Europe
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Air Cargo
Trump bans travel from Europe, adding to airline woes
Airlines are getting hammered by falling demand and now will lose much of the trans-Atlantic market entirely for a month as the U.S. bans travel…
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Equipment
Volvo continues focus on driver comfort and vehicle uptime in U.S. and Europe
Recent Volvo Truck innovations in the U.S., and a new truck line in Europe continue to focus on driver comfort and keeping vehicles and drivers…
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American Shipper
Maritime History Notes: Dry cargo on tankers
Over the years, hundreds of tankers were employed in the grain trades.
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Air Cargo
European airlines report cargo declines for 2019
Three large carrier groups reported similar results.
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Europe
The European Green Deal and what it means for the rail freight industry
The European Green Deal is looking to shift 75% of EU freight traffic from road to rail and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by…
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Europe
Germany’s €500 million cathode factory to boost European electric battery production
German-based chemical company BASF has reportedly planned to build a cathode factory in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, catering materials for electric car battery production.
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American Shipper
Trucks the ‘weakest link’ as cargo thefts soar
Losses in Europe are estimated to now be costing businesses billions of euros a year.
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Business
Logistics firm Vos Logistics makes strategic acquisition to expand services in the Benelux region
Vos Logistics has acquired SNEL Shared Logistics, which operates a 65,000 m2 warehouse in close proximity to the major Dutch cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den…
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Europe
Relieving physical stress of warehouse workers through ergoskeletons that share loads
French-based 3PL FM Logistic has unveiled the Ergoskel, an ergoskeleton designed to assist warehouse employees to work around parcels without them taking a toll on…
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Business
Ontruck’s strategic acquisition of Briver will help triple its revenue in 2019
Spanish road freight startup Ontruck has acquired digital freight forwarding platform Briver, in an attempt to consolidate its market position in the Spanish region of…
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