For e-commerce goods from Japan 
ANA Holdings and Overseas Courier Service (OCS), an express air cargo forwarder with a global network of 400 stations that utilises ANA's air network and offers B2B and B2C door-to-door access, have launched a new service called "iEC". Leveraging this cargo and... more
Groundbreaking ceremony for truck plant
Cargobull Iberica is investing around EUR 19 million in the construction of its new production facility in Figueruelas (Spain). The factory is scheduled to open in August 2022, with more than 280 employees and a production capacity of 60 vehicles per day. The new plant is... more
Kuwait Airways extends GSSA partnership
After an already long-lasting partnership in Austria and the Netherlands, ATC Aviation Services is now representing Kuwait Airways as cargo GSSA in Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia. With 54 offices in 33 countries, the GSSA will be responsible for... more
LNG gains ground in Bilbao
Liquefied natural gas is playing a greater role in the port of Bilbao, now that the energy company Repsol has begun building a dedicated LNG terminal. A first client will be French shipping company Brittany Ferries with its newbuilds "Salamanca" and... more
Gustavo Santi joins Bolloré Logistics Brazil
Bolloré Logistics has hired Gustavo Santi as managing director for Brazil. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the role, primarily in logistics operations, air and sea freight services, customer service and branch management. “It is a great honour for me to lead... more
E-commerce player big in Italy
A major e-commerce player has chosen a central distribution centre for the Italian market in Landriano, near Milan: Web-based portal Yoox Net-a-Porter has opened a new single hub that doubles the store’s existing inventory capacity. The EUR 47 million project is the company's... more
Trucks ordered for green zones
In France, Urby, a subsidiary of the La Poste group and the Banque des Territoires, has ordered 20 electric trucks from Renault. The 16 t vehicles designed for urban transport will be put into service in around fifteen French towns as from 2022. With the expansion of its... more
Another MRO hub for Mammoth's B777 freighters
Signing a strategic investment in a world class widebody maintenance and modification facility to support its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes, Mammoth Freighters is embarking on a long-term partnership with GDC Technics. Located in... more
Gareth Prowse to head decarbonisation
Svitzer, a major global towage operator and part of the Maersk group, welcomes Gareth Prowse as its new global head of decarbonisation. Kasper Nilaus, CEO: “I am very pleased that Prowse has joined us to lead our ambitions and our initiatives for decarbonisation.” Prowse... more
