June 2023

Sharp fall in thefts from unclassified parking

The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) says that thefts from trucks left in unclassified parking locations in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region have reduced dramatically since the pandemic. Companies are taking more action to protect cargo, according to new data. Based on reports of criminal attacks on supply chains in EMEA reported to the TAPA EMEA Intelligence System (TIS), while 53.4% or 6,545 of the 12,259 incidents in ... [+]

Europa adds the Greece piece

Europa Road is to add a weekly service to Greece in partnership with its partner Athens-based Orphee Beinoglou. Operations director, Dan Cook, described it as one of the final pieces of the jigsaw in Southern Europe: “Providing this new direct service fills a gap in our extensive network.” [+]

Government pledges to sort out maritime ‘muddle’

The Government said on 20 June that it will carry out a wide-ranging review of its policies to modernise the UK’s maritime sector, following a number of recommendations by the Transport Committee on cutting emissions, new technology and skills. Among the headline recommendations of the Committee’s report into the Government’s 2019 ... [+]

China-Kazakhstan TIR launched

A new China-Kazakhstan TIR route has opened, following the China-Central Asia Summit in May. A Sinotrans truck, loaded with mechanical equipment, departed from China’s northwest inland city of Xi’an, exiting via the Alashankou border crossing, before arriving in Dostyk, Kazakhstan. IRU member the China Road Transport Association issued the TIR ... [+]

IRU and ITF draw up plan to save road haulage

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have launched a three-point plan to help fix driver shortages. It calls on the UN and international organisations to develop a global framework with clear guidelines to protect non-resident drivers; improve driver conditions and increase social cohesion National governments ... [+]

Scan Global opens Dunkirk office

Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has opened an office in Dunkirk, its third in France. It will play a vital role in the forwarder’s ambition to become the most significant player in the general cargo and industrial projects market in Northern France, it says. [+]

Maersk moves to methanol

Maersk is to retrofit an existing ship to dual-fuel methanol operation, the first of its kind in the industry says the Danish operator. The work will be carried out in mid-2024 and the plan is to carry out similar work on sister vessels. [+]

Maersk steps up freighter flights

Maersk is increasing frequency and introducing additional aircraft on its freighter flights between China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the US. The service between Billund Denmark and Hangzhou will increase from three to five weekly and will receive a newly converted Boeing 767 freighter, operated by Maersk Air Cargo, the company’s ... [+]

DSV, DFDS and food firms to create green corridor

Danish food producers Arla and Danish Crown have teamed up with transport operators DFDS and DSV to develop a climate-neutral transport corridor between Denmark and the UK. The ambition is to transport products from farm to consumer with zero impact on the environment by 2030. Every year, Arla and Danish Crown ... [+]

Rhenus signs Middle Corridor deal

Rhenus Group signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan Railways (National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy) on 20 June to enhance transshipment capacity in Caspian Sea ports. The two companies aim to help strengthen the Middle Corridor route between Europe and China that passes south of Russia and has become increainsgly ... [+]

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