Stef plans to sell its maritime business 
The French-based specialist for temperature sensitive transports and logistics services for food products showed solid financial performance in 2022. The growth of revenue and operating income will allow the company to invest EUR 315 million in preparing its food transport and... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
More than 90% of the films produced in USA before 1929 have been lost because the film reels that were used at the time were highly flammable. Spontaneous combustion has led to fires in many archives and production companies. more
Badr Airlines contracts NAS
Network Airline Services (NAS) has recently been appointed as the cargo GSA for Badr Airlines, Sudan’s current largest airline, in UK and Ireland. The airline commenced scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Khartoum, operating a passenger B737-800 aircraft, from the end... more
Leaseplan Switzerland complements management team
Jan-Paul Poldervaart is the new commercial director of Leaseplan Switzerland. In this key role, his task will be to strengthen the strategy team around Niklas Zetterlund, managing director of Leaseplan Switzerland. As former cluster director international business at company... more
A platform for all-inclusive management
Unipart Logistics has launched a major new service offering, positioning itself as a lead logistics provider (LLP). Central to its proposition is a bespoke, fully integrated LLP platform providing real-time visibility and control to manage a customer’s supply chain, now and into... more
Port of Pointe-Noire proves its capabilities
The arrival of the ‘MSC Virgo’, a 366 m, 15,000 teu vessel, at the port of Pointe-Noire (Republic of the Congo) on 27 February, is part of MSC’s expansion plans to extend its network in sub-Saharan Africa by redesigning its services to the West African coast. The port of... more
Bauxite line to receive 244,000 steel sleepers
Guinea is estimated to possess more than a quarter of the world’s supply of bauxite. As it continues to increase its export capacity, it needs to upgrade existing freight lines. As a first step, a railway line at a bauxite mine will be modernised. To this end, the Guinea... more
Rotor sails for MOL and Vale's bulk
The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K Lines (MOL) and the Brazilian mining company Vale International, (Vale) have announced a new environmental initiative. Together, they plan to retrofit a 200,000 t class bulk carrier with rotor sails produced by the Finnish company... more
Demand for sustainable transport leaps fivefold
After rising by 13% to a record high in 2022, transport costs in Europe have stabilised again this year. The spot market halved in January 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and is meanwhile approaching the level of 2021. Demand for sustainable transport increased fivefold... more
Richard Morgan to lead Imea region
Shipping company A.P. Moller – Maersk has appointed Richard Morgan as regional managing director to lead its newly created Imea region. With this project, Maersk hopes to “look further into the future”, Morgan said. With Imea, which stands for India, Middle East, and Africa,... more