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Platinum medal for Linde MH
“We not only received Platinum status, but were also able to significantly improve our overall score”said Ulrike Just, Head of Sales at Linde Material Handling in Germany, at the announcement of the EcoVadis results.
IT transports as a driver
“Despite blocked sea lanes and closed airspace, we are keeping supply chains running,” says DHL CEO Tobias Meyer. The company reported two percent volume growth in the first quarter of 2026, with revenue of €20.4 billion slightly below the previous year's level, solely due to currency effects. One of the drivers of this growth is specialized IT transport.
A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
Continue delivering in the city
Continue delivering in the city
A new 89 kWh battery gives the electric version of the Ford Transit a range of up to 402 km for inner-city and regional delivery traffic, increasing its range by 28%. Charging from 10 to 80 percent of full capacity can be reduced to 28 minutes.
With the electric version, there is currently no risk of restrictions due to increasing regulations, nor of the more than 350 low-emission zones already in Europe.
An "Alexa Built-in" can act as a personal voice recognition assistant with artificial intelligence, providing important information during the journey and answering general questions, while a novel delivery assistant saves more than 20 seconds per stop in delivery traffic – this can add up to more than an hour of working time per day for parcel delivery drivers, for example.
According to the manufacturer, the Ford eTransit found almost five times as many buyers last year as its closest competitor. Customers benefit from longer service intervals: Instead of every twelve months as before, an inspection will now only be required every two years – regardless of mileage. General Pro Manager Hans Schep: "This allows our customers to cover longer distances between charging sessions."
The extended-range E-Transit is aimed particularly at users who operate vehicles in rural areas, colder climates, or on routes with long stretches of highway. Its powertrain is also suitable for conversions or bodywork with increased weight or additional energy requirements. At the same time, the engineers were able to significantly improve charging performance. It now reaches up to 22 kW at AC charging points, compared to the previous 11 kW. With direct current (DC), the new model variant can even charge at 180 kW instead of the usual 115 kW. In this case, just ten minutes are enough to upaddrange.
Photos: Ford
Pro Telematics software enables fleet managers to easily track the charging performance and energy efficiency of each of their vehicles and to define charging time windows to benefit from more favorable energy tariffs. At the same time, the battery of the E-Transit can be preconditioned to maximize range, or the charging infrastructure can be locked to prevent unauthorized use. In addition to optimizing energy management, fleet managers can map their entire fleet in a single system thanks to clear dashboards and practical analysis tools. It also allows for the combined management of fully electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid models, and conventional company cars, even if they are from different brands.
