In order to secure approvals to complete their previously announced merger, Cargotec and Konecranes are in active dialogue and cooperation with the relevant authorities to consider ways to mitigate concerns raised by the competition authorities. Cargotec and Konecranes submitted a remedy package to ...

With the acquisition of Opheo Solutions GmbH, Solvares Group is expanding its portfolio to include solutions for truck dispatching and route optimisation in the transport sector and is continuing its course of strategic growth. Solvares says SaaS-based software provider Opheo is an ideal fit for its...

Konecranes has launched Battery as a Service (BaaS), a breakthrough innovation in both technology and business model to facilitate financing and support our customers of the E-VER range of Li-Ion powered electric forklift trucks. Through this service, Konecranes provides chargeable, upgradable and r...

The Christmas rush is something hauliers anticipate every year. But it’s going to be felt more acutely this year with the additional pressures of a driver shortage and Brexit affecting the supply of some goods. The haulage sector is set to experience its busiest Christmas period on record. On top ...

DHL Supply Chain has introduced its largest-ever single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort in the West Midlands (UK). The autonomous forklifts form part of DHL’s operation for a major customer in the automotive sector, taking ov...

UK commercial vehicle hire company, Falcon Vehicle Solutions, has taken delivery of 15 new Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 MT (multi-temperature) refrigeration units, in a move to deliver improved sustainability and reduced costs for its rental customers. Aligned with Carrier’s 2030 ESG goals to r...

Michelin Tyre plc has appointed John Howe as Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, with effect from 1st January 2022. He will also hold the role of B2C Sales Director, with responsibility for the company’s car, motorcycle and bicycle markets. Howe, 41, brings 25 years of service within the c...

As an alternative to the purchase of a new attachment, the Bolzoni rental and remanufactured product range is now available on a new European web portal. Especially in times of shortages in logistics chains and extended lead times when investing into new equipment, alternative options, such as renta...

Patrizia AG, a leading partner for global real assets, has on behalf of its institutional clients invested in the €230m turnkey acquisition of a 233,000 sq m distribution centre in the container hub of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, from Dutch logistics developer DHG. The acquisition, which r...

Inchcape Shipping Services and Horizon Air Freight have formed a new partnership they say will streamline Inchcape’s last-mile spares logistics and door-to-deck delivery throughout the Americas. The alliance is set to strengthen Inchcape’s new Marine Supply Chain Solutions (MSCS) service line th...