New office and team for GTM 
GT Maritime, a provider of maritime data communications software, has expanded its operations in response to increased demand. Following a 35% rise in monthly user traffic and the installation of its software on 15,000 ships, the company has opened a new office in Piraeus,... more
Philipp Rauchhaus extends his remit
Lufthansa Cargo has promoted Philip Rauchhaus from senior director sales in Frankfurt to head of the DACH & KAM EMEA region, where he will coordinate and manage the German, Austrian and Swiss markets and oversee key account management for Europe, Middle East and Africa.... more
Daily UK services 
Europa Worldwide finds a new partner in Switzerland. Brexit started affecting the exchange of goods between the UK and Switzerland at the beginning of 2021. Now an initially slow upswing is visibly intensifying. This is where a new partnership between Europa Worldwide and... more
Efis Maroc incorporated
Founded in 2001, Efis Maroc has officially merged into ECS Group. Offering GSSA and air cargo services, the team based in the company's headquarters in downtown Casablanca specialises in air, road, and logistics. Its expertise includes supervising the handling of special... more
WFS fit to fly
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the Sats Group, will deploy Cind’s Contour Spect 3D modelling software at selected stations in its Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia (EMEAA) network following a successful proof of concept (POC) in its cargo terminal at Copenhagen... more
Scandlines hires new head of freight sales
Peter Leschly will take up his position as vice president freight sales on 1 February 2024. He brings extensive experience in various industries and has worked for some of Denmark's largest IT and transport companies. Leschly replaces Gerald Lefold, who is retiring after 30... more
More round trips between Lübeck and Italy
TX Logistik (TXL) launched two weekly round trips between the CTL terminal in Lübeck to the Quadrante Europa terminal in Verona at the beginning of this year. The new intermodal link is operated as an open train system with its own traction. Its main customer is the freight... more
Signing up for another five years
XPO Logistics is extending its partnership with Saint-Gobain PAM UK, a producer of pipelines and fittings for water networks based in Derbyshire. The logistics provider has been operating 20 sites in the UK and Ireland for Saint-Gobain since 2018, including 31,587 sqm of... more
More than half way there
Good news from Baku. The Caspian Air Cargo Summit, which Michael Mackey attended for the ITJ at the end of last year, had two clear messages for the industry. One was the emergence of Azerbaijan as a hub for air traffic between east and west. The second one was that the industry... more
More short-haul freight routes
TFG Transfracht plans to continue expanding its portfolio and establishing new short-haul services in 2024. This January, the specialist for containerised hinterland transport to and from seaports integrated new terminals in Kreuztal and Duisburg into its German network. The... more