Hill Dickinson strengthening team in Greece 
The maritime legal specialist Hill Dickinson has responded to client needs by strengthening its position in Greece, unveiling a series of new appointments in Piraeus in 2020 and 2021. Many experts have joined the company in recent months; in May new senior associate Kostas... more
Five more A321P2Fs from Singapore
The Aviation Asset Management unit of ST Engineering has signed a LoI to lease up to five A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to Global Crossing Airlines (GlobalX), a new carrier from Miami. As part of end-to-end asset management solutions, the Singapore-based company will also... more
New hub for La Poste
The French post office La Poste has opened a new location in the heart of France. The parcel-sorting hub in Seine-et-Marne, in the Île-de-France, is the fifth and largest of the company’s new facilities. It follows hubs in Isère, Pas-de-Calais, Var and Val-d’Oise.The gateway,... more
Step towards more sustainability
Italy’s Arcese Group has taken another step towards sustainability by starting trials with a new e-Ducato. Fiat Professional’s first fully-electric model will be deployed in tests by Arcese for the next two months.This pioneering collaboration will make Arcese one of the first... more
Ro-ro on the rise in Le Havre
Car imports and exports are growing in the port of Le Havre, and in their wake ro-ro traffic – despite a number of global and European challenges. In a recent webinar the port of Le Havre, a member of Haropa Ports, presented the current trends in business and the gateway’s way... more
Hämmerle promoted to CFO at Kapsch
Andreas Hämmerle has been promoted to chief financial officer of Kapsch TrafficCom (KTC), with effect from 1 July. He’s currently executive vice-president for finance at the logistics solutions provider for sustainable mobility, and will also become a board member.Before joining... more
Handling fresh fish
Summer might officially have arrived recently, when the season's first wild Alaska Copper river salmon came in to Seattle WA from Cordova AK. For the second year in a row, however, Alaska Air Cargo staff handled the iconic fish with masks on their faces. Alaska Air Cargo flies... more
Further Bremen location for B+S
The German logistics services provider B+S GmbH Logistik und Dienstleistungen has moved into a 20,500 sqm logistics facility in greater Bremen. The logistician already took over a centre in the Bremen freight village developed by Goodman in 2019. B+S makes use of a total of... more
Ohio short-line deal closed
Agracel, which provides industrial development services to rural communities, has launched a new affiliate in the USA, Agracel Rail Holdings, to develop short-line and regional railroad services in North America. Agracel previously co-developed the Effingham Railroad and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
Frog jumping competitions take place at various places in the USA. more