Port railway overtakes road haulage 
In 2021, and for the first time in the port’s history, more containers were transported by rail than by road to and from Bremen’s container port. While 1,097 million containers were trucked to their destinations, 1,112 million containers were shipped on the tracks of the... more
Italy and China move closer together
Contship Italia and the German company Bahnoperator have introduced a new intermodal rail service from China to Italy. The new offer connects the Contship Lombard hub of Melzo - RHM in Italy with China. A number of terminals are served on this route from China via... more
Improving hinterland networks in France
Haropa Port is expanding its hinterland connections. By 2025, the share of containers transported by rail is to be increased from 4% to 8%, thus extending the hinterland beyond Ile-de-France to the whole of France and beyond. The company has already drawn up specific plans to... more
Dave Clark to leave Amazon for Flexport
Dave Clark will become CEO of Flexport and join the members of the board on 1 September 2022. He will share his position with Ryan Petersen, Flexport’s current CEO, for the following six months. Petersen will then step into an executive chairman role, leaving Clark to be the... more
WFS makes big India debut in Bengaluru
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded a 15-year licence to operate its first cargo handing operation in India at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport). The partnership agreement was signed by Satyaki Raghunath (left), chief strategy &... more
Europa chooses Katie Taylor
Europa Air & Sea has appointed Katie Taylor, to be based at Europa’s Birmingham site. She will be responsible for overseeing the team of pricing coordinators, which operates as a centralised team at Prologis Park. T aylor has worked at Europa’s air and sea division for... more
74 t e-truck runs 19 hours a day at the mine
Swedish mining company Boliden has put its first electric truck into operation between its Renströmsgruvan mine and the concentrator plant in Boliden. With Scania’s new EV, the mining company hopes to reduce its CO2 emission intensity by 40% by 2030. With a total weight of... more
ID Logistics opens its first site in Italy
With its e-commerce business booming, the French group ID Logistics has expanded into Italy and inaugurated a new facility in Casei Gerola, between Genoa and Milan. "This is now the 18th country in which we have opened our own location," said Eric Hémar, president of... more
Two of four Triple Seven already touch down
CMA CGM Air Cargo took delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter earlier this week, after the reception of its first B777F on 31 May. These planes both come from the order placed last year. The purchase was the first direct order since the CMA CGM Group announced the... more
Fiege's next warehouse operational
Contract logistics provider Fiege has finalised its multi-user centre at the Peine Ost industrial estate, close to Hanover, Germany. 30,000 sqm warehouse surface is spread across three hall bays. Once fully completed, the new logistics centre will have created up to 150 new... more