Hornbach chooses Panattoni development 
Do-it-yourself chain Hornbach Baumarkt has signed a contract to lease Panattoni Park Speyer, a logistics property located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The facility will be handed over to the new tenant in November this year. Based in Bornheim (near Landau,... plus
India revises inland navigation law
The ship classification society Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) helped draft the inland vessels bill which was recently passed by the Indian parliament. The inland vessels act 2021 repeals the earlier inland vessels act 1917, which required major revisions, and is... plus
Hupac invests in Viennese terminal
WienCont and the Swiss intermodal operator Hupac have been cooperating for years. Now Hupac has acquired a 4.16% stake in the WienCont container terminal to expand its transport services and strengthen the land bridge from southeast Europe as far as Turkey. By the end of... plus
Italian network grows
Kombiverkehr is extending its intermodal offering on the European transport corridor through Switzerland. Train services between Mortara (Italy) and Krefeld (Germany) and Mortara and Rotterdam CTT (the Netherlands) will be expanded to a total of five round trips per week from 6... plus
La Compagnie to carry transatlantic cargo
La Compagnie has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to support its first-ever venture into the air cargo market. The French 100% business class airline has awarded WFS a three-year contract to handle cargo on board its A321LR between Paris Orly and New York EWR which will... plus
COO for BDP International
The Philadelphia (PA)-headquartered BDP International (BDP) has appointed Hector J. Gonzalez as its new chief operations officer (COO). He joined BDP in 2015, and most recently served as BDP's managing director - North America operations & projects, oil & gas division.... plus
Covid testing sites for Australian drivers
Two additional freight-friendly pop-up testing sites in NSW Australia are opening along key regional freight routes to support the industry and keep drivers Covid safe. The two new facilities in Yass and in Ballina complement the six sites already set up at various locations in... plus
Enhancing ship management in Saudi Arabia
Columbia Ship Management has entered into a joint venture with Spectrum Group, which is based in Khobar on the coast of the Gulf in Eastern Saudi Arabia, with the aim to create a new, technologically advanced ship management service for Saudi Arabia and the neighbouring Middle... plus
JAS Worldwide targets Nordic countries
Freight forwarding services provider JAS Worldwide, which is based in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), is acquiring Greencarrier Freight Services International, the freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management division of Greencarrier Group. The company is headquartered... plus
Constraints on jump-seat cargo flights
The Air Line Pilots Association (Alpa) welcomes the introduction of legislation (HR 4598) that would require the installation of intrusion-resistant cockpit doors (IRCD) on aircraft used in all-cargo airline operations. The non-governmental aviation safety organisation... plus