Flexport strengthens management team 

Flexport, a provider of a digital platform for managing global logistics processes, has appointed Stefan Böhler as its new general manager in Germany, effective 1 August 2021. This hire is in keeping with the company’s growth strategy in Germany, which has expanded its service... mehr
Gefco is definitely for sale 

Reuters brings it to light: the news agency reports that vehicle transport group Gefco has been put up for sale by its majority owners, the Russian Railways RZD and car manufacturer Stellantis, which became the umbrella organisation of Groupe PSA and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in... mehr
Short sea Adria-Turkey service launched 

Effective from 7 July 2021, CMA CGM is launching a new short-sea service, connecting three Turkish ports with weekly calls to the Adriatic Port of Koper. Besides competitive short transit times, the TMX3 (Turkey Med Express 3) is the eco-friendlier alternative to truck transport... mehr
Another hub for Poste Italiane 

Poste Italiane has inaugurated a logistics centre in Landriano, Lombardy (Italy). The parcel and sorting hub is part of an investment of EUR 60 million to strengthen the player's e-commerc capabilities, amongst others. The facility covers 40,000 sqm of indoor space and can... mehr
Niklas Kirwel returns to Setlog 

Supply chain management software provider Setlog has appointed Niklas Kirwel (photo) as its new CEO. He will replace Ralf Duester, co-founder and current CEO of Setlog, who has been elected as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Duester spent ten years as CEO of the... mehr
Ryder to operate new US east coast hub 

Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Georgia, USA, has completed delivery of a new import distribution space to serve the park's second tenant. Operated by Ryder Logistics, the facility joins A&R Logistics' new rail-served export operations in the park's first million... mehr
Groundbreaking in Louisiana 

Stakeholders with golden shovels turned the first ceremonial dirt last week to build an air cargo warehouse at Louisana's Chennault International Airport (CWF). The USD 4 million facility will be the centrepiece of Chennault’s latest effort to provide economic diversity and... mehr
Cargo on ferry of the third kind 

The FRS Iberia shipping company recently acquired a fast ferry which will be renamed “Levante Jet”. The unit is an 85 m length fast catamaran, with an aluminium hull, constructed in 2015 in Australia – more specifically in the Incat shipyard in Tasmania. The catamaran is... mehr
Aircalin connects New Zealand and New Caledonia 

Aircalin, a carrier based in Nouméa, the capital of the oceanic island of New Caledonia, which belongs to France, is flying to New Zealand again. Last week, the airline launched an A330-900 service operating every Thursday to Auckland and back - but exclusively with cargo on... mehr