Air Canada Cargo adopts eBooking and eQuote 
Air Canada Cargo has selected CargoAi’s eBooking and eQuote platform for freight forwarders. “We’re looking forward to further leveraging our API capabilities and the opportunity to reach out to additional users via the CargoAi marketplace. We’re continuing to grow our... more
Another fish flapping its wings
The next carrier is developing its own division for airfreight by transferring the activities of its existing in-house aircraft operator, Star Air, to the newly born unit Maersk Air Cargo. The major Danish carrier has opted for Denmark’s second largest airport, Billund, as its... more
First driverless trains to run by 2023
SNCF has joined forces with industrial partners to develop driverless trains. Two consortiums have been formed for this purpose, one for passenger and the other for freight traffic. For Fret SNCF’s freight section, the French rail company is partnering with Alstom, Altran,... more
CMA CGM kisses the bride
The rumours have proved to be true, accelerated by the war in Ukraine. CMA CGM Group is acquiring almost 100% of Gefco’s shares. The group, founded by the French car manufacturers PSA in 1949, is mainly active in automotive logistics. The request for regulatory approval is under... more
Interrail Europe chooses Igor Maiorov
Igor Maiorov has been appointed to the management board of Interrail Europe, Germany. He took up his post on 1 April 2022. Maiorov has been with the company since 2017, holding various management positions, most recently as authorised signatory in the role of director... more
From Moscow to ‘friends’ and vice-versa
Alexey Isaikin (left), chairman of the board of directors of the Volga-Dnepr Group, and Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a cooperation agreement to ensure the stable, expeditious, regular and reliable provision of Russia's central transport hub with essential goods and... more
Equipment enhanced at MCT
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), which serves as International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) container handling facility in Misamis Oriental in the southern Philippines, is going to employ two Mitsui hybrid rubber tired gantries (RTG) for the first time. The... more
Major takeover in Southern African logistics
Two partners in Southern Africa have completed a major takeover in the African logistics industry. The African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an infrastructure-focused private equity fund, and the Mokobela-Shataki consortium have acquired 100% of the shares of... more
New hub to solve capacity problems
The general cargo cooperation Online Systemlogistik (OSL) will start operating a western hub at the facility of its system partner Rottbeck in Bottrop, Germany, this summer. Goods handling is to start on 1 August 2022 at the latest; 52 gates and 6,000 sqm of logistics space... more
Onelearn picks Abhinava S. Narayana
Onelearn Global, a provider of digital training solutions to serve the maritime, energy, hospitality and industrial sectors, has appointed Abhinava (Abhi) S. Narayana as chief executive officer. He will be headquartered in Cyprus. Narayana describes himself as a learning and... more