Preferring sea freight to road traffic 
It is now one year ago that Hansa Destinations launched its new shipping service between Nynäshamn and Rostock. The Visby-based shipping company Gotlandsbolaget’s investment in shipping between the continent and the Stockholm region is intended to reduce pressure on Sweden's... more
Hempel picks Michael Hansen
Michael Hansen will succeed Lars Petersson as group president and CEO of Hempel, a coatings company, on 15 October 2022. Petersson is leaving Hempel to take up the position of president and CEO of Velux Group. Hansen joined Hempel as CCO in May 2017 and is part of the... more
Terminal to be adapted to changing needs
HPC has put forward operational development design plans for the BILK intermodal terminal in Budapest, Hungary. This proposal indicates that there is a real need to adapt the facility to the changing requirements of the railway companies. The assessment includes, inter alia,... more
More groupage traffic for Transuniverse
In Belgium, Transuniverse Forwarding has taken over the groupage company Apmex International Forwarding based in Evergem, Ghent. The company was founded in 2003 by Alain Merckx, who has now sold it Transuniverse. Apmex specialises in services to destinations in Western... more
New analytics firm starts funding round
The name is DBX. The new dry bulk commodity analytics firm is based in London and has now initiated a round of seed funding. The venture first started in the summer of 2020 with all around support from Signal Ocean. The venture's main focus is on bulk cargo. DBX uses... more
Third Boeing 737-800BCF for Bluebird Nordic
Icelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic, a member of the Avia Solutions Group, a provider of in end-to-end capacity solutions for passenger and cargo airlines worldwide, has received another Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft (BCF), making it the third in the company’s cargo... more
"Curiosity of the Day" 
According to English researchers, swear words that consist of a one-syllable word and a two-syllable word are particularly well received, such as "shit-gibbon", "fart-monger" or "piss-weasel". more
TNW Corporation promotes Joey Evans
TNW Corporation has promoted Joey Evans to director of business support and development. His task will be to build corporate relationships which support customers, communities, and economic development initiatives. He will also provide internal support through customer data... more
Integration in Belgium
Oostende (Belgium)-based business Continental Cargo Carriers, an unaccompanied trailer operation, has now been fully integrated into Europa Road. Continental Cargo Carriers was founded in 1983 and was acquired by Europa in 2018. The Belgium operation will continue to be... more
Improving service and control for hauliers
With its electronic Cargofleet 3 portal, Idem Telematics, a subsidiary of BPW Group, has integrated trailer and transport management data. Now hauliers will be able to manage transport data relating to specific trips and orders themselves and decide which specific end customers... more