À la carte from ECS 
The ECS Group now offers an à-la-carte menu called ‘new abilities’, based on two decades of experience. ‘New abilities’ is the second pillar in the group’s augmented GSA concept, offering ten modules to support air cargo clients around the world. The ‘all-in’ option improves... more
Changes for K Line executive officers
The board of directors of K Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd) made the following changes for some executive officers on 3 February. Fumiyoshi Sato was promoted from general manager of the legal group to executive officer, with effect from 1 April 2022.Yutaka Nakagawa, managing... more
Grendi Group pushy in 2021
The Genoa-based Gruppo Grendi’s performance improved in 2021, with turnover surging to EUR 68.6 million (+19% compared to 2020). Since the group established its home port in the terminal of Marina di Carrara, between La Spezia and Livorno, in 2016, it has doubled its turnover... more
Panattoni discovering Austria
The US company Panattoni is expanding its footprint in Europe. The developer of industrial and logistics real estate is establishing a branch in the Austrian capital Vienna. The office is opening in February and is managed by project developer Jürgen Winklbauer. Panattoni... more
Anniversary train delivers 453 t of bananas
Government ministers were on hand to flag off the 1,000th trip of Central Railway’s Kisan Rail link (farmer’s rail) in India. The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar (Delhi) had 23 wagons with 453 t of bananas on board. So far, 345,000 t of farm produce has already been... more
Additional office for the Indian Register
On 1 February the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) opened an office in Coimbatore, in India’s southernmost federal state of Tamil Nadu. The industrial city has a diversified manufacturing sector, including more than 25,000 small, medium and large-scale enterprises. The IRS... more
Aerovista to enter cargo business with Petrus
Aerovista, a global aviation asset manager and lessor based in Dubai (UAE), has entered into a partnership with Petrus Aviation, a US provider of aviation financing from Dallas TX, for the former’s A321 freighter conversion project. Aerovista chairman and managing director... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
A fear of bridges and tunnels is called gephyrophobia, from the Greek word for bridge, gephura. more
Pfenning extends executive management team
The Pfenning Logistics Group, a family-managed contract logistician, has added Martin Königstein to its executive management team, which now has three members – Manuel Pfenning, Rana Matthias Nag and Martin Königstein (from the left).Königstein has been part of the firm’s... more
Almost 1 billion for Flexport
San Francisco-based Flexport, a technology platform and digital forwarder, has closed a USD 935 million series E funding round. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners. In addition to existing partners DST Global, Founders Fund and Softbank Vision Fund, new... more