Cargo-Partner ready to take off in London 
After Manchester, Basildon and Bradford, Cargo-Partner has now added an office in London. Neil Murray (2nd from right), managing director (GB) / regional managing director Western Europe - North-West cluster: "Our new office is ideally located next to London Heathrow... more
More Vectrons for Europe's railways
Beacon Rail has ordered ten Vectron MS multi-system locomotives from Siemens Mobility which are to be deployed along the Rhine-Alpine corridor and between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland. This order will give Beacon Rail an overall portfolio of 170 Vectron... more
Another trio for Arkas
Arkas Line, which owns the largest fleet of container vessels in Turkey, has acquired three new vessels from MPC Container Ships, a Norwegian container operator. This expansion brings the carrier’s total fleet count to 50 vessels and increases its total capacity to 87,335 teu.... more
From Dubai via Cyprus into Europe
Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier of Cyprus based at Larnaca International Airport (LCA), has recently appointed ANA Aviation Services as its GSA in the UAE - with flights now regularly operating between Dubai (DXB) and LCA. Anilash Nair, ANA’s regional sales manager based in... more
OSL augments network in Southern Germany
Rottendorf to the east of Würzburg (Germany), one of five VS Logistics hubs in the country, will be working for OSL in future. 55 employees and 40 trucks will be available to manage and transport general cargo from this site. VS Logistics was formed in 2000 through the merger... more
Simon Oberbeck to take the helm
At its November meeting, the SVS executive board elected Simon Oberbeck as the new managing director of the shipping association. Oberbeck succeeds André Auderset, who is stepping down for reasons of age, and will take up his role on 1 August 2024. Oberbeck prevailed against... more
A new Dutch link in the cold chain
Construction has begun on a 40,000 sqm cold store for Maersk in Rotterdam. Located next to the Maavslakte II Terminal, the warehouse will store temperature sensitive products like pharmaceuticals, fruits, and meat. It is scheduled to open in Q4/2024. The facility will... more
RBT welcomes Neo Bossa line
Rio Brasil Terminal (RBT), operated by ICTSI at the Port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, recently received the maiden call of the Sirius/Neo Bossa service, a joint operation by CMA CGM and Maersk. The service commenced with the docking of the 9,000 teu "Maersk Lota",... more
Train service to Irkutsk region introduced
Transcontainer and Ruscon are planning to offer regular intermodal transports of oilseeds to Eastern Siberia. Over three months, pilot trains already delivered 448 teu oilseeds to the Irkutsk region. Now, the two Russian companies want to increase the frequency of services to... more
Bolloré Logistics appoints CEO for Middle East
Jean-Baptiste Rambaud has been named CEO of Bolloré Logistics Middle East. Based in Dubai, he will help grow the company’s business in this region and launch new projects in the aerospace, healthcare, luxury goods, and food & reefer sector. Rambaud joined the Bolloré... more