M&M building in Belgium 
Militzer & Münch began its Belgian operations on 27 January by establishing a local subsidiary aimed at strengthening trade between the Benelux region and the Maghreb. The business, headquartered in Mouscron, in western Belgium, will operate under the company’s French... more
Helping victims of cyclone Chido
Since cyclone Chido struck the French island of Mayotte in the western Indian Ocean in December, Air Charter Service has been actively arranging charter flights to the region carrying humanitarian aid. So far, the company has flown in more than 1,000 t of aid there, with... more
Strasbourg accelerates sustainability efforts
The port of Strasbourg has reviewed its 2024 performance and set out its plans for 2025, marking a year of transition with the adoption of its strategic plan for 2024-2028 and the creation of an advisory development council. Despite economic uncertainty, overall traffic... more
Crowning a Colombian candidate
ABC Cargo Logistic has become the Waco System’s Colombian member, enhancing the British network with its local hubs and forwarding portfolio. The company has already been active for almost four decades and has amassed a network of offices at all major Colombian ports; it also... more
Serene through heavy seas 
United Heavy Lift launches weather / routing platform, Syroco, a French tech start-up that supports the energy transition in maritime transport, is equipping eleven vessels of a maritime transport services provider for heavylift, general cargo and project freight activities with... more
Throughput growing in Antwerp-Bruges
The port of Antwerp-Bruges recorded 2.3% growth in throughput in 2024, bringing the total to 278 million t, driven primarily by an 8.9% increase in container traffic. Despite the ongoing economic challenges, including high energy costs and geopolitical tension, the port... more
Geodis growing near Paris
Geodis has opened a 23,000 sqm distribution and express hub, bringing its network in the Île-de-France region to three centres. The new facility complements its sites in Bonneuil-en-France and Gennevilliers, adding hall space of 16,000 sqm and a 5,000 sqm storage cell to the... more
New sales director for CargoCast
At the start of 2025 Freshta Farzam joined the start-up CargoCast. Farzam is an experienced strategy consultant and sales director and will accelerate the firm’s growth in the field of AI-driven planning and shipment forecasting. The multilingual business graduate, who speaks... more
Kinaxia fortifies senior team
Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 on the front foot, appointing Gareth Jenkins to its senior team and unveiling investment plans to drive forward its transformation strategy. Gareth Jenkins (pictured) has extensive experience in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and is the... more
Aquaculture and whales
Two months after announcing the development of 1.1 sqkm dedicated zone for aquaculture and related industries the Kezad Group, from Abu-Dhabi, and Flying Whales, a French-Canadian aeronautical company, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding. Kezad operates... more