Driver shortage most acute in Eurasia
Despite reduced demand due to COVID-19, there is still an alarming shortage of drivers, according to IRU’s latest report. Surveying 800 road transport companies from over 20 countries, the International Road Union found that driver shortage was most acute in Eurasia, where 20%... more
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Promoting gender equality
Change Horizon, which was founded in 2019 by managing director Céline Hourcade (right), and Meantime Communications, a B2B public relations consultancy launched in 2008, are calling on businesses, trade, associations and individuals to sign the “women in aviation and logistics... more
Titan containers' new pet
Titan Containers, a Danish rental business that also trades new and used containers for storage, has enhanced its fleet of container vehicles. With its recent investment in a new Hyster container handler, in cooperation with Pro Truck, Titan has opted for increased safety... more
Drones to fly for tribal government
The US civil aviation authority, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), through its Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) in Oklahoma City, OK, partners with the Choctaw Nation to study how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can best transport cargo, including parcels, at... more
Hungarian haulier secures its future
Waberer’s International has a new shareholder. The Budapest-based forwarder has completed a long-term financing agreement with the Trevelin Holding, a real estate company that belongs to the Hungarian-American Indotek Group.The agreement, announced in November 2020, sees... more
Fourth destination in Southern Germany
European Gateway Services (EGS), a transport product of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam, is opening a new connection between Rotterdam and Regensburg in Bavaria, thus adding a fourth destination after Munich, Nuremberg and Stuttgart (Kornwestheim) to its network in Southern... more
Amerijet: regional vaccine distribution
Amerijet has delivered Covid-19 vaccines to the Caribbean and Central America on behalf of Mumbai-based Odyssey Logistics. The shipments were a part of India's gifted AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Tim Strauss, CEO of the first US cargo... more
Marszałek elected CEO for western Europe
Trans.eu, a platform for freight forwarding services based in Wroclaw, Poland has promoted Aleksandra Marszałek to CEO for western Europe. Since January, she has been in charge of all sales, operations and marketing processes in this region. A graduate in law and German... more
Colombo Port grants concession
The Sri Lanka government has given the green light to build a new container terminal in the country’s main port, Colombo. The West Container Terminal (WCT) will be run by companies selected by the governments of India and Japan. A similar plan was abandoned after protests... more