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Burnley-based CoolKit has appointed its first authorised distributor in continental Europe for its full range of refrigerated vans, van conversions and associated products. Netherlands-based ClimaRunners, a specialist temperature controlled converter, building a range of vehicles including Iveco, Mercedes, Fiat, Volkswagen and more, has been appointed as an authorised distributor of …

Xeneta, the Oslo-based benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerized ocean freight, has quizzed its worldwide database of contributors to uncover the main reasons businesses end agreements with container ship carriers. Price, risk management and loss of trust were pinpointed as the primary catalysts for calling time on relationships in …

Thomas Baumaschinen GmbH appointed as authorised dealer partner Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe B.V. (KCME) is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its German dealer network with the appointment of Thomas Baumaschinen GmbH. The company, which joined the Kobelco family on 1 March, will improve the servicing of the manufacturer’s …

German based rental company takes proud ownership of the first Magni TH6.20 fixed boom telehandler in Germany delivered from Magni Deutschland GmBH. The all new Magni TH6.20 stands for a new era in telescopic handler design, featuring new levels of safety, integrated technology and driver comfort which has not been …

XPO Logistics has inaugurated its new pallet distribution hub at Bondoufle (Essonne department) by unveiling a fleet of Stralis Euro VI Natural Power trucks purchased from Industrial Vehicles Corporation (Iveco). The vehicles, which run on liquefied natural gas (LNG/CNG), comprise the largest gas-powered truck fleet of its kind in France. …

ETS will distribute and support articulated and rigid dump trucks throughout Ukraine. Kiev-based construction equipment supplier ETS has been appointed by Terex Truck as its official distributor and service provider of articulated and rigid haulers in Ukraine. Founded in 1994, primarily as a service company, ETS operates across the mining …

Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 636.HK), Asia’s leading logistics service provider, today completed its US acquisition of a majority stake in Apex Maritime and its affiliated companies (‘APEX’). Headquartered in South San Francisco, APEX was founded in 1990 and is the top three NVOCC (Non-vessel Operating Common …

Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics’; Stock Code 636.HK), Asia’s leading logistics service provider, has appointed Daniel Hegwein as the new Managing Director for Belgium and the Netherlands. Effective immediately, Mr Hegwein will oversee the company’s activities in the Benelux region from the Kerry Logistics office at Brussels Airport in …

Leading logistics solutions specialists P&O Ferrymasters and the Transmec Group are partnering to expand their intermodal operations with the launch of a regular rail service linking Italy and Romania. Using private rail operators under a dedicated company train concept, the service starts on June 1 with two departures per week …

Leading multipurpose heavy lift operator AAL has completed a series of shipments to Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) of an innovative ‘mobile’ grain shiploader to be installed at the Port’s Pacific Terminal run by Canada’s largest grain handler Viterra. The largest component was over 66m long and weighed 250mt and, once …