Andreas Chrysostomou joins CSA 
Maritime industry veteran Andreas Chrysostomou has been named as the new executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance. Chrysostomou, who’s currently the chief strategy officer of Tototheo Maritime, has enjoyed a long career in government service that brought him to the helm... plus
The French land at Khalifa Port
The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... plus
Several hundred trucks to rejuvenate fleet
Duvenbeck is expanding and modernising its fleet. The company took delivery of twelve Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders in Altenberge, Germany recently. S.CS MEGA curtainsiders are deployed in transport logistics services for Claas, an international agricultural machinery... plus
Johan Vanneste to leave Cologne Bonn Airport
Johan Vanneste, chairman of the board of Cologne Bonn Airport will be stepping down from his position at the end of the year. The company's supervisory board has accepted Vanneste's request to terminate his contract prematurely on 31 December 2021. Vanneste justified his... plus
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... plus
Migrants could help fight driver shortage
In a virtual debate, representatives of the transport industry suggested that one way to ease the big driver shortages in the European Union would be to attract a more diverse workforce including young people, women and migrants. Companies such as Transports Main Forte in... plus
New location in Bavaria
Gebrüder Weiss' new location in Straubing in Lower Bavaria (Germany), will be operational from October, enabling the international transport and logistics provider to further consolidate its land transport network across southern Germany. The new site will be based at a... plus
Karin Eulenbruch to lead contract logistics
Karin Eulenbruch, formerly vice president sales & business development contract logistics Germany and Switzerland at Kuehne + Nagel, moved to TST on 1 September 2021. Eulenbruch will take on the same position at her new employer, a logistics company based in Worms, Germany.... plus
Certification for quality management
VPI European Rail Service (VERS) has receive the ISO 9001:2015 certificate, as the certification agency System CERT confirmed after an intensive audit: The publisher of the European Maintenance Guide VPI-EMG works with a quality management system that fully meets the required... plus
Senator adds Tianjin to its SAB network
Another expansion: Senator International added China to its "SAB" network on 8 September 2021. After the Hamburg-based forwarder launched its own airfreight services with the "Africa Bridge" between Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) and Johannesburg and with the... plus