Chris Lewis
Scandinavian spare parts distribution company Danx is now using Duo trailers, in its Swedish operations following a change in legislation. The new rules allow trucks with two or three trailers up to 34.5 metres in length to operate on around 590km of the country’s road network. Danx anticipates that the duo trailers will reduce emissions by up to 7% and improve operational efficiency.
Duo trailers has been tested in Europe since ...
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Hutchison Ports’ BEST terminal in the Port of Barcelona has put the first electric reach stacker in southern Europe into service as part of a plan to reduce emissions by 80% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2040.
It marks the start of a programme to replace diesel equipment with ...
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Grimaldi’s Finnlines arm is to launch a freight ro ro service from Finland to the port of Sheerness London Medway.
The service will be operated by three Finneco-class hybrid ro-ro vessels, each with a cargo capacity of 5,800 lane metres, equivalent to around 400 trailers. They can load cargo up to ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has published its winter timetable, including a weekly B777F freighter connection from Frankfurt to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Los Angeles. The flight will the carrier's first direct connection from the Asian country to the US.
The German airline is also increasing its frequencies from Germany to destinations ...
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TX Logistik, part of the Italian railways’ Mercitalia Logistics arm, has signed an agreement with rail wagon rental company Wascosa, including a cooperation to market the NiKRASA rail-road handling system. The NiKRASA platform allows non-craneable semi-trailers, which currently make up around 90% of European truck fleets, an be loaded between ...
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Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has submitted its Full Business Case (FBC) to the Scottish and UK Governments, described as a major step in the process of unlocking around £25 million of seed funding capital for key underdeveloped sites.
The submission will now be reviewed by both Westminster sand Holyrood Governments. Following ...
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DHL Express is investing over €100 million in transport and handling capacity in the fourth quarter in anticipation of increased demand for express services during the traditional end-of-year peak season.
The company is investing in eight new Boeing 777 freight aircraft on trans-Pacific and intercontinental routes between Asia and Europe, It ...
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Philippine Airlines is to put its cargo capacity on the digital Cargo.one booking platform. The carrier operates 37 international destinations throughout South and East Asia, North America, Australia and the Middle East, along with 32 destinations in the Philippines. From Autumn 2024, forwarders using cargo.one can quote and book capacity ...
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American Airlines is to reintroduce flights to Edinburgh, Scotland in its summer schedule next year. A daily 787-8 service from Philadelphia will start on 23 May. It will expand its schedule to Italy with new services from Miami to Rome with a 777-200 from 5 July and from Philadelphia to ...
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UPShas agreed to acquire German-based healthcare logistics provider Frigo-Trans and its sister company BPL, for an undisclosed sum. Frigo-Trans’ network includes temperature-controlled warehousing that covers six temperature zones from cryopreservation (-196°C) to ambient (+15° to +25°C), a pan-European cold chain transportation solution and temperature-controlled and time-critical freight forwarding capabilities. The ...
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