Financial growth at ICS 
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) celebrated a successful year at its recent annual general meeting, reporting significant financial growth. The Institute saw a 12.5% increase in total income compared to the previous year. This growth reflects the Institute’s... more
Maritime automobiles 
There’s no respite for marriages between shippers, as the groom, and logisticians, as the bought bride – or for vertical integration, to put it more soberly. Now Noatum, a recently-acquired subsidiary of AD Ports, has made a move in Spain’s automotive logistics field. more
Operail: private fleet for external transports
Estonia has changed its procedures and conditions for ordering freight wagons for external transport services, which means that Operail can no longer lease its freight wagons in the public fleet. From now on, all wagons of the state-owned carrier will be re-registered as a... more
Next president for Logistikcluster Basel nominated
The Logistics Cluster Region Basel has chosen its next president. From January 2024 on, Gian Carlo Alessi will lead the initiative backed by the industry and the Basel Chamber of Commerce (HKBB). The Logistics Cluster Region Basel is a private public partnership based in Basel,... more
UK intermodal operator augments its green fleet
Maritime Transport is joining the zero emission HGV and infrastructure demonstrator, a GBP 200 million (EUR 230 million) investment programme aimed at supporting the freight sector on its path to net zero. As part of the programme, the UK intermodal specialist will integrate... more
GCL welcomes new head of HR
Global Critical Logistics (GCL), which offers specialised logistics and freight forwarding services for live events, fine art, TV and film productions, and the automotive sector, has appointed Elizabeth Berman as its chief people officer. Berman will work in GCL’s full... more
American Airlines Cargo expands winter schedule
American Airlines Cargo will operate more than 12,500 roundtrip widebody flights between November 2023 and March 2024. The carrier will offer increased frequencies in all its major international markets, with more than 6,900 of those widebody flights dedicated to... more
A smart acquisition
Tandem Global Logistics Netherlands is taking over Smart Logistics, which also specialises in air and sea freight. The shareholders Rieck Logistik Group, C.H. Powell Company and Azuma Shipping Co. are also participating in the takeover. Amsterdam has been chosen as the future... more
HGK: a takeover to add tank containers
HGK Shipping has increased its capacity by taking over Köppen’s tank container logistics business, adding approximately 1,000 tank containers to its fleet. This acquisition enables HGK Shipping to connect production facilities with container terminals in vital chemical industry... more
Strategic base for electric-hybrid aircraft
Volt Aero has taken another important step towards the full-scale production of its "Cassio" electric-hybrid aircraft family with the groundbreaking for a new industrial site at Rochefort airport (RCO) in France’s Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The 2,400 sqm facility,... more