Wessing co-leads VTG Tanktainer business 
Klaus Wessing joined the management team at VTG’s Tanktainer business unit effective 1 April 2021. He reports to Oksana Janssen, COO Eurasia & Far East. Wessing, a forwarding agent by trade, will oversee VTG Tanktainer’s tank container leasing, transport and logistics... plus
Heavy haul locomotives for industrial sites
Russia-based Sinara produces shunting and clean-up diesel locomotives for raw material producer Cemix. The TEM9 locomotives will be involved all along the production chain, from the extraction of raw materials to the shipment of finished products at two industrial sites of the... plus
Covid-19 vaccines to Latin America and Caribbean
IAG Cargo, which was created as a single business unit exactly ten years ago, following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has delivered 2.5 million doses to Latin America and the Caribbean since January. The shipments were transported using IAG... plus
Valencia cuts carbon footprint
From 2008 to 2019, the Spanish port of Valencia saw its carbon footprint reduced by 30%, from 3.19 kg to 2.23 kg of carbon per tonne handled. In the same period, Valenciaport’s activity nevertheless grew by 42%, from 52 million t handled in 2008 to 74 million t at the close of... plus
A majority with speed
GeoPost/DPD Group has taken over the majority of the shares of CEP player Speedy. A shareholder since 2014 (25%), the French holding now controls 69.81% of the share capital, reinforcing its presence in Bulgaria and Romania. A successful voluntary tender offer (VTO) allowed... plus
XPO continues GXO appointments
XPO Logistics is continuing to build up the executive management team for its contract logistics spin-off, GXO Logistics. A few days after the promotion of Sandeep Sakharkar, currently XPO’s SVP – logistics technology, to the role of GXO's chief information officer, Baris... plus
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Ticks do not drop out of trees and cannot jump. They need direct contact with their host to bite it and lie hidden on low blades of grass or bushes to do so. plus
A new partner in Luxemburg
Clark Europe, a manufacturer of forklift trucks, has selected Europieces Luxembourg as its new sales partner for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, thus further expanding its market presence in the Benelux countries. Europieces Luxembourg was founded in 1991 and specialises in... plus
Another link from UK to France
The need for more sea links from UK to Continental Europe continues to grow. Ferry operator DFDS is introducing a new unaccompanied freight service from Sheerness to Calais. The service will start on 1 June and will offer one sailing per day in each direction between the two... plus
Western Global pilots vote to join Alpa
The US National Mediation Board (NMB) has certified the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (Alpa) as the bargaining representative for the 180 pilots of Florida-based carrier Western Global Airlines. The NMB announced that 69% of the eligible pilots participating in the... plus