Two directors for Trois-Rivières Port Authority 
The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) has appointed Félix Hamel and Denys Bernard to its board of directors for three-year terms. Felix Hamel (left) holds a double bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship & innovative management and in finance from the Université du... more
Depending on seafarers from Russia and Ukraine
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has drawn attention to the high number of seafarers of Russian and Ukrainian origin currently employed in the shipping industry. Representing 80% of the worlds merchant fleet, the organisation has warned of further supply chain... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A three-minute telephone call from New York to London cost over USD 240 in 1930. more
Air Europa joins Time Matters' express air network
Time Matters, a provider of time-critical express transports, is expanding its "Sameday Air" network in cooperation with Air Europa. Additional cargo capacity is now available via the Spanish airline’s Madrid hub. As a result, customers can choose from several daily... more
500 wagon owners follow VPI recommendations
The VPI service company Vers welcomes the Voith Group as the 500th subscriber of the VPI European Maintenance Guide (VPI-EMG). Fifteen years after the first edition, the recommendations for the maintenance of freight cars have long since become a Europe-wide standard. The... more
GMI builds near Birmingham
Logistics and real estate developer St. Modwen Logistics has contracted the GMI Construction Group to build a new 50,000 sqm industrial/logistics unit close to Longbridge, Birmingham (UK). The development, marketed as “Longbridge 155”, will feature an array of sustainable... more
Director for a new strategy
Régis Serriere, who has been heading the ten-strong international team of the Geneva-based freight forwarder Pelichet since January last year, is taking up the position of "Directeur de la Stratégie" today, 1 March 2022. This appointment is in keeping with an... more
Study on climate-friendly synthetic-fuel launched
Dutch inland haulier Kleijn Transport and UK-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) have started a joint pilot study based on eco-friendly hydro-treated vegetable oil fuel (HVO). HVO is made of 100% renewable raw materials such as vegetable oils, animal oils and fats and reduces... more
Elvis expands senior management
At its shareholders’ meeting, Elvis, a European cargo association of international freight forwarders based in Knüllwald (Germany), appointed Vanessa Klonnek and Steffen Renner as equal managing directors and thus initiated the succession of Jochen Eschborn. Eschborn is... more
Finnair to suffer from closure of Russian airspace
More than half of the route from Helsinki to Singapore passes through Russia, and between Helsinki and Tokyo (photo) the Russian share of the route is even around three quarters. Due to significant negative financial impacts of a prolonged closure of the Russian airspace,... more