Bringing air cargo capacity back into West Africa 
Niger Air Cargo reinstated its weekly B747F service between Liege and Niamey on 8 October 2023, resuming the sole, direct full-freighter link from Europe to Niger. Despite the currently difficult circumstances, the ECS Group member envisages a swift return to 2022 volumes and... more
Leman takes over Swiss freight forwarder
Nauta will join the Leman Group on 1 January 2024. The freight forwarder is headquartered in Pratteln, Switzerland, and was founded in 1947. Its 80 employees spread across six offices will continue to work under the Nauta brand but benefit from Leman’s resources and network.... more
King Willem-Alexander tours Duisport
Willem-Alexander, the King of the Netherlands, visited Duisburg Port (Duisport) on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, to show his appreciation for the port’s efforts to develop a European hydrogen network with the Port of Rotterdam and other partners. Duisport CEO Markus Bangen... more
Icao and Iaea to deepen cooperation
Icao and the International Atomic Energy Agency (Iaea) have agreed to enhance their cooperation around the transport of radioactive materials by air, notably to improve the efficiency and speed of these shipments that are vital for cancer care and other medical uses around the... more
Ruth Wood, first woman to lead Mersey Maritime
After just five months as an interim chief executive of Mersey Maritime, Ruth Wood has now been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. A former senior manager at Peel Ports Group and latterly head of commercial at Mersey Maritime, Wood took the helm in July following... more
Trans Montana locos for Green Cargo
The Romanian manufacturer Softronic Craiova recently delivered four new locomotives of its Trans Montana model to the Swedish carrier Green Cargo, with a further two more units to follow by the end of this year. The locomotives are designed to function in all weather conditions,... more
Autonomous truck integrated into daily business 
The Einride autonomous vehicle has begun daily transports finished goods in the USA. The deliveries take place between GE Appliances’ manufacturing facility and warehouse in Selmer, TN, Monday through Thursday, enabling up to seven shuttles a day. The autonomous operation... more
More Vectrons for Europe's railways
Beacon Rail has ordered ten Vectron MS multi-system locomotives from Siemens Mobility which are to be deployed along the Rhine-Alpine corridor and between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland. This order will give Beacon Rail an overall portfolio of 170 Vectron... more
Cargo-Partner ready to take off in London
After Manchester, Basildon and Bradford, Cargo-Partner has now added an office in London. Neil Murray (2nd from right), managing director (GB) / regional managing director Western Europe - North-West cluster: "Our new office is ideally located next to London Heathrow... more
Simon Oberbeck to take the helm
At its November meeting, the SVS executive board elected Simon Oberbeck as the new managing director of the shipping association. Oberbeck succeeds André Auderset, who is stepping down for reasons of age, and will take up his role on 1 August 2024. Oberbeck prevailed against... more