Kanis to spearhead I&C growth at Imperial Logistics 
Imperial Logistics International continues to strengthen its senior management structure by appointing Markus Kanis to the newly-created post of executive vice-president - industrial & chemical (I&C). Reporting to CCO Sandro Knecht, and based at the company’s Zurich... more
IAG Cargo teams up with Petair UK
IAG Cargo is to provide a new pet transport service on flights from the UK through its partnership with Petair UK, alongside its sister company British Airways. Offering customers an improved online booking experience and custom crates to suit each pet, the new service also... more
Lagardère selects GAC Dubai as contract logistics partner
Lagardère Travel Retail has appointed GAC Dubai’s contract logistics team to handle goods sold at duty free retail stores at airports in Saudi Arabia and the future Abu Dhabi midfield terminal complex. Under a multi-year agreement with effect from 1 March 2019, GAC Dubai... more
Fercam – clean and quiet over the Brenner
Clean, smart logistics is one of Fercam's strategic goals for 2019. The South Tyrolean service provider is gradually replacing its diesel HGVs with 460 hp LNG powered vehicles in order to offer more eco-friendly transport services. The company’s vehicle fleet is now being... more
Improving Russia - India freight services
RZD Logistics and Container Corporation of India (Concor) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for exploring logistics opportunities in Russia, India and the international transport corridors (ITC), including the north-south ITC. RZD Logistics and Concor will make... more
Geis takes over K + N's Lichtenfels site
The Geis Group is expanding its overland transport network. The company will take over Kuehne + Nagel’s Lichtenfels overland transport handling site, as of 1 April, subject to antitrust authorities’ approval. The entire platform and its around 50 employees and equipment will... more
Positive financial outlook for Ceva
2018 has been a year of structural changes for Ceva. One highlight was the company’s successful initial public offering on the SIX Swiss stock exchange. A transformational refinancing followed, involving an overhaul of the pre-IPO structure, an extension of maturities and a... more
Hapag Lloyd redeeming ahead of deadline
The Hamburg-based carrier Hapag-Lloyd has decided to partially redeem EUR 170 million of its senior note at a fixed redemption price of 103.375% on 11 February 2019, prior to its maturity in 2022. The senior note was issued in February 2017 with an aggregate principal amount... more
West Atlantic synchronises fleet with IT solution
The Swedish cargo operator, West Atlantic Sweden, has gone live with Champ Cargosystems' "weight & balance" solution to manage its load planning functions after acquiring a Boeing B767-200SF freighter to be operated out of Cologne (Germany). Since the need was... more