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Trailers and semi-trailers used by transport companies abroad are now exempt from the obligation to return to the transport company's home country after eight weeks at the latest. This is according to the revised guidelines that the European Commission has just published on the practical implementation of the mobility package. Previously, the European Commission had insisted that trailers and semi-trailers were also subject to the return requirement. Obligation to return regulation...

Sarah Kreienbühl will become a member of the Board of Directors of Kühne+Nagel International AG and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) on April 1, 2023, succeeding Lothar Harings, who will retire in June 2023. Lothar Harings, Member of the Executive Board and CHRO of Kühne+Nagel International AG, will end his long career with the Group and retire at his own request upon reaching the age of 63 on June 30, 2023. As part of a future-oriented succession planning, Kühne+Nagel was able to...

The goals of logistics are the provision of high-quality service, quality and cost reduction. In this respect, conflicting goals arise. For example, although a high inventory level will reduce shortage costs and increase delivery readiness, storage costs will automatically increase. The calculation of logistics costs serves here as an instrument for determining the optimum. In general, an attempt is made to avoid unnecessary transportation. For example, a supplier may assemble several...

A circular file for the transports, printing out receipts, searching for the file in case of order changes and exchanging the corresponding pages - this is how the management of logistics orders and container requests works in many logistics companies. Despite existing software, the situation was similar at BD Containerhandel und Logistik GmbH in Bremen. Goodbye circulation folder That's when Ole Brümmer joined his father's company last fall as branch manager and successor to the managing...

Lufthansa Cargo opened its new art storage facility at the Frankfurt hub yesterday, continuing on the path it has begun to modernize its largest air cargo hub. With 155 square meters, the ARTcube in the Lufthansa Cargo Hub now offers its customers twice as much space for the secure and professional storage of valuable works of art of all kinds. Photo by Kevin Hackert on Unsplash "The modern ARTcube combines optimal handling processes with the highest security features. This allows us...

Mack Trucks Australia built a truck model for Malaysian Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor at the advertised price of one million dollars so he could transport his private boat. Mack Trucks has a long history. And now it has entered the history books. The Australian arm of the North American OEM built what it claims is the world's most expensive large truck, eclipsing a model built in the U.S. for $481,000. Although Mack Trucks Australia won't say exactly how much this customized truck cost,...

Virginia Clark has been a long-haul truck driver for nearly 40 years and has seen and experienced it all. And she believes now is the best time for women to enter the trucking industry. Although Virginia Clark has always loved and been fascinated by this industry, trucking hasn't always been squeamish about her. She began her career in the 1980s as a non-union driver with no official CDL training. One of very few long-haul drivers early in her career, Ms. Clark was the victim of...

Due to security risks, sanctions and payment problems related to geopolitical events, many suppliers and manufacturers prefer not to ship their goods from China to Europe via Russia or the war zone in Ukraine. Recently, most trains running on the New Silk Road were diverted from Ukraine to Belarus. But even with such an approach, uncertainty remains as both logistics companies and customers seek to insulate themselves from sanctions that extend to countries involved in the war in...

High gasoline prices are not only hitting motorists, but increasingly the whole of society. Logistics experts are now warning of another price explosion on the oil market. One day it will no longer be possible to operate profitably, and the supermarkets will be empty. The German Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Waste Management (BGL) warns of such a scenario and calls on the German government to take immediate action. A desired alternative provided by electric trucks would...