A promotion for Fatih Baş 
Fatih Baş took on his role as chief executive officer of Globelink Ünimar, a Turkish transport company based in Istanbul, at the beginning of this year. Baş has many years of experience in the logistics industry and was appointed commercial director and member of the company’s... more
An abode at Athens Airport
Marinair Cargo Services has opened a new office at Athens International Airport. Founded in 2007, the forwarding agend has meanwhile established a market presence in India, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. The Port of Piraeus was selected as the company’s European... more
Ticino’s terminals raise container throughput
In a recent report, Switzerland’s federal office for spatial development (ARE) said that the new railway infrastructure on the Gotthard axis has resulted in a noticeable shift of freight from road to rail. In addition to transit traffic, the volume of goods transported... more
Asia's first DG Autocheck
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the first airline in Asia to implement DG Autocheck Connect API, the newest feature of Iata's DG Autocheckblank. It will help digitalise the air cargo industry by automating the transfer of data from DG Autocheck, an electronic verification system... more
The clean dozen
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has contracted Jiangnan Shipyard and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build six 13,000 teu methanol dual-fuel container ships each, set for delivery from 2027. This initiative marks ONE's entry into methanol-fuelled shipping. Methanol is known for its... more
Logistics acquisition in Canada
Metro Supply Chain is acquiring the Canadian SCI Group from Canada Post Corporation and Purolator Holdings, thus extending its third-party logistics portfolio. The transaction is scheduled to close in Q1/2024. The combined entity will be headquartered in Quebec, with... more
Forwarder may still offer transport insurance
A. Hartrod can continue to provide individual insurance services to customers that do not have their own transport insurance. This support, particularly needed by small and medium-sized companies, appeared to be put at risk by a ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)... more
Qatar Airways: first flight to Medan, Indonesia
Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Medan touched down at Kualanamu International Airport on Monday, 15 January 2024, marking Medan as the airline’s third destination in Indonesia. The new direct service will complement the award-winning airline’s over 40 weekly flights... more
Swissport: a fresh pair of hands
Frank Dobbelsteijn became Swissport International’s new global head of operations on 1 January 2024. He gained his frontline operational experience and managerial credentials in his executive roles at Menzies Aviation and other companies in the aviation and logistics sector.... more
Cargo Beamer extends railcar fleet
The French investor Flexam will finance 40 railcars. Some of these wagons are part of the first batch to roll off the assembly line of the Erfurt (Germany) plant, which Cargo Beamer opened in 2022. The patented railcars are now being deployed in day-to-day operations on its... more