New Antwerp offices for Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics in Belgium recently inaugurated its new headquarters in the city centre of Antwerp. The company's agencies at Brussels and Liège airport will be run from this new location. It will offer professional transport and logistics services focusing on maritime... mehr
"Curiosity of the Day"
The word "pyjamas" is derived from the Persian "pay jama", meaning "leggings". mehr
Pooling for a leisure airline
The Canadian leisure airline Air Transat, which currently serves 45 destinations in 27 countries with a fleet of 31 aircraft including twelve wide-body aircraft, and Unilode have extended their ULD management partnership, which started in 2003, until 2026. Under the terms of... mehr
Two industry veterans for Jaxport
The Jacksonville port authority (Jaxport) has recruited two experienced transportation experts. Civil engineer Kelsey Cox (left), previously served by James Bennett, P.E., who was recently promoted to COO at Jaxport. Cox is a licensed professional engineer with a decade of... mehr
IRU promotes Vincent Erard
IRU secretary general Umberto de Pretto has appointed Vincent Erard to the newly created position of senior director, strategy and development of IRU, the world road transport organisation. Erard joined IRU in 2016 as head of finance, where he revamped financial and budget... mehr
Distribution network gains a new member
Trans UK is the latest business to join the Pall-Ex Group owned network Fortec Distribution. The forwarder has developed reputable haulage services within central London since it started operations in late 2019. As a shareholder member in both the Pall-Ex and Fortec pallet... mehr
More owls to watch the sea
Another funding round has been completed. The 2019-founded British start-up Cyber Owl raised USD 5.1 million in funding to support the accelerated adoption of their Medulla cyber risk monitoring solution. The need is there. Thetius, an independent maritime research... mehr
Geodis sees clouds on the horizon
Geodis, the forwarding branch of the French state-owned railway SNCF, is witnessing a decline in Asia-Europe trade. While H1/2022 ended well with an operating profit surging by 53% and revenues going up by 34% compared to the same period last year, Q2/2022 results already... mehr
Transformation ist alles
Den Datenaustausch forcieren und Verkehre kombinieren. Auch der griechische Logistiker muss sich neu erfinden, denn die grossen wirtschaftlichen Trends gehen ebenso wenig an ihm vorbei wie der digitale Wandel der Dienstleistungen. Konkrete Antworten für uns hatte Anthony Doukas... mehr
Fully autonomous vehicles to run in Sweden
In what is a first for Europe, Scania and Havi Supply Chain are piloting the use of a fully autonomous vehicle to transport commercial goods in regular traffic conditions between logistics hubs in Sweden. The pilot will see the autonomous truck drive between Södertälje and... mehr