Dunkirk poised for comeback 
The new DFDS service which started between Irish Rosslare and Dunkirk (see ITJ Daily from 30 November 2020) is a partial answer for the French port Dunkerque's future. In its traditional press conference on the past year in early January, Emmanuelle Vergier, president of the... more
Next unicorn raises its horn
The knights of open shirt sleeves and broism are making their way in Europe. The digital freight forwarder Sennder has completed its Series D financing round and receives an investment volume of USD 160 million. The funding round has now led the company's valuation to over... more
EU logistics centre for humanitarian aid
The EU and its member states are establishing a logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) to be able to cover the growing public health needs in crisis situations too. It will not only procure, store and look after protective equipment, but also organise logistical... more
Changes in Zeitfracht's management
Stephan Opel, one of Zeitfracht Logistik's current managing directors, is leaving the firm "at his own request", as the Erfurt-based company said. The remaining managing director Dominik Wiehage will be supported by Petra Marticke and Jan Sinram in future. Both... more
REX service shifted
The Turkey-based Arkas Line is shifting its rotation of the Black Sea seasonal reefer service towards Egypt. By the third week of January, Reefer Express Service (REX) will start calling the AICT terminal in Dekhelia and operate solely between Novorossiysk and Dekheila with a... more
More transparency for supply chains
For a period of three years, the German general cargo cooperation VTL will use Synfioo's transport data to monitor its road freight transports. The cooperation is intended to bring more transparency to the supply chains as part of the visionary project VTL Next. The Synfioo... more
Rebranding and uniting
The France-based logistics services provider Geodis changes the name of its Geodis Industrial Projects division to Geodis Project Logistics. In addition to the group’s growing activity in the renewable energy market, as well as in the oil & gas industry, Geodis is... more
Aerts in Polman's footsteps
Brussels airport has selected Geert Aerts to continue the cargo strategy of recent years and to further develop Brucargo, in cooperation with the cargo community. From 8 March, he will succeed Steven Polmans, who left the company after ten years at the end of 2020, as director... more
Three new customers in Vienna
Swissport has won three new cargo contracts at Vienna airport. Cargolux (pictured in the retro livery celebrating the company's 50th anniversary in 2020), Etihad Airways from Abu Dhabi and Qatar Airways from Doha have mandated Swissport Cargo Services Austria to handle their... more
Over two dozen rail projects on track
The US-state Pennsylvania has approved 26 rail freight improvement projects for a total USD 31.3 million that will enhance freight mobility while creating or sustaining more than 200 jobs across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 65 operating railroads and roughly 9,000 km of... more