Dachser expands Linz facility 
Dachser has completed the third expansion phase of its logistics centre in Hörsching, near Linz (Austria). With an investment of EUR 6 million, the site has been extended by more than 3,000 m² of transhipment space, boosting total hall capacity to 11,200 m². The site now... more
Air India ships 1,000 t of mangos
Air India shipped nearly 1,000 t of Indian mangoes in April, linking farms in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh to markets in Europe, North America, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. With demand soaring, the airline relies on APEDA-certified cold chain facilities —... more
Fashion logistics upgrade
The Italian fashion retailer OVS has partnered with TGW Logistics for its omni-channel fulfilment capabilities. TGW has implemented its 'FlashPick' goods-to-person system at OVS’s Pontenure distribution centre, enabling processing of up to 100,000 items daily for store... more
XPO taps Balcou to grow French freight role
XPO Logistics has appointed Vincent Balcou as its director of operations for global forwarding activities in France, thus strengthening the country’s role in XPO’s European logistics network. With over 30 years of experience at Maersk, MSC and Dachser, Balcou will lead the... more
Haropa and Pointe-Noire join forces
On the occasion of the official visit of Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso to Paris, Haropa Port and the Autonomous Port of Pointe-Noire (PAPN) signed a strategic cooperation agreement on 23 May 2025. The deal aims to strengthen ties between the two Atlantic maritime... more
Baltic Rail Gate appoints Lonke as co-head
Dietmar Lonke (on the left) has taken over as managing director of Baltic Rail Gate (BRG) in Lübeck, succeeding Antje Falk, who'll retire this summer after leading the terminal since its founding in 2000. Falk played a key role in establishing BRG as a major intermodal hub in... more
Deugro delivers CCU cargo
Deugro has successfully delivered critical cargo units for the world’s first large-scale carbon capture and utilisation facility (CCU) in the German cement industry. Located at a cement plant in Triefenstein-Lengfurt am Main, the project, built by Linde Engineering, aims... more
Ducat marks 300th rice shipment to West Africa
Ducat Maritime has completed its 300th rice shipment to West Africa, reinforcing its position in South–South food trade. The milestone cargo, carried by the 55,803 dwt 'MV Rishabh' included 45,500 t of white rice —12,200 t in bulk, the rest bagged — that was en route from Ko... more
Arkas orders eco-vessels
Arkas, a leading Turkish container shipping line, is scaling up its liner fleet to 59 vessels by 2028, reinforcing its strategic role in regional and intercontinental trade. The company has ordered ten next-generation containerships — six 4,300 teu and four 3,100 teu units —... more
Emissions guideline for car carriers
Six leading ro-ro operators and the Japanese ship classification society ClassNK have launched the first industry-wide guidelines to calculate GHG emissions intensity in ro-ro shipping. The guidelines, developed with the Smart Freight Centre, enable accurate scope 3 emissions... more