ECSA recruiting new management 
After four years as secretary general of the ESCA, and in agreement with the ESCA board, Martin Dorsman has decided to seek other professional challenges, effective 1 October 2021. “We warmly thank Dorsman for leading the organisation during challenging times and... plus
TIR slashes 80% off transit time
With the arrival of two trucks in Istanbul on Friday, 8 October, TIR transports were launched along the new Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul (ITI) trade corridor. The trucks, operated by Pakistan-based NLC and carrying textiles and tyres for export, have demonstrated transit time... plus
Sing Post expands in Australia
Singapore Post (Sing Post) is increasing its existing shareholding in Freight Management Holdings (FMH), Victoria, Australia, from 38%, acquired in 2020, to 51%. With this move, the company with its three divisions - fourth-party logistics (4PL), technology, and transport... plus
Valenciaport: the costs of maritime transport 
The Port of Valencia measures the evolution of container transport costs by sea on a regular basis, establishing the containerised freight index (VCFI). In September, the indicator grew by 1.26% to almost 3,558 points, a growth of 255.79% since the beginning of the series in... plus
Contract extension in Ireland
Lufthansa has extended its cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Ireland. The airline was one of WFS' national launch customers in 2005 and its operations are supported by stations in Dublin, Cork and Shannon. Lufthansa operates four daily flights... plus
Unifeeder's first time on good fuels
Feeder and shortsea company Unifeeder, an affiliate of DP World, and biofuel provider Good Fuels have together completed their first bunkering of marine biofuel in the port of Rotterdam. Under this partnership, the shortsea container ship “Elbsummer” was the first unit to... plus
Scania promotes Stephan Oberli
Scania has appointed Stephan Oberli as new sales director, effective 1 January 2022. He has been working for Scania Schweiz for ten years. Starting as a Scania sales consultant in Northwestern Switzerland, Oberli has managed various sales regions in the Swiss Scania... plus
Test with driverless transport vehicles
Dachser is conducting long-term tests to find out the extent to which mixed operations in warehouses can take place with driverless and manually-operated vehicles. To this end one vehicle is being tested in Langenau and one at the firm’s Vaihingen site in Germany.By using the... plus
Canada won't let the sun go down
Canadian logistics company Mid-Nite Sun Transportation, which operates under the Rosenau Transport brand, is being taken over by nternational CEP company GLS. Founded in 1957, Rosenau Transport has 24 owned hubs and depots in four provinces in Western Canada, and an annual... plus
Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway join HFW
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has hired Barry Vitou and Anne-Marie Ottaway as white-collar criminal defence and investigations experts. They both join HFW from Greenberg Traurig, where Vitou was global co-chair of the US firm's white-collar defence and special... plus