Lorry park renews safety certification 
On Turtle has renewed its level 2 certification from the Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) at its lorry park in La Jonquera in Catalonia, Spain. With this endorsement, the European professional transport services company has reaffirmed its commitment to safety... more
Kukla UK and Portugal going green
The logistics companies Kukla UK and Kukla Portugal, which both belong to the Robert Kukla Group based in Munich, will be joining forces to focus more on environmental logistics solutions in traffic between the two countries. Starting in February 2023, customers can access a... more
The safest area for drivers
Durham is the police force area in England and Wales with the lowest number of speeding offences per capita, according to research from International Drivers Association. Durham has the fewest annual speeding offences per 1,000 residents at just 0.95. South Wales and North... more
Deal closed in the stadium
The project logistics company A Projects has officially inaugurated its "sustainable logistics centre", which is located next to PSA's breakbulk terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges. The company invested EUR 10 million in this new logistical platform alongside... more
Wallenius Sol picks Elvir Dzanic
Ragnar Johansson (right) will step down from his post as CEO of the Swedish shipping company Wallenius Sol to focus instead on developing the company’s business. Elvir Dzanic (left) has been appointed as new CEO and comes from a position as CEO at Göteborgs Hamn. ... more
A mixed bag for the port of Brussels
The inland port of Brussels experienced a slight drop in its waterway traffic in 2022, while container throughput set a new record. With nearly 6.8 million t transported by inland ships at the port of Brussels, port activity in Brussels is 5% below the results of 2021 (7.1... more
More than 70 million t annually
The Mediterranean Port of Barcelona handled 70.9 million t of freight in 2022, almost 7% more than in 2021. With this throughput, the port passed the throughput threshold of 70 million t for the first time, handling even more cargo than before the pandemic. The previous record... more
Electric trucks pass freezing endurance test
Four engineers recently completed a ‘range test’ of Tevva’s dual-energy prototype truck. The exercise saw the foursome accumulate more than 1,000 km in the 7.5 t hydrogen-electric vehicle, driving between Tevva’s London HQ and the Scottish border at Berwick-on-Tweed - England’s... more
TX Logistik Transalpine hires Dejan Pejic
Dejan Pejic has taken over the management of TX Logistik Transalpine, the Austrian subsidiary of the German provider TX Logistik. Pejic replaces Gero Sieberger, who will from now on focus on his task as director asset management & claims management at TX Logistik. Pejic... more
2022 was good to the Ports of Normandy
Hervé Morin, president of the Normandy Regional Council and of Ports of Normandy, looked back with joy on the results of 2022: "In every area of its business, the signals are green, confirming that its investment strategy (EUR 435 million between 2007 and 2022) has paid... more