Dachser Hörsching expanded 
The logistics company Dachser recently completed the expansion of its warehouse in Hörsching near Linz. The company invested around EUR 4.3 million the project. The additional warehouse and logistics space spans almost 6,000 sqm and adds 10,500 more pallet spaces to the previous... more
Dutch inland shipper changes hands
Honkoop Barging, a Dutch provider of inland shipping services in the Benelux region, has sold all its assets to Contargo with effect from 1 January 2023. The management and staff of the inland shipping company and its freight contracts and customer contacts will be transferred... more
Mass production of XD and XF Electric ready to go
The road haulage company DAF is expanding its production facilities with a new electric truck assembly factory in Eindhoven (Netherlands), where the production of the new generation DAF XD and XF Electric is set to commence this spring. These fully electric vehicles provide... more
Cooperation in Japan
Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Express Holdings have signed an air cargo memorandum of understanding to enhance their solutions portfolio and respond more flexibly to changing supply chains. The agreement strengthens Silk Way West Airlines’ presence in the Japanese market... more
Magma Aviation picks James Gilliard
Magma Aviation, a cargo solutions company, has appointed James Gilliard as head of commercial. Gilliard has more than 20 years of experience in the aviation industry. He joins Magna Aviation following two and a half years at IAG Cargo in London where he was regional sales... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Humans are said to have been practising zoolatry, the worship of animals as a manifestation of the divine, for around 5,000 years. more
A second lease of life
With the help of equipment service provider TIP, DSV will refurbish 1,100 trailers to use on its European lanes rather than replacing them with new units. The forwarder plans to put the first refurbished trailers on the road already at the end of January 2023 and will finish... more
ERA certificate awarded for Sweden and Denmark
TX Logistik will be operating in Denmark and Sweden with a new single safety certificate. In the successful re-certification, the European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) assured the company that it fulfils all legal requirements for safe railway operations in both... more
Threefold replacement of APAC services
Ocean Network Express (ONE), the Singapore-based conjunction of the three biggest Japanese Container carriers, is launching three new Southeast Asia to Australia services as a direct replacement of existing routes. The new services will commence in early March, subject to... more
UK e-truck manufacturer set for mass production
Tevva has secured the European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 t battery-electric truck, which means that the company can start producing and selling in volume in UK and Europe. Tevva is the first British company to receive an ECWTA for a 7.5t... more