Putting a name on a wealth of experience 
London-based aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has consolidated its specialist urgent cargo products under a new sub-brand, called ‘ACS Time Critical’. Its 24-hour team can deliver a range of specialised premium door-to-door services.Group cargo director Dan... more
New vehicles for deliveries in UK
UK-based ELB Partners has added eight new Volvo FM 460 Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units to its fleet. The vehicles are powered by Euro6 step E engines, which can produce 460 hp and a peak torque of 2,300 Nm. They will cover 160,000 km annually, working 20 hours a day throughout... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Frogs can neither eat nor drink with their eyes open. Their eyes play an integral part in their swallowing process. more
External support for Swiss logistics IT
Automation and digitalisation are increasing year by year in Swiss Post, even though there’s a growing shortage of IT specialists in Switzerland. Swiss Post is therefore setting up its own European IT development site in Portugal, with up to 120 additional employees in the... more
Port luck for Buenaventura
Colombian port welcomes new lines and new investors. Maritime links between the Far East and Latin America have once more improved, thanks to Yang Ming, Wan Hai and PIL, amongst others. North American investors, in turn, have spotted the potential around the Panama Canal on the... more
Regular service between Italy and Belarus/Russia
Trans Container is launching a new direct cargo train to connect Milan (Italy) with Russia via the Belarus-Russian Brest-Malaszewicze border-crossing point. The service will primarily transport consumer goods for sale at retail chains. Within the transportation framework,... more
Transmec widens bridge to North Africa
The Italian family-run company Transmec Group is acquiring Vicenza-based TNA Cargo. This purchase will not only enlarge its network, but also help Transmec approach the threshold of EUR 500 million in annual turnover. A first agreement covers the acquisition of a 67% stake... more
An automotive alliance in the Middle East
Bahri Logistics, the logistics arm of the former National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has inked an agreement with the Germany-headquartered Mosolf Group, a European service provider for the automotive industry. The partners plan to establish and develop an automotive... more
K+N picks Siew Loong Wong for Asia Pacific
Kuehne + Nagel, a provider of logistics services with more than 79,000 employees at over 1,300 sites in over 100 countries, has appointed Siew Loong Wong as its head for the Asia Pacific region. A Singaporean, Wong brings more than twenty years of professional experience in... more
Rotate joins Cargotech network
By "Turning data into action", Rotate is joining Cargotech, an air cargo technology platform currently composed of ECS Group's Cargo Digital Factory, Wiremind Cargo, both headquartered in Paris, and Singapore-based Cargo Ai. Founded on 1 June 2022 in Utrecht, the... more