Coop reduces 58,000 truck journeys annually 
Coop has officially opened a new railway hub in the heart of Zurich to supply over 70 stores in the city in an environmentally friendly and efficient way. The project shifts logistics from road to rail, reducing CO2 emissions by 80% compared to exclusive road transport and... more
Constellation Cold Logistics strengthens Dutch network
Constellation Cold Logistics has acquired Lau van Haren Cold Stores, a family-run Dutch cold-storage provider with nearly 100 years of experience. Located in the Netherlands with excellent motorway access, Lau van Haren offers around 15,000 pallet positions of frozen capacity,... more
RZD's first container train with cellulose to Iran
RZD Logistics has for the first time dispatched a container train carrying sulphate pulp to the Aprin dry port in Iran, marking an important milestone in the development of the North – South international transport corridor. The train, consisting of 62 forty-foot containers,... more
Shoreham port wins 2025 ESPO award for diversity
Shoreham port in the UK was awarded the 2025 ESPO Award on 5 November for its outstanding Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, launched in 2020. The strategy has led to significant cultural change, with women now making up 50% of the executive team and 55% of the board.... more
SF Express partners with Air One to expedite freight
SF Express, Asia's largest logistics provider, has partnered with Air One to expedite freight between China and the UK. Under a one-year charter, four Boeing 747-400BDSF freighter flights weekly connect Ezhou in China with East Midlands Airport in the UK, marking the launch of... more
BGL urges swift realisation of planning act
Germany's Federal Association for Freight Transport, Logistics and Waste Disposal (BGL) is calling for the rapid and decisive implementation of the Planning Acceleration Act to increase the pace on bridges, roads and parking spaces in Germany. The government's plans to classify... more
85% of Asia-Pacific SMEs optimistic
According to a new FedEx survey on trade relations between Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe, 85% of SMEs in the region are confident about future business with Europe. Furthermore, 87% of European SMEs expect their trade balance to shift in favour of exports to the APAC region or... more
EST to supply battery systems to Arklow
EST-Floattech has been selected to supply its Octopus Lite battery system for six new general freight vessels built by Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for Irish shipowner Arklow Shipping. The collaboration involved close work with the shipyard and Eekels Technology to tailor the... more
Dematic delivers AutoStore system to Belgian hospitals
Dematic has installed the first AutoStore system in the Belgian healthcare sector for Maria Middelares, a non-profit organisation. The system serves four sites near Brussels, including hospitals in Ghent and Deinze, as well as centres in Ghentbrugge and Aalter. The objective is... more
World's largest battery-driven bulk carrier goes solar
Berge Rederi has contracted Wattlab to equip the coaster BRF Froan with 96 solar flatracks, generating 172.8 kWp – twice Wattlab's previous project – to power the world's largest battery-powered bulk carrier. The system will be installed in Flushing, Netherlands,... more