Rural areas hold most dangers for truckers 
Snap, a provider of smart payment systems for the road haulage industry, reports that Bulgaria, Poland, and Czechia have Europe’s most hazardous roads for truck drivers and that Bulgaria has more fatal HGV collisions per year than Poland and Czechia combined. The countries with... more
Deepening cooperation
Air Canada Carto and Emirates Skycargo have now taken the next step in their strategic commercial partnership which they inked last year. The partners now signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Emirates headquarters in Dubai. Under its terms, Air Canada Cargo and... more
Xpediator wins on the Continent
In a first draft of its 2022 unaudited results, UK-based freight management company Xpediator reported rising revenues due to a strong Continental business. The Braintree-based freight forwarder stated that its 2022 revenues were just below GBP 400 million (EUR 454 million), up... more
Pharma.Aero gains five new associate partners
Pharma.Aero is expanding its global network of life science and medtech stakeholders by onboarding Hazgo, Topa Thermal, Smart CAE, Nippon Express and Air Cargo Logistics as associate partners. Hazgo is part of the Brussels Airport community and offers a wide array of... more
Sea-to-air service launched in East Africa
Shipping without a reliable & knowledgeable partner can be overwhelming for many companies because multimodal transport is a complex, delicate operation. Therefore, they require a supply chain partner that can customise solutions to allow smooth shipping from sea-to-air, and... more
MSC upgrades Sentosa service
The Indian connection is gaining in value. To make markets in North India more accessible, MSC is expanding its current Sentosa service to connect main ports in China directly with India’s Mundra and Nhava Sheva and Sri Lanka’s Colombo. The new Sentosa rotation also includes... more
Lethal cockfighting spurs seized by CBP
On 17 January 2023, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Louisville Port of Entry targeted a package arriving from Mexico City. The officers inspected the parcel and found 120 cockfighting spurs and two gaffs/leg attachment sheaths. Cockfighting spurs are... more
CPC Logistics promotes Daniel Most
CPC Logistics, which provides professional truck driver and warehouse logistics services in USA, Canada and Puerto Rico, has promoted Daniel Most to chief operating officer (COO). After managing various operations for a national private fleet, Most joined CPC in 2014 as... more
Jungheinrich strikes in USA
The Hamburg (Germany)-headquartered intralogistics specialist Jungheinrich is acquiring Storage Solutions Group, a USA-based provider of racking and automation solutions. The transaction is valued at USD 375 million. Storage Solutions, headquartered in Westfield, Indiana and... more
AMT changes hands
The Naples-headquartered Grimaldi Group has significantly enlarged footprint in the port of Amsterdam. In a first step, the group purchased 80% of the shares of the Amsterdam Multipurpose Terminal (AMT) with a 20-year concession. The remaining 20% is owned by TMA Holding, a... more