Italian Railways renews board of directors 
The Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane shareholder’s meeting held last week approved the company’s 2020 financial statements, which recorded a profit of EUR 41 million, after it was approved by the board of directors on 31 March 2021. The shareholder’s meeting resolved to allocate... more
Czech carrier to expand to Balkans
CD Cargo continues to expand into foreign markets, which is one of the four pillars of its long-term strategy. The joint-stock company recently established its new subsidiary, CD Cargo Adria. With the new affiliate, the Czech national carrier aims to obtain all the necessary... more
A new offer in Italy
European logistics network Astre has established a new combined offer for general cargo and part-load distribution in Italy. Beyond foodstuffs or hazardous goods, the Italian hybrid system is suitable for a wider range of goods that can be shipped more quickly in the future.... more
Trois-Rivières and Montreal: three projects
As part of the collaboration agreement signed in late 2018 that aims to improve respective or shared port services, the ports of Montreal and Trois-Rivières have announced three new projects: the implementation of a common extranet portal to manage vessel arrivals, the... more
Taking precautions before summer heat
ULD management services provider Jettainer has extended its long-standing management partnership with Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, to manage the carrier’s cool containers. Exactly one month ago, Jettainer’s "cool&fly"... more
Six additional shunting locomotives
Manufacturer Alstom will supply and maintain locomotives from its rental pool for Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-AG (SWEG) in Germany. The recently signed framework agreement provides for SWEG to gradually increase the number of locomotives maintained by Alstom over the... more
Hellmann got around in 2020
It is a look back in satisfaction. Despite the well-known challenges last year, Germany-based Hellmann is content with financial year 2020 and Q1/2021. While the first half of 2020 was characterised by declines in volume, especially in air freight, volumes for the year as a... more
Ahrend joins company management
Schunck Group, an insurance broker for Germany's logistics industry, is expanding the existing management team of its own insurance broker, Atralosecur GmbH, founded in 2017, with Daniel Ahrend as of 1 June. Ahrend has been working in the insurance industry for almost 20... more
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... more
Woody biomass in MOL's focus
MOL is planning to procure a newbuilding Panamax bulker to transport woody biomass for energy as its main cargo, especially by power companies in Japan. The new vessel’s specifications are in pre-compliance with the energy efficiency design index (EEDI), the environmental... more