Archives



Feature

DFDS to run electric trucks in UK and Ireland

DFDS is to introduce electric trucks to its operations in the UK, Ireland and Norway as part of an expansion of its fleet. The Danish logistics company  has ordered another 100 Volvo FH Electric and FM Electric trucks to almost double its fleet to 225 and making it the largest fleet in continent al Europe. It aims to have at least 25% of its truck fleet electrified by 2030. It already ... [+]

Ceva to set up electric auto hub in Dunkerque

The Port of Dunkirk and Ceva Logistics – now part of CMA CGM - have signed a contract to develop a 9.5-hectare new finished vehicle sea import and export hub in the eastern part of the harbour. The site will include vehicle reception and storage areas ... [+]

Digital forwarder and Italian rail firm to revolutionise multimodal freight

Berlin-based digital freight forwarder Sennder has gone into partnership with Italian train company Mercitalia Logistics to make rail and road transportation more efficient and sustainable. The two operators between them transport over 53 million tonnes of goods – 41m on 100,000 trains operated by Mercitalia, and ... [+]

Harwich-Hook ships return after 18-day pitstop

Stena Line has relaunched the Stena Britannica and Stena Hollandica on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route after a refit programme that took just 18 days for each ferry, by a 36-strong team. The operator says that a new type of paint on the vessels’ underwater hulls ... [+]

Truck number 35 million for LeShuttle

LeShuttle Freight carried its 35 millionth truck under the Channel on 13 March. Since 1994, more than 750 million tonnes of goods have been transported via the tunnel aboard one of the 15 truck shuttle trains which carry 25% of the goods exchanged between the ... [+]

Profitable year for Portsmouth

Council-owned Portsmouth International Port made a profit of £8m in the 23/24 financial year. Results, published on 14 March, show that ferry passengers are bouncing back , with numbers reaching 95% of 2019 records but freight from the EU is 20% down in comparison to ... [+]

Rail routes offer an alternative, says Cargo-partner

Multimodal services including rail are providing an alternative to disrupted air and sea freight between Asia and Europe, says Austrian forwarder Cargo-partner. It says that its container rail options can offer a rapid, cost-efficient, and green alternative between Europe and Asia. Cargo-partner says it hasy seen a ... [+]

WFS, Champ and Cathay take ONE Record to the next level

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Champ Cargosystems are to go live with a joint use case of IATA’s ONE Record digital data-sharing standard. IATA’s wants airlines and other stakeholders to implement ONE Record capability by 1 January 2026 as part of its phased digitalisation programme for ... [+]

Europa celebrates one year in Dublin

European road freight specialist says that its Dublin office – which celebrates first anniversary – has helped its customers deal with the challenges of freight between the UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and the rest of the EU. Regional manager Jamie Hedgecox, said that following ... [+]

Yusen inks deal for Northants shared-user site

Yusen Logistics (UK) has signed a contract for a 1,191,000 sq ft shared user warehouse at Segro Logistics Park Northampton. Ground-breaking for the £280m project, the largest new build scheme for Yusen, is planned for early 2024 and the site expected to be fully operational by ... [+]