Innova Capital sells Pekaes 
It is one of the players whose trucks you often see on European roads - and certainly a key player for transport in and around Poland. Now, Pekaes, an LTL and FTL network, has been acquired by the French group Geodis in an agreement with Innova Capital. Founded in 1958,... more
DP World Inland restructures
DP World Inland has named Jens Langer (right) as new CEO for DP Germany and Toon Pauwels (left) as COO inland & intermodal. Instead of having only one successor to Dr. Martin Neese, the former DP World Inland CEO, the company has opted for a dual leadership. Langer, who... more
Gregory Distribution going gas powered
Volvo Trucks has delivered the first FH Globetrotter LNG (liquified natural gas) tractor units into operation with Gregory Distribution, as part of a trial to test the suitability of LNG to replace diesel in its fleet of more than 1,000 trucks. The South West-based... more
Fedex: ambitious plans in the Philippines
The US-American company Fedex is investing around USD 30 million into its new main facility in the Philippines in Clark. Clark is a redevelopment of a former US airbase located in the Pampanga province, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, lying on the northern shore... more
Another charter service from China to Frankfurt
Amidst gradual recovery of production and still limited cargo space owing to the reduced number of passenger flights, Dachser Air & Sea Logistics is operating charters to cope with the expected high demand in Q4. From mid-October until the end of 2020, a B747-400F will... more
Svitzer anchors in Emden
The Copenhagen-headquartered towage operator Svitzer Europe, an affiliate of Maersk, will start a new towage operation in the seaport of Emden, Germany’s third-largest port at the North Sea, as from 1 January 2021. The company plans to deploy two tugboats; the “Svitzer... more
Patrick Mulstay to be GM of Aeronet Denver
Aeronet Denver, an Aeronet Worldwide station which organises freight moving in and out of central USA, has appointed Patrick Mulstay as new general manager. He succeeds Brian Wilkinson, who has been with Aeronet Worldwide for 17 years. With over 30 years of experience in the... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
After Albert Einstein’s death (1955) his brain was cut into 240 pieces. more
Rail-served hub close to port and Mexico
US rail company Omnitrax is working with the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation (GBEDC) in Texas to bring the rail-ready sites programme to the Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railway (BRG). The short line railroad, which operates a 70 km long... more
Controversy on water and land
Proponents and opponents of the trimodal Gateway Basel Nord are closing ranks, as a cantonal vote on a third basin in the inland port in Basel-Stadt on 29 November comes closer. The initial investment in the project, which was approved by the cantonal parliament in February, is... more