Biman Bangladesh opens new UK routes 
Biman Bangladesh Airlines celebrated the inaugural B787-9 flight from Manchester (UK) to Dhaka and Sylhet in Bangladesh last week-end, at an event attended by civic leaders and representatives from the Bangladeshi community across the north of the UK. In the coming months,... more
Quay walls for HES Hartel tank terminal in place
The quay walls, the jetty and associated works for the HES Hartel tank terminal on Maasvlakte that is currently under construction in the port of Rotterdam have been completed. Despite the discovery of various archeologically interesting shipwrecks, the work could be completed... more
Transaction strengthens market share in Canada
TIP Trailer Services has completed the acquisition of Trailer Wizards, a major supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada. TIP will now integrate Trailer Wizards with its existing Canadian business, Train Trailer Rentals. This puts TIP in a strong position for... more
Bifa appoints new head
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has confirmed the appointment of David Stroud as its policy and compliance adviser with responsibility for logistics issues relating to air freight, security and sustainable logistics. Stroud is a highly experienced... more
Davies Turner Ireland gains AEO customs accreditation 
Davies Turner Ireland (DTI) has been granted authorised economic operator AEO (Type C) status by Irish Revenue, which entitles the company to benefit from the full benefits available under customs simplified procedures. The authorisation comes just under ten years after the... more
Who wants to come on board?
Ethiopian Airlines Group invites willing candidates to bid for representing the company in the sales territory of Morocco as cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA). This invitation to tender seeks to obtain the most effective and efficient GSSA in the Moroccan sales... more
Piraeus: port’s expanding plans go ahead
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide EUR 140 million to support the expansion and upgrading of the port of Piraeus, the principal port of Greece. It is the largest loan Europe’s long-term lending institution has ever provided for port investment in the... more
Britannia P&I opens branch office in Copenhagen
Britannia P&I’s exclusive correspondent in Denmark (B Denmark P&I), will become a full branch office and be renamed TR(B) Denmark. The new office will continue to be headed by Michael Boje-Larsen, a lawyer with experience in maritime law, including P&I and FD&D... more
Expanding final mile services to grow in the USA
J.B. Hunt Transport Services in North America has acquired the assets of RDI Last Mile. Founded in 1987, RDI provides home delivery services of big and bulky products in the northeast region of the USA. It uses contract carriers to perform primarily furniture deliveries and... more
“Curiosity of the Day”
"Gentlemen, I suggest you look away. This will not be a pretty sight." Those were the last words of mass murderer Marcel Petiot, as a piece of advice to the witnesses who came to his execution by guillotine on 25 May 1946 in Paris. more