More diversity in the fleet
The Italian haulier Ambrogio Intermodal has purchased 650 swap bodies and container chassis vehicles from Kässbohrer, which were recently delivered to its site in Gallarate, Italy. Kässbohrer's coil swap body, which is the lightest in the market, and light container chassis... plus
Industry veteran joins ASF
Global logistics provider ASF has appointed Angel Rodriguez, an industry veteran with over 30 years of global end-to-end supply chain experience, as president of ASF Air. In his most recent role at Flexport, Rodriguez created air freight solutions for Fortune 100 & 500... plus
Grimaldi Group expands in Greece
The Grimaldi Group, an Italian private shipping company, has acquired a 67% majority stake in the Heraklion Port Authority (HPA) for the price of EUR 80 million. This move comes after its recent acquisition of the Igoumenitsa Port Authority. The Heraklion port, the largest... plus
Returns under red wings
Russia's Red Wings Airlines has revived Sky Gates Airlines. Founded in 2016 with a focus on freight, the company was forced to cease operations following the sanctions imposed in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and was taken over by Red Wings last... plus
A new chair for virtual young forwarder network
Clara Thomas, operations co-ordinator at Quality Freight Services, has been appointed as the new chair of the virtual format of the British International Freight Association’s young forwarder network (YFN), taking over from Herbie Cobby from Geodis. Thomas, who is based in... plus
Unilode extends partnership in Thailand
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a global provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Thai Air Asia X, a low-cost medium-haul carrier based in Bangkok, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership until 2029. Thai Air... plus
Point de pivot saoudien
Nouvelle coopération de Saudia Cargo, Cainiao et WFS/Sats. Fin novembre trois partenaires couvrant diverses étapes de la supply chain de fret aérien ont présenté un modèle d’affaires à Djeddah qui projette de créer de futurs gateways pour la logistique de l’e-commerce sur les... plus
L’atout de la vitesse
Développement constant depuis 2013 des liens ferroviaires DHL Extrême-Orient–Europe. À l’ombre de la grande politique, une coopération ouest-est continue de croître. Devant le Propeller Club, Port of Basel, Thomas Kowitzki, vice president et global head of China Rail chez DHL... plus
Pas de panique!
Entretien avec Amar More, président et CEO de Kale Info Solutions. Le temps presse: à compter du 1er janvier 2024, tous les ports de mer devront exploiter les guichets uniques maritimes demandés par l’Organisation Maritime Internationale. Andreas Haug, rédacteur de l’ITJ, s’est... plus
A plus for all modes of transport in 2024/25
A positive outlook for Germany’s freight transport sector: The Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM) is forecasting growth again for the next two years. For 2024 and 2025, total modal transport performance is expected to increase by around 2.1% and 1.6%,... plus