Pelichet appoints international director 
The Swiss corporation Pelichet Global Mobility Solutions has hired Régis Serriere as international director. Previously, Serriere was territory sales manager at the global logistics provider Agility. Speaking French, German, English and Italian, Serriere has been working in... more
Coffee service powered by TST
In Germany, TST has been selected as the new logistics services provider for the Tchibo Coffee Service. Headquartered in Worms, the company operates 75 storage and logistics locations across Europe and the USA. TST will manage the new service from its site in Trebbin in the... more
Arabian airspace closure lifted
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) welcomed the announcement last week on the easing of Gulf airspace restrictions. Council president Salvatore Sciacchitano: "This resolution to the airspace restrictions will help assure that the important socio-economic... more
More services to Sweden
Cargonet intends to strengthen its presence on cross-border train connections between Norway and Sweden. From February 2021, it will therefore increase the frequency from five to six days a week in each direction on the train transport between Oslo and the Skane region in... more
Rijeka hits record mark
Despite the challenges arising from the global pandemic in 2020, the Adriatic Gate Container Terminal in Rijeka set a new record surpassing 300,000 teu handled. Following 20% growth in 2019, AGCT grew a further 12% in 2020 year to date, driven especially by intermodal... more
CSA2020 names new executive director
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA2020), which represents ship owners and other key maritime industry stakeholders as an advocate and science research body for the environmental benefits of marine exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) along with other marine environmental... more
Mabkargo's first charter flight of 2021
Mabkargo (Maskargo), the logistics division of Malaysia Airlines, performed its first charter flight for the year transporting approximately 20 t of Covid-19 test kits from Seoul Incheon to Jakarta. Utilising its A330-200F, flight MH 6431 departed South Korea on 4 January... more
Bison moves to new pastures
At the turn of the year, 30-year old Bison Transport, one of Canada’s major logistics and trucking companies, was taken over by James Richardson & Sons, an agricultural and industrial conglomerate also from Canada. Bison’s affiliates H.O. Wolding, Searcy Trucking and Britton... more
Czech carrier to modernise fleet
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a CZK 3.43 billion (EUR 130 million) loan with CD Cargo to support the acquisition of new electric locomotives and replacement of obsolete rolling stock. The loan is intended to help CD Cargo implement its ambitious intermodal... more
New equipment for the Port of Ashdod
The Middle East Port of Ashdod will purchase five new STS cranes for a total cost of ILS 240 million (USD 76 million). The ZPMC cranes will be used in the semi-automated container terminal on Pier 21 East, which is currently being refurbished to be able to accommodate mega... more