Iraq enables TIR trade route 
Simon Trucks has successfully completed a TIR transport from Romania to Jordan, cutting delivery time from eight weeks to five days, as the IRU recently reported. The route passed through Bulgaria, Turkey and Iraq, where the 'TIR transit system' became operational in April... more
Lisa Montague now regional director
The logistician AGI Global, founded in Bristol (England) in 2014, has appointed Lisa Montague as its regional commercial director for the south of the country. Montague has been part of AGI since 2023 and has a wealth of multimodal freight forwarding experience. Since joining... more
EmissionLink urges action to avoid ‘decarbonisation déjà vu’
EmissionLink has warned that shipowners risk “paying twice” as overlapping climate regulations create confusion and cost. While the IMO’s net-zero targets are set for 2027, the EU’s FuelEU Maritime rules are already in force, leading to concerns about duplicated reporting and... more
Milestone for Garbe logistics project in Salzgitter
Garbe Industrial has celebrated the topping-out of a new logistics property in Salzgitter. The 51,000 m² brownfield site, formerly owned by rail manufacturer Alstom, has been fully cleared and remediated. The new building, set for completion by Q4/2025, will offer around 31,000... more
1.4 million t of timber by rail in 2024
In 2024 the ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) transported 1.4 million t of timber for the enterprise Papierholz Austria by rail, saving nearly 34,000 t of CO₂, as the company has reported. The partnership with the wood procurement company supports the delivery of roundwood and wood... more
Combilift wins ‘Red Dot’ for electric forklift
Combilift has secured its third ‘Red Dot Design Award’ for product design, this time for its ‘Combi-CB70E’, a 7 t electric multidirectional counterbalance forklift. The award highlights the model’s ergonomic features, performance and sustainability credentials. The Irish... more
Germany fortifying military mobility
The German army (Bundeswehr) and Germany’s federal office for logistics and mobility (Balm) signed a cooperation agreement on 14 July 2025 to enhance national defence logistics. Balm president Christian Hoffmann and lieutenant-general André Bodemann formalised the deal as part... more
Port of Bilbao expanding ecosystem monitoring
The Bilbao Port Authority and the University of the Basque Country have renewed their collaboration to continue biomonitoring the port ecosystem. A new four-year agreement, worth EUR 785,000, includes phytoplankton surveillance for the first time, adding to existing studies of... more
Calais clears new trade path
Europa Road has launched 'DAP Flow', a customs clearance service that aims to simplify UK–Europe road freight. Designed for full trailer loads, the service eliminates inland clearance stops by processing documents directly in Calais. This aims to avoid costly delays, detours... more
Training takes flight
Lufthansa Cargo is developing a virtual-reality training programme for aircraft loading supervisors, and is set to launch its first module in October 2025. The carrier aims to modernise qualification processes by offering immersive, realistic training scenarios that can be... more