Increasing freight volume to Kaliningrad region 
In cooperation with Transcontainer and other partners (Delo, Ecopolimery, Stroykeramika, Lazurit Cargo), Belarusian Railway has organised contrailer transportation between Russia’s Kaliningrad oblast–Lithuania–Belarus–Moscow and Moscow oblast. The Kaliningrad Railway... more
Award for Tiramizoo
The Munich-based German firm Tiramizoo has received the world post and parcel award in the ‘innovation’ category for its most recent platform technology for urban logistics. According to the jury, the route optimisation software with a self-learning AI algorithm brings... more
One digital step further for Cargolux and Unilode
A new agreement between Cargolux and Unilode Aviation Solutions broadens the scope of their cooperation to ensure air cargo customers have access to premium transport and handling solutions to match their requirements. In addition to the current provision of ULDs and related... more
Elvis improves protection for truck drivers
Elvis, the network of European truck forwarders and carriers, has integrated several offers into its programme that permit freight forwarders to improve their support for their drivers in the corona crisis. Thanks to a cooperation with the smart payment and booking platform... more
New head of German and Austrian markets
Henning Dieter will assume his role as the head of Swissport Cargo Services Germany & Austria on 1 September 2020. He succeeds Dirk Schmitt, who left the company in December 2019 after having headed Swissport Cargo’s operations in Germany and Austria since February 2015.... more
Temperature control is essential
Logistics service provider trans-o-flex has measured the temperature in non-temperature-controlled delivery vehicles throughout Germany – result: no shipment is safe without temperature control. "Regardless of the time of day and whether the shipment is transported in... more
Cutting carbon emissions by 6,500 t per annum
Moelven, Grenland Rail and Green Cargo have renewed their agreement to continue their sustainable freight transport services from Norway to Sweden. The new three-year agreement starts this December. Shipments run seven days a week, carrying wood chips and pulpwood on... more
Maersk sticks to its optimism
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (APMM), the world's largest container shipping group, said it expects better market demand than previously forecast in the current three-month period. The quarterly profit should therefore be "slightly above" the USD 1.5 billion mark achieved... more
Over 42% more secure parking places
The transported asset protection association (Tapa) has partnered with Bosch Secure Truck Parking, a digital booking platform for truck parking spaces in Europe. The partnership has contributed to a 42.9% growth in the association’s database of secure parking places over the... more
Brittany Ferries want to cut newbuild
The Flensburg district court recently ordered provisional self-administration in response to an application submitted by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH (FSG). The new managing director, alongside Jaap Klein, is Martin Hammer, founder of the consulting company enomyc,... more