Kerr promoted to DPD UK's CEO 
Today, 1 June 2021, Elaine Kerr assumes her new position of CEO of parcel delivery company DPD UK. She has worked for DPD for over 28 years, joining as a sales executive based in the North West, followed by roles of customer relationship manager and head of CRM before being... mehr
Unmanned aviation partners in Ireland
Several partners from the UK and Ireland - Skyports, an air taxi and cargo drone vertiport provider, Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI), drone training and certification body Avtrain, and Shannon Group’s international aviation services centre - have signed a MoU to establish... mehr
Truck of 2021 enhances fleet
Swiss Ferroflex Group has a truck fleet with 16 tractor units and special trailers which it deploys to deliver steel and construction equipment. Now, three new Man tractor units are expanding the fleet: two TGX 18.470 4×2 BLS and one TGX 26.470 6×2/4 BLS. All three vehicles... mehr
First batch of 680 mega trailers ordered
Dachser is purchasing ‘mega trailers’ to convert its fleet. Because of their more generous cargo space dimensions - with otherwise the same length and width – these trailers achieve better fuel economy than standard semi-trailers, especially over long distances, the forwarder... mehr
Atran takes over two more B737-800BCF
Volga-Dnepr Group member, express cargo carrier Atran Airlines took delivery of two 737-800 Boeing converted freighter from GE Capital Aviation Services (Gecas) in May. They join the two B737-800BCF freighters both partners announced in October of 2018 and which entered... mehr
WW and Gothenburg fortify partnership
The major ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen (WW) is increasing its frequencies and destinations in the port of Gothenburg (Sweden), in response to growing demand for vehicle transport and breakbulk and project loads. WW recently added direct services from Gothenburg to the... mehr
156 wagons delivered
Switzerland-headquartered wagon leasing company Transwaggon has completed the delivery of 156 wagons to wood procurement company Mercer Holz. The vehicles will carry woodchips. The final 27 wagons with 81 containers recently arrived in Stendal (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany). The... mehr
Paneco to go on stream in July 2021
A new transport network is set to launch at the beginning of July. In 2019, the European Freight Association of International Freight Forwarders (Elvis), Kommodus' logistics networks (Poland), Cargo24 (Switzerland) and ABC Business Network (Italy) joined forces to create Paneco,... mehr
Heathrow's 75th anniversary
Britain's Heathrow airport is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a commercial airport today, 31 May 2021. ‘Heathrow Historians’ are going to highlight the airport’s history through the personal stories of colleagues, members and passengers. Archive imagery and memories are... mehr
Baxter Freight’s ‘fast forward’ plan
Global logistics provider Baxter Freight, based in Nottingham, UK, has promoted seven logistics experts within the company, in line with its ‘fast forward’ plan, which aims to “grow turnover to more than GBP 25 million and increase employee numbers by almost a third to over... mehr