice as much space: Spedination has moved its headquarters in Austria from Schwoich in Tyrol to neighbouring Langkampfen. The hybrid freight forwarder, which provides logistics services in close cooperation with independent haulage companies, now has 650 sqm of office... more
BGL – postpone CO2 toll plans to 2025
Germany’s small and medium-sized transport and logistics companies are stunned by the federal cabinet’s plans to double the truck toll on 1 December 2023. The German national association for road freight transportation, logistics and waste management (Bundesverband... more
Intermodal China – Central Asia service launched
The first block train consisting of 25 containers with electrical products left for Turkmenistan from the Lanzhou in Gansu province (China) on 5 June 2023. The cargo is scheduled to arrive at its destination after a 15-day journey. The train runs along the... more