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Rieck picks Sascha Lassau 
Sascha Lassau has been appointed to the management team of Rieck Systemspedition, the forwarding arm of Ulrich Rieck & Söhne Internationale Speditionsgesellschaft. Detlef Helsing, Michael Gruner and Christian Stuhr have been at the helm the group since 2015. As of Q2/2023,... more
XPO's spin-off takes its toll
XPO Logistics generated revenues of USD 1.83 billion in Q4/2022, surpassing the USD 1.77 billion achieved in Q3/2021. Yet, the company witnessed a net loss due to three impacts primarily related to the RXO spin-off completed in November: a USD 64 million non-cash goodwill... more
In Europe for the first time
The second of four Chipolbrok sisterships on course. A new generation of Chipolbrok multipurpose freighters is on its way. The second of four sister ships called at European ports for the first time recently. The vessels can load project cargo, as well as bulk and general cargo... more
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