Rom Top Aviation wins contract in Tel Aviv 
Etihad Aviation Group began its scheduled twice-weekly Abu Dhabi-Tel Aviv service on 6 April 2021. Before the launch, Etihad Cargo, its cargo and logistics arm, had already selected Rom Top Aviation as its general sales agent (GSA) for Israel. Martin Drew, Etihad SVP... more
Çelebi Delhi Cargo picks CEO
Çelebi has appointed Kamesh Peri as new CEO for Çelebi Delhi Cargo, India, effective 15 March 2021. Bringing 30 years of senior leadership experience in the aviation industry in South Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa and North America, he has held executive positions in... more
Grimaldi expands Malta activities
Naples-based Grimaldi Group is banking on Malta, where it runs a number of activities, including MCAST, the Maritime Institute for the training of sea cadets. Now, because of Brexit, Atlantic Container Line (ACL), a Grimaldi Group company, has proceeded to reflag its fleet over... more
More pharmaceuticals from Ireland
Peli Bio Thermal, a shipper offering a wide range of temperature-controlled, thermally protected packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry, is taking the next step after appointing Seko Logistics as its network station and service centre in Ireland in... more
Improvements for Egypt’s rail network
Egypt's current rail modernisation project (ENRMP) has received another financial boost: The African Development Bank (ADRF) has approved a EUR 145 million loan to enhance operational safety and increase network capacity on national rail lines. Egypt's rail passenger and... more
Test kits follow masks to central Germany
Following the delivery of protective masks from China the month before, the first of four initially planned freighters carrying corona test kits for the whole of Germany landed at Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) at the end of March. Loaded were 480,000 corona tests with a total... more
Strong March in Koper
The container terminal of the Port of Koper on the Adriatic Sea processed more than 97,000 teu in March this year, exceeding the mark set exactly three years ago, in March 2018, when slightly more than 92,300 teu were handled. Dimitrij Zadel, president of Luka Koper's... more
Interrail strengthens team
Jürgen Huschka, a proven rail and China expert, assumed his new role as Interrail’s executive director Eurasia on 1 April 2021. He has worked for Panalpina in the overland segment and, most recently, in the management of Far East Land Bridge, an operator of block trains between... more
Vehicle fleet expanded
Swiss family-owned company Kurt Eberle has added a Renault Trucks C460 8x4 to its vehicle fleet. The new truck will be used primarily for dumpster services and waste disposal. However, the truck has been designed so that it can also be used for special transports if required.... more
New client for brownfield
Panattoni, project developer for logistics real estate in Europe has found a lessee for the first unit of the logistics park in Voerde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The tenant is Krefeld-based MT Deutschland, a subsidiary of MT Systems Group, a company specialising in RPC... more