Sobotram sells Transports Perrier 
France-headquartered Geodis Group has acquired Transports Perrier, a provider that specialises in domestic transports of palletised cargo. It is part of the larger Sobotram Group. With its current positioning primarily based on carrying full loads and part-loads, the Geodis... mehr
UPM extends contract with Anker
Finnish company UPM-Kymmene Oyj, a major company in the bio, forestry, pulp and paper industry, has extended its contract for the handling of forestry products with Anker Schiffahrts-Gesellschaft, part of the Leschaco Group. From 1 January 2022, Anker Schiffahrt will... mehr
WFS expands at Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen Airport has acknowledged Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) latest investment to expand its cargo handling facilities as enabling ‘future airfreight growth’ for the airport and its airline clients. WFS is the largest cargo handler in Copenhagen, supporting 31... mehr
XPO chooses Carla Nascimento
XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, has appointed Carla Nascimento as head of air and sea services for its global forwarding business in southern Europe and Morocco. Nascimento and Ignacio Molina, head of customs services, will share the leadership of... mehr
Savino del Bene: new air cargo tracking system
Italian freight-forwarding company Savino del Bene, which was founded in Florence in 1899, has invested in a new technical solution to upgrade its air cargo tracking capabilities. Developed by digital service provider Cargo Start, the airport-to-airport tracking solution... mehr
New Spanish-Swiss alliance in operation
It is a new development in trade relations between Spain and Switzerland: the Transnatur Group, whose activities on the Swiss market spans more than 50 years, is entering into a new cooperation with family-owned and independent company M+R Spedag, with joint services set to... mehr
Strasbourg's ports to ramp up intermodal offer
The ports of Strasbourg are increasingly focusing on eco-friendly intermodal transport. The plan is to expand the rail infrastructure and create incentives to encourage more transport operators to switch from road to rail. The present study project, which was recently... mehr
Four new airline customers for Taiwan's Egac
Effective today, 1 December 2021, Evergreen Air Cargo Services Corp. (Egac) will begin providing cargo handling for United Cargo at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). Egac is a ground handling company offering a wide range of air cargo services with experience... mehr
Gestamp values logistics provider's LNG trucks
Gefco has been contracted to handle "just in time" transports for Gestamp in Portugal, using trucks with liquid natural gas (LNG) engines. The estimated emissions' savings will be around 57 t of CO2 per year compared to diesel-powered trucks. Since March 2021, the... mehr