Four Parx picks Eileen Teichmann 
Four Parx, a project developer specialising in innovative and sustainable commercial and logistics space, has chosen its innovation manager Eileen Teichmann to head the property management division. Teichmann’s responsibilities include planning, controlling, reporting and... more
MBO at Le Roy Logistique
Rennes (France)-based Le Roy Logistique group, which was founded in 1947, has sold the majority of its capital to more than 20 executives, including its president Serge Rambault. The traditional shareholders are staying on board. The Le Roy family and Alian Industries will keep... more
More connections to Sardinia
A focus on Sardinia: Grimaldi is launching its new Savona-Porto Torres maritime connection in April 2022, with the ro-pax vessel “Zeus Palace” being deployed on the route. From 11 April until 1 July 2022 and then again from 19 September to 31 December 2022, the new route... more
Maersk appoints Aruna Hussain
Maersk has named Aruna Hussain as managing director of Sealand – A Maersk Company, Europe & Med. She started her career at Maersk in 2000, where she worked in liner and trade roles in Pakistan and UK before moving to Damco in Pakistan. After several years with Maersk,... more
Decision on LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel
In Germany, the long dispute on the location of the planned LNG Terminal seems to have come to an end. Gasunie and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) (on behalf of the German federal government) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to take the project into a... more
Timar's AEO for customs handling approved
At the beginning of 2022, the Moroccan provider of international transport and logistics services obtained the status of authorised economic operator (AEO) in customs categorised security/safety for its international transport and transit activities. This categorisation,... more
Carbon-free power for locos on last mile
More biofuels: the German railfreight company DB Cargo is planning to power even its heavy shunting and diesel locomotives with HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil). With HVO, the locomotives can also run carbon-free on the last mile and without any reduction in performance, as... more
Dan Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee
Seaport Manatee has appointed Dan Fitz-Patrick to the newly created position of director of planning and project development. Fitz-Patrick joins Seaport Manatee after nearly seven years with the Florida department of transportation, having served since 2018 as manager of FDOT’s... more
Cooperation to develop a brand-new e-truck
Renault Trucks and Geodis are combining their know-how to develop a brand new 16 t electric urban truck, at a comparable cost to that of a diesel vehicle, which is a prerequisite for the widespread adoption of alternative power units, the two companies said. Delivery of the... more
A good year for Geis Group
Geis Group, which is headquartered in Germany, increased its turnover by 19.4% year-on-year to almost EUR 1.2 billion last year. It had recorded a slight decline of 3.3% in 2020. The air + sea services segment proved to be the growth driver in 2021, with turnover up by 60%.... more