Bringing energy to Houston 
Spliethoff-BigLift Houston has appointed Roberto Frigeni as its vice-president for business development. With more than 35 years of experience in heavy lift, marine operations, engineering and sales, Frigeni is a well-respected industry expert. His expertise will strengthen the... more
Raben growing in the Netherlands
The transport company Raben is enhancing its local road network in the Netherlands by acquiring 100% of the shares of the Dutch company DGO Express. With this takeover Raben has enhanced its local road network in the Netherlands and increased its fleet by 80 DGO vehicles. DGO... more
DPW progressing with Egyptian logistics park
DP World has completed 65% of the first phase of its ‘Sokhna Logistics Park’, a USD 80 million facility in the Suez Canal economic zone. The hub covers 300,000 sqm and has been designed to enhance supply chain efficiency and strengthen Egypt’s connectivity. Located 10 km from... more
Filling the belly of ANA’s first Turkey service
Skylog Turkiye, the ECS Group’s Turkish subsidiary, has signed a GSA agreement with All Nippon Airways (ANA) ahead of the airline’s first direct Turkey–Japan flights. Starting yesterday, 12 February, ANA will operate thrice-weekly Boeing B787-800 flights between Istanbul and... more
Grendi expanding workforce and reach
The Italian Grendi Group is following up on its EUR 36 million investment plan for 2024-2026, as the company declared in the presentation of its 2024 results. In the previous year it allocated EUR 14 million to modernise maritime transport and port terminals, focusing on... more
From Wisag to CHI
CHI Aviation Handling has expanded its management team. On 1 February Hakan Sener joined Kai Domscheit and Dominik Mißkampf on its management board. Sener was previously a managing director at Wisag Ground Service Frankfurt and brings over 40 years of air cargo logistics... more
Nigel Rice now delivers pallets electrically
Nigel Rice Transport & Storage, from the UK, recently added its first fully electric truck, thus taking a major step towards reducing its carbon footprint. The Renault Trucks ‘E-Tech D16 4x2’ will handle local pallet network deliveries and collections as part of its... more
Strategic cooperative effort 
Swiss freight wagon hire company and Lithuanian railway operator team up. Wascosa and LTG Cargo Polska want to expand intermodal transport between the Baltic States and Western Europe. They see this as an important step towards more sustainable logistics and towards efficiency. more
Improved truck services at Metrans’ Bucs terminal
Metrans has reached another milestone in its ongoing process of modernising the Budapest-Csepel Terminal (Bucs) in Hungary. The affiliate of HHLA opened a 68-space lorry parking area recently, which further improved truck services at Bucs. This latest construction work has... more
Dachser air and sea logistics relocate to Himberg
Dachser air and sea logistics Vienna has moved into Dachser’s logistics centre in Himberg, the company revealed in a recent media release. The site is the first in Austria to integrate both Dachser air and sea logistics and Dachser European logistics under one roof, enhancing... more