L’option Alberta 

Entretien à la Tiaca avec Kirsten de Bruijn, EVP Cargo, Westjet. La Néerlandaise connaît et aime Miami où elle a travaillé pendant huit ans au début de sa carrière, tout d’abord dans l’hôtellerie puis dans le fret aérien. Après d’autres stations au Moyen-Orient, elle dirige... plus
Faster connections to Greece and Turkey 

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has set up a new subsidiary in Belgrade, thus adding Serbia as the 13th country to its network of sustainable railfreight services relying on its own staff and locomotives. Rail Cargo Carrier – Southeast will focus on transit services between Turkey... plus
Solar energy for intermodal terminal in Birrfeld 

Bertschi, a specialist for intermodal chemical logistics, is investing in solar energy for its hub in Birrfeld, Switzerland, where the group operates a central rail terminal for container handling between road and rail. The site is also home to a multi-story office building, a... plus
TT Club: e-commerce's biggest threat is fraud 

The predominance of online facilities to process business transactions "allows a myriad of fraudulent pursuits to find opportunities within the complexities of the global supply chain", as TT Club concluded after a recent analysis. The offences range from payment... plus
Coyne Airways joins Airblox 

London-headquartered cargo airline Coyne Airways has started listing freighter capacity with Airblox.com. Airblox is an online marketplace that enables brokers, freight forwarders and airlines to trade cargo capacity in the form of standardised electronic Block Space Agreements... plus
Latvian carrier expands to Estonia 

LDZ Cargo has received the European safety certificate to carry out transport services in Estonia. The Latvian carrier has also signed an agreement on the use of infrastructure with Estonian railway company Eesti Raudtee. The first cargo transport on Estonian territory was... plus
Geodis strengthens executive committee 

The transport and logistics company Geodis has appointed Stéphanie Hervé (middle) as group executive vice president, contract logistics, David-Olivier Tarac (left), as group chief financial officer and Amaury Valicon (right) as group chief performance officer. Stéphanie... plus
Astral Aviation switches from NAS to ALG 

Astral Aviation has appointed Air Logistics Group (ALG) as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Europe, UK and USA, effective 1 January 2023. With the new commercial partnership the Kenyan cargo carrier aims to increase its service portfolio for its clients at home... plus
TK' Blue redefines its tariffs 

TK' Blue is currently adapting its service portfolio available to all companies in the supply chain in order to comply with new regulations and prepare for future taxes on carbon consumption. Founded twelve years ago, the France-headquartered company is a transport labelling... plus
MLP Group appoints Martin Birkert 

The MLP Group, a developer, owner and manager of high-quality commercial, industrial and logistics parks specialising in brownfield sites, is strengthening its German team. In early January 2023, Martin Birkert took up his position as country manager Germany to head the... plus