Hoyer Group chooses Johan Wramsby 
Hoyer Group has appointed Johan Wramsby as director IBC (intermediate bulk container) logistics Americas. He will be based in Houston, Texas. Before joining Hoyer, Wramsby worked for Hoover CS for 19 years, which included executive leadership for IBC manufacturing, leasing... mehr
French carrier renamed
Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) has become DB Cargo France. With this rebranding, DB Cargo completes the integration of Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) and underpins its position as Europe's largest railfreight operator, the company said. DB Cargo's network now comprises 17 national companies. Each... mehr
Exp-Air Cargo to be Amerijet GSSA in Canada
Amerijet International Airlines has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its cargo general sales and service agent to represent its schedule across Canada’s ten provinces and three territories. The ECS Group member will be providing full cargo sales, marketing, customer service and road... mehr
FLXdrive locomotive to operate in Pilbara region
The Australian mining company Roy Hill is the first to purchase Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, the world’s first 100% battery, heavy-haul locomotive for the region and the mining industry. It will operate from the mine in the Pilbara region of West Australia to... mehr
Enhanced handling in Pakistan
Pakistani ground handling services provider Gerry’s Dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. The partnership will see Gerry’s Dnata provide quality and safe ground, passenger and cargo handling services to the airline in Karachi... mehr
Major investment in London Gateway
Building a fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub is DP World's next project. The GBP 300 million (EUR 351 million) investment - on top of the GBP 2 billion (EUR 2.34 billion) DP World has invested in its operations in Britain over the last decade – is also an answer... mehr
TGP refresh in India
UK-based Trans Global Projects Group (TGP), an international project logistics company headquartered in Kent, has founded its own national unit for project logistics in India. TGP Projects India became operational in July. Active in India for over 30 years, TGP used to have... mehr
100% of ICT Logistics transferred
It is a Danes-only transaction with an international focus: ferry operator DFDS is acquiring all the shares of Danish freight forwarder ICT Logistics. Since 2006, DFDS has owned 19.9% of the shares in ICT Logistics, which prvides transport solutions between Scandinavia and... mehr
More safe parking areas for truck drivers
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to access EUR 100 million to improve the network of safe and secure truck parking areas (SSTPA) in the European Union. The International Road Union (IRU) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (EFT) have welcomed... mehr
Third investment in e-commerce 
Denmark-based shipping company Maersk has now struck in Portugal. After the recent takeover of Visible SCM and B2C, the purchase of the Portuguese provider Huub will be the next step. Again, e-commerce is the driving force. Huub, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up,... mehr