Emiratis hand over leadership 
The Etihad aviation group sold its 40% holding in Air Seychelles to the government in April. Since it is no longer a shareholder in the now state-owned airline, the mandates of the CEO and the CFO employed by Etihad Airways ended on 30 June 2021. Thus, Sandy Benoiton (photo)... plus
Large truck order in Russia
Daimler Kamaz Rus, a joint Venture between Daimler Trucks and its Russian partner Kamaz, has received a large order from Partner Group. The Russian construction company already owns 71 Mercedes-Benz trucks and now adds 100 brand new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4142B to update its fleet... plus
Equipment for Mars mission on its way
As the official logistics partner of the Austrian Space Forum (OeWF), Gebrüder Weiss is transporting the mission equipment as well as 16 international science experiments to a test site in Israel. After the date had to be postponed last year due to the anti-pandemic measures,... plus
Treseder to head UK Chamber of Shipping
The UK Chamber of Shipping has confirmed Sarah Treseder as its next chief executive, replacing Bob Sanguinetti, who has been appointed chief executive of the Aberdeen Harbour Board after having chaired the British shipping industry's trade organisation for three years.... plus
Geneva and Vienna calling
This July, Air Canada Cargo will add several new destinations to its timetable, returning not only to Lisbon and Rome, but also to Vienna and Geneva. Starting 21 July, three flights per week will be operated between Toronto and the Austrian capital. The following day will see... plus
Four eTraxx for European cross-border operations
PCC Intermodal has ordered four electric locomotives from Alstom. The locomotives will help the company to develop new transport projects and will also be used for the intermodal services in the Baltic-Adriatic corridor. The contract covers the production of the locomotives,... plus
A.Hartrodt takes the southern route
As an option to avoid delays and capacity bottlenecks in the major European Northern range seaports, freight forwarder A. Hartrodt italiana is now offering a "multi destination consolidation" service between Shanghai and Genoa, targeting importers in southern Germany,... plus
NYNJ continues recovery
Cargo flows at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s facilities showed further signs of recovery in June 2021. While hinterland traffic via bridges and tunnel nearly reached pre-pandemic levels, the seaport set another monthly cargo record with May 2021 being the... plus
Battling Covid-19 in Latin America
Latam has distributed over 50 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, which is equivalent to 40% of the doses administered in the region and 2% of the doses worldwide. The special cargo was distributed free of charge within the framework of Latam... plus
Chemical logistics company replaces CEO
A&R Logistics, a provider of US supply chain services to the chemical industry based in Houston, has named president Chris Ball (photo) CEO. Ball was promoted as part of a leadership transition plan that the outgoing CEO, Mark Holden, who joined A&R as president and CEO... plus