New VP airfreight for Bolloré Logistics Americas 
Bolloré Logistics has appointed Nicolas Saignat as vice president airfreight, Americas. In this newly created position, Saignat will be in charge of the development of new airfreight products, competitive sourcing and the digitalisation of the company’s transport solutions.... more
Hapag-Lloyd closing the case
What started off well in September 2022 has now come to a close. The antitrust authorities have given their green light with regards to Hapag-Lloyd’s acquisition of a minority stake in the Spinelli Group based in Genova. The carrier has acquired 49% of the shares in the... more
Aircraft lessor invests in cargo drone fleet
Libra Group subsidiary LCI has signed an agreement with Elroy Air, a USA-based developer of advanced autonomous cargo aircraft systems, to acquire 20 aircraft with an option for a total of up to 40 units of the company’s "Chaparral" vertical take-off and landing... more
Marcel Theis to head SBB Cargo Deutschland
Marcel Theis, chief operating officer at SBB Cargo International, has been appointed managing director of SBB Cargo Deutschland. Götz Jesberg, who has held this position in SBB Cargo International’s German subsidiary since 2016, has decided to pursue new professional challenges... more
VGT launches rail logistics brand in Lithuania
VTG Rail Logistics has stepped up its presence in the Baltics. With effect from 1 January 2023, VTG Project Logistics has shifted its focus and is now offering a complete portfolio of VTG solutions under the new brand VTG Rail Logistics Baltics, which will be headed by its... more
Transnatur fills void in Central Portugal
The Spanish logistics services provider Transnatur has opened a new office in Figueira da Foz, right in the centre of Portugal, which became fully operational on 1 January 2023. Central Portugal has been covered historically from Porto and Lisbon, the two main and most... more
Traces of uranium at LHR
A man has been arrested and released on bail as part of an ongoing investigation linked to the discovery of traces of uranium within a cargo package at Heathrow Airport on 29 December 2022. Officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command were contacted by Border Force... more
Recent developments in global piracy
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB)'s report on global piracy in 2022 sums up 115 recorded incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships – compared to 132 in 2021. In total, 107 vessels were boarded, two vessels hijacked, five attack attempts failed and one vessel... more
Prologis Europe promotes Sander Breugelmans
Prologis Europe has promoted Sander Breugelmans to head of capital deployment in Europe, effective 1 January 2023. Breugelmans takes over from Joseph Ghazal, who now leads the company’s global capital deployment. In his new role, Breugelmans will oversee all teams... more
Another acquisition in Southern Germany
International transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss is taking over 100% of the Rentschler Transport + Logistik forwarding company based in Altensteig, Baden-Württemberg (Germany). 80 employees will transfer to Gebrüder Weiss. The parties have agreed not to... more