Jan 9, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Vice President Freight Sales Gerald Lefold will hand over responsibility for Scandlines’ freight sales to Peter Leschly on February 1, 2024. Leschly brings extensive experience from […]
Forwarding & Logistics
Jan 6, 2024 at 8:09 PM
From January 8 to 12, 2024, an action week will take place across Germany, where agriculture and the transport industry will demonstrate together. Farmers, the transport […]
Jan 6, 2024 at 6:52 PM
What was announced by the association during the demonstration in Wiesbaden is now being realized by BLV-pro e.V., calling for a large demonstration of small and […]
Jan 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM
A joint venture of Kapsch TrafficCom and the Swiss LOSTnFOUND AG (part of AddSecure) has been awarded the contract by the Swiss Federal Office for Customs […]
Jan 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM
The federal government must involve companies more effectively in decisions that economically burden them. The economy feels unheard and excluded by politics. This is reflected in […]
Dec 14, 2023 at 4:03 PM
Legal issues are still often viewed as opaque and threatening in the logistics and transport industry in Germany. While large corporations maintain their own legal departments, […]
Dec 14, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Galenica and Planzer are establishing a joint venture. The new company, named Health Supply AG, aims to make the transportation of medications and other products to […]
Dec 11, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Since the years 2020-2022 were turbulent but also very profitable for the global economy, and especially for the logistics industry, one could almost speak of a […]
Dec 7, 2023 at 9:07 PM
DB and DB Cargo are currently facing significant challenges. As reported by the Handelsblatt, the company expects a loss of around 1.2 billion euros for 2023. […]
Dec 7, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Ramborn and CFL multimodal, through its subsidiary CFL logistics, announce the signing of a long-term agreement that has been in place since early August. The international […]
Dec 7, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Kaufland electrifies its trucks. The company is launching a groundbreaking project at its logistics site in Möckmühl. There, it is opening its first charging park with […]
Dec 7, 2023 at 8:16 PM
The members of the ERFA Rail Connection Group Bavaria met at the invitation of the logistics company ARS Altmann AG in Wolnzach to discuss the topic […]
Dec 7, 2023 at 8:05 PM
TX Logistik AG, a subsidiary of Mercitalia Logistics, has completed the acquisition of Exploris Deutschland Holding GmbH Hamburg, a European rail freight company, thereby becoming the […]
Dec 5, 2023 at 3:36 PM
The dock worker Jastin Dos Santos Costa from Lübeck Port Authority (LHG) has developed an innovative vest that is not only equipped with the usual reflectors […]
Dec 5, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Effective December 31, 2023, Monique Hezel-Reyntjens will retire after nearly 42 years of responsible service at today’s BeKa HGK GmbH. In 1982, her parents, Franz Josef […]
Dec 5, 2023 at 10:49 AM
In the Lennetal in Hagen, history and sustainability will soon shake hands. On the site of the former stone factory, the real estate developer Panattoni is […]
Dec 1, 2023 at 7:46 PM
An additional CO2 tax will nearly double toll fees for trucks starting December 2023. Forwarding companies must pass on the additional costs to their customers to […]
Dec 1, 2023 at 6:43 PM
Off to the South: The Logistics Cluster Swabia e. V. is calling on startups nationwide to apply as LOGISTICS CHANGERS. The competition starts today, December 1, […]
Nov 30, 2023 at 7:36 PM
The Competition Commission (WEKO) will conduct an in-depth examination of the merger plan between Swiss Post and Quickmail. The Post intends to acquire the financially troubled […]
Nov 30, 2023 at 6:54 PM
The DHL Group operates a total of four Innovation Centers worldwide – in Germany, Singapore, the USA, and the United Arab Emirates. For Germany, a state-of-the-art, […]
Nov 30, 2023 at 6:40 PM
The Federal Council’s LSVA plans in today’s 2023 relocation report are only partially understood by the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association ASTAG. The intention to support vehicles […]
Nov 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM
According to the European Freight Alliance of International Forwarders (ELVIS) AG, the upcoming turn of the year also marks the proverbial hour of truth for the […]
Nov 28, 2023 at 9:13 PM
RS-Systems GmbH has further developed its environmentally friendly transport securing system for roll containers. With “Roll-Safe visible”, trading companies and food retailers now have access to […]
Nov 28, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Quiet and CO2-free: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Transport Europe GmbH (MTTE) is launching its new electric refrigeration unit TEK in Europe. The device, which was first […]
Nov 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM
MAN Truck & Bus, a global leader in transport solutions, relies on 3D printing using the production platform Replique to manufacture spare parts on demand, locally, […]
Nov 28, 2023 at 8:20 PM
The new automated Home Shop Center (HSC) of Albert Heijn will soon be operational. The innovative project has been developed in collaboration with Swisslog and includes, […]
Nov 28, 2023 at 7:46 PM
elexon, the leading charging infrastructure specialist in logistics, will continue its successful course with a strong partner. The Switzerland-based and Europe-wide operating energy company VARO Energy […]
Nov 25, 2023 at 8:12 PM
TIP Group, one of the leading providers of trailer rental, leasing, and service in Europe, and Schmitz Cargobull, Europe’s largest manufacturer of semi-trailers, have signed a […]
Nov 25, 2023 at 7:35 PM
The Swiss Federal Council elected the members of the RailCom Commission for Railway Traffic for the term 2024 – 2027 on Wednesday. Patrizia Danioth Halter was […]
Nov 25, 2023 at 7:21 PM
There are personnel changes in the management of HGK Logistics and Intermodal GmbH: Starting February 1, 2024, Jens Schmeidler will take on the role of Chief […]
Nov 25, 2023 at 6:16 PM
The successful funding program of the federal government for the purchase of commercially used cargo bikes has been suspended following the decision of the Federal Constitutional […]
Nov 23, 2023 at 8:05 PM
Tracking Stolen Vehicles with Heliot’s Sigfox 0G Radio Technology: On average, 45 cars are stolen every day in Germany. The perpetrators are often professional gangs. Modern […]
Nov 23, 2023 at 7:22 PM
When it comes to increasing efficiency and safety in daily transport operations, the correct tire pressure plays an important role. Starting in July 2024, the UN […]
Nov 23, 2023 at 7:03 PM
In eight days, the truck toll will be increased, as uncovered climate follow-up costs will be reflected in the toll rate in the future. THE FREIGHT […]
Nov 23, 2023 at 6:54 PM
The series production of heavy electric models from Renault Trucks has now commenced at the Bourg-en-Bresse site in France. For 60 years, trucks of the brand […]
Nov 23, 2023 at 6:36 PM
At the annual system meeting of VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH in Cologne, shareholders, partners, and representatives of the system headquarters gathered to discuss the past business year […]
Nov 21, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Lufthansa Cargo is further advancing the modernization at the Frankfurt hub with the LCCevolution project: In the northern part of Frankfurt Airport, construction of the new […]
Nov 21, 2023 at 6:35 PM
The globally operating logistics service provider Rhenus and the Bosch Group, a leading technology and service company, are reducing their emissions in road freight transport by […]
Nov 18, 2023 at 7:59 PM
About 60 experts from logistics and supply chain met for the 10th Swiss Logistics Innovation Day of VNL Switzerland (Association Network Logistics) in Altdorf, located between […]
Nov 17, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Volvo Trucks has a wide range of commercial vehicles in its portfolio. All models are available with different drive technologies. Whether it’s the classic diesel with […]
Nov 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM
After about two years of construction and an investment of 42.5 million Swiss francs (excluding land), Camion Transport AG, a leading transport and logistics company in […]
Nov 17, 2023 at 9:17 AM
Arvato expands its collaboration with Rituals Cosmetics and takes over logistics for the retail business in Germany for the lifestyle brand for the first time. The […]
Nov 14, 2023 at 5:47 PM
In Germany, rail traffic is controlled from over 2,500 highly diverse signal boxes. For years, restrictions have been increasing due to the non- or under-staffing of […]
Nov 14, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, visited Duisburg Port today. He acknowledged the efforts of duisport, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam and numerous other partners, […]
Nov 14, 2023 at 4:18 PM
The European Freight Alliance of International Forwarders (ELVIS) AG supports a secure economic decarbonization of the transport sector. A central recommendation drawn by the freight alliance […]
Nov 14, 2023 at 4:04 PM
The Cologne-based software company Evy Solution has entered into a strategic partnership with the logistics software provider SLS works. The AI-supported software for document analysis, Evy […]
Nov 11, 2023 at 5:31 PM
As a network platform, the SGKV creates the opportunity for the actors of the intermodal chain to engage in exchange once a year with its KV […]
Nov 11, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Off the road, onto the tracks and ships: A powerful alliance of several ports and railway operators in North Rhine-Westphalia aims to eliminate around 27,000 truck […]
Nov 11, 2023 at 1:41 PM
driveMybox, the digital all-in-one platform for container trucking, and IBEXUS, a technology company specializing in the development of a CO2-emission-neutral blockchain solution for business processes, announced […]
Nov 11, 2023 at 12:21 PM
The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) has closely examined the development of short sea shipping in German seaports in 2022 on behalf of the […]