Kerry Logistics opens new office in Bahrain 
Kerry Logistics is deepening its presence in the Middle East by setting up a new office in Bahrain and opening a new bonded logistics facility in Dubai (UAE), in order to extend its footprint and enhance its service capabilities as growth in the region gains momentum. The new... plus
Authorities support Hong Kong's cargo hub status
To reinforce Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA)’s competitiveness and its global status as one of the largest air cargo hubs (2018: 5.1 million t), the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) supports carriers to introduce the terminal charge (TC) concession scheme with effect from... plus
Arcbest board director to retire and new member added
The American logistics company Arcbest announced that William M. Legg will retire from the board of directors in 2020 and that one new director has been added. The new director is Fredrik J. Eliasson, whose term began on 5 December. The appointment of Eliasson to the board... plus
Is DB Cargo facing radical restructuring?
The Deutsche Bahn (DB) is considering how to make its loss-making subsidiary DB Cargo profitable again, the logistics consultancy HDS reports, referring to information from the news agency Reuters. According to the report, the group is mulling over radical austerity measures... plus
Successful feasibility test on French waterways
A feasibility test for intermodal cement transport was recently conducted by the company Eqiom. Starting from its production site near Rouen (France), the loads were transported to customers in Ile-de-France via the multimodal platform of Gennevilliers. The aim of this test was... plus
Aegean's second new Cyprus route
From today, 12 December 2019, the Greek airline Aegean will connect Athens with Pafos (Cyprus) with two weekly scheduled flights throughout the year, with the possibility of adding a third flight during the peak season, thereby improving accessibility through new connections to... plus
Panattoni hands over facility to dadada
Panattoni has handed over a logistics centre in Euskirchen (North Rhine Westphalia, Germany) to the logistics provider dadada. Dadada finished the preparations for putting the centre into operation in November 2019. It now dispatches packages from Euskirchen to over 35... plus
Scannell Properties strengthens European team 
The estate development and investment company Scannell Properties has hired Geoffrey Pizzanelli, who will move from AEW to Scannell in January 2020 and assume the position of capital deployment director for Europe and UK. In this role, he will be in charge of the company’s... plus
Geodis will distribute US-made hockey sticks in Europe
The USA-based high-end sports equipment company TRUE Sports has chosen Geodis Netherlands as its European logistics partner. The companies already have a multi-year partnership in the United States and are now reinforcing their global collaboration with this new contract.... plus
Hapag-Lloyd enlarges its digital customer offerings
The new digital dashboard of the Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd is called the Hapag-Lloyd Navigator. With this launch, the shipping line´s customers are able to get an overview of their individual bookings including the related quotation, invoice and bill of lading. The... plus