New manager for Pall-Ex London 
The Basildon-based English logistics firm Pall-Ex London has named Brian Devine as its general manager. The appointment is the second high-profile arrival in recent months, after Jackie Marks joined Pall-Ex as business development manager at the end of 2020. Pall-Ex London,... more
Guarded optimism 
The ongoing pandemic has prompted no lockdown in Japan. The government has nevertheless passed many measures restricting social and business activities. It will be interesting to see what comes next. more
More rail links to south-east Europe
Swiss intermodal operator Hupac has launched a new shuttle train linking RTC Geleen in the Netherlands with Wels CT and WienCont in Austria to meet increasing demand for intermodal connections from/to south-east Europe. Initially, the train will run in two roundtrips per... more
Canada: expanding LTL segment
Mullen Group, one of Canada's largest logistics providers, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Mississauga based APPS Transport Group. The agreement envisages standard due diligence and the execution of a purchase and sale agreement, both of which have been initiated.... more
Bannerman to join APM Terminals Bahrain
The port network APM Terminals Bahrain has appointed Maureen Bannerman as managing director, effective early April 2021. She replaces Susan Hunter, who has been managing APM Terminals Bahrain since January 2019. Most recently, Bannerman, a British national, was vice... more
Getzner relies on Linz airport
Getzner Werkstoffe from Bürs in Vorarlberg (Austria) is currently carrying out its largest ever single order for an elastic building warehouse near Beijing. But that's not all: a special air freight shipment was required to deliver the vibration protection on time. The... more
International model warehouse underway
No fewer than eleven companies from three countries plan to develop a reference warehouse that can be operated fully autonomously for 48 hours. With this premise, the “Network Logistics Switzerland” association recently launched its four years innovation programme for an... more
More units for AAL
Singapore-based AAL Shipping (AAL) is expanding its fleet. It recently took delivery of two more refurbished ‘G-Class’ multipurpose heavy lift vessels. The ‘Pacific Action’ and ‘AAL Gladstone’ have both served in the AAL fleet in the past and re-join in the course of March.... more
5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights for 50,000 t of goods
The global air services provider Dnata has achieved a cargo milestone in Dubai. Since March last year, teams of over 500 specially trained employees have handled over 5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights, moving 50,000 t of shipments at DXB. With no existing industry standards to... more