New heads for HES International 
HES International has announced that its supervisory board has appointed Daan Vos as CEO and chairman of the executive board, effective 1 October. Vos has outstanding experience including more than 20 years in the terminals sector, and joins from the Oiltanking Group where he... mehr
European Food Network gains strength in Scandinavia
Dachser has gained Bring Frigo as a long-term partner. The Swedish food logistics company joins the European Food Network, with the company offering even closer connections to Sweden, Norway and Finland. Bring Frigo is a major provider of temperature-controlled transports in... mehr
Traxens joins forces with ITP/ITPL
Traxens, experts in providing high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, has formed a partnership with logistics and transport services specialists ITP (Inter Transit Pharma) and ITPL (Inter Transit et Prestations Logistiques) for precision tracking of... mehr
Special air freight sets off from Ukraine
Established in 2002 and aiming to become one of the Ukraine’s most respected freight forwarding companies specialising in air, ocean and truck services, Kiy Avia Cargo shows its know-how in the handling of special cargo. Operations manager Yuliya Yarmulska: "We... mehr
Kale lends Kenyan freight forwarder a helping hand
The Indian IT logistics solutions provider Kale has been chosen by Mitchell Cotts, a trusted name in the shipping, freight forwarding, warehousing and transport business in Kenya, to digitise its entire air cargo handling operations at Nairobi airport with the web-based airport... mehr
Clarksons downbeat over maritime development
Clarksons Research has revised its forecast of growth of maritime transport in tonnes downwards, from the 2.9% foreseen in its spring report to 1.7%, as it has just published in the progress of its autumn report on shipping. This low growth, the lowest since 2009, is due to... mehr
Company-owned semitrailer delivers fuel
Scharf Transport has become a shareholder of the German network of filling stations of VTM fair, in which transport and logistics companies can jointly purchase fuel at good rates. Scharf Transport is now building its own filling station on the site of the depot in Kassel... mehr
Bombardier: Brigitte Zypries joins supervisory board
As a new member of the supervisory board at Bombardier Transportation and Bombardier Transportation (railway technology) Holding Germany, Brigitte Zypries has taken part in her first joint meeting of the supervisory boards of the two companies. From January 2017 until March... mehr
High-speed hub in Nashville expanded
UPS has announced that it has completed the multi-phased expansion of its Whitescreek, Tennessee (USA) ground package sortation and distribution facility. The project has brought more than 300 new full- and part-time jobs to the area. “UPS is transforming our operations to... mehr
New super vessels for P & O Ferries
The affiliate of DP World, P & O Ferries, is banking on new equipment. The company has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International worth EUR 260 million to deliver a new generation of ships on the English Channel. Two new 230-m "super-ferries" – the... mehr