Far East Land Bridge picks CEO 

Railfreight operator Far East Land Bridge (FELB) has appointed Uwe Leuschner as its new CEO. His mission will be to lead the FELB Group's development strategies in Europe, Russia and Asia, concentrating on strategic alignments, business development and international relations.... more
NAS: 20 more years in Aqaba 

Kuwait-based National Aviation Services (NAS) has renewed its contract with the Aqaba Development Corporation and Aqaba Airports Company to operate and manage Aqaba Air Cargo Terminal (AACT) for another 20 years. The facility, located within the King Hussein International... more
Increased frequency for China trains 

Since the launch of a new China train last November, the sixth train from Xushou (China) has meanwhile arrived in the port of Hamburg (Germany). And the service will be expanded further. Hamburg's port authority is expecting at least two more trains from the Xuzhou in May.... more
Turning A330 PAX into "temporary cargo cabins" 

Lufthansa Technik and Airbus are teaming up to offer customers a reversible cargo-in-cabin solution to satisfy urgent demand quickly and easily. The solution for the Airbus A330 family comprises the supplemental type certificate (STC) as well as material kits to modify the... more
OMA group announces three appointments 

Ghana-based OMA Group, which supports ship agency, logistics and energy support services in West Africa, has announced three new appointments at its head office, in Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Samad Osman (photo), who joined from its position as Africa CEO at Hapag-Lloyd,... more
More traffic for Cork 

Naples-based Grimaldi Group in launching a twice weekly direct ro-ro service from the Irish port of Cork to Antwerp as from the second week of May 2021. The vessel deployed is the Italian-flagged ro-ro unit "Eurocargo Bari", which has a length of 200 m, a beam of... more
1,000 vans for Polish Post 

Automotive logistics specialist Gefco has teamed up with car maker Peugeot Polska to adapt and deliver more than 1,000 new vans to Polish Post. In addition to increased capacity, the contract involves short lead times and strict Covid-related health and safety measures.... more
White paper on Brexit impact 

In its white paper "What Post-Brexit Really Means for Businesses", DDC FPO, an USA-based provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions for the freight industry, examines current short and mid-term effects of Brexit. In its outlook for the coming 12-18... more
EFL strengthens sales team 

Dublin (Ireland)-based freight forwarder EFL International Distribution has appointed Kevin Blake as its new sales and development manager. Bringing knowledge and experience of the Irish logistics market in both imports and exports, Blake was recently operations manager at... more
Increasing cold chain capabilities in USA 

American Airlines Cargo has expanded its solution for transporting temperature-controlled shipments to its entire mainline fleet. This expansion follows a number of tests and trials conducted in partnership with two experienced services providers. Through the use of CSafe... more