Expansion in South-Eastern Europe 
Intermodal specialist Metrans has acquired a 51% stake in Croatian Adria Rail, a rail operator and a provider of railfreight services from the Adriatic region to Central and South-Eastern Europe. The inland terminal in the Serbian city of Indija, near the capital Belgrade,... more
Two log tech companies to exploit synergies
ITA Consulting Group, provider of the B2B multi-carrier shipping solution Letmeship, is strengthening its position in the European courier, express and parcel (CEP) market with the acquisition of Parcelparcel. Founded in 2013 in the Netherlands, the company helps companies in... more
Supporting a skyrocketing travel retail market
Bolloré Logistics has launched a new air charter service to support the growth of the travel retail market in the island of Hainan in Southern China. The link will operate from Singapore to the island's capital Haikou via Hong Kong once a week. Since 2020, offshore duty-free... more
Accelleron: good FY/2022 and plans for the future
Accelleron is looking back on a positive first financial year as an independent company: the Swiss supplier of turbochargers for heavy-duty applications, which was spun off from ABB, ended 2022 with sales of USD 780.5 million and grew by 3.2%. Despite the difficult... more
Ambercor Shipping chooses Josh Havelka
Josh Havelka has been appointed as US project business development manager for Ambercor Shipping USA to drive overall logistics sales and further expand Ambercor’s project product portfolio. Havelka brings to his new role more than a decade of experience in international... more
Expanded container services in Benelux
Contargo Berry took over the transport enterprise Transport Clynhens J. on 1 April 2023, thus strengthening its container transport offer on water, rail and road as part of its trimodal portfolio. Clynhens J.’s main activity is the transport of standard and reefer containers... more
Agility grows through acquisitions
Kuwait-based Agility had a strong 2022, which was marked by two major acquisitions. The group reported full-year 2022 earnings of KWD 68 million (EUR 205 million), an increase of 180.7% over the same period in 2021, excluding results from its global integrated logistics unit,... more
Between Southwest Germany and the USA's Southeast
"Inspire", the penultimate "Jumbo" produced, has inspired Kuehne + Nagel to launch a new flight connection, running from Chicago to Stuttgart and then to Birmingham, AL in USA, with which the global logistics provider recently agreed a partnership. Marko... more
Fashion brand moves to fancy Frihamnen port
Ports of Stockholm and Gant have signed a seven-year tenancy agreement for 4,700 sqm of premises at Frihamnen port in Stockholm, Sweden. The premises are on the ground floor of the Magasin 3 building, one of the historic warehouse buildings at the port with a panoramic view over... more
