A new president for the maritime commission 
On Thursday, 26 September, during the XIII Feteia congress, Zaragoza (Spain) hosted the meetings of the executive committee and the ordinary and extraordinary general assembly of the federation, both chaired by Enric Ticó. Members of the Freight Forwarders Associations... more
FedEx: first-ever panda roundtrip deliveries
FedEx Corporation transported six giant pandas between the USA and China on two separate flights this week. The roundtrip journey departed Atlanta, GA, arrived in Chengdu, where it delivered four pandas and then returned to Washington, DC with two pandas. Richard W. Smith,... more
RCG strengthens its European network
The Austrian carrier is launching three rail connections this month. With one roundtrip per week, the Rail Cargo Group will start a new intermodal service between Budapest (Hungary) and Zeebrugge (Belgium) for all craneable loading units. The second new train, operated by... more
A promotion for Leandro Reales
Leandro Reales took over as managing director of A. Hartrodt Argentina in Buenos Aires on 1 October 2024, having joined the company as commercial manager in June this year. After 28 years of experience in the forwarding sector and executive positions at various companies,... more
Pan-European procurement for Vodafone
26,000 sqm of warehousing space in Luxembourg are part of Vodafone Group’s latest project to create a pan-European hub for its mobile and fixed network equipment. Located in Bettembourg Logistic Park, the site is being developed by MG Real Estate to fit the storage of antennas,... more
Renewing a longstanding partnership
Cargolux, Europe’s biggest all-cargo airline, and Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management services, have announced the renewal of their longstanding partnership. Cargolux first awarded the management of its ULD fleet to Unilode in... more
Driving inland shipping in Rotterdam
On 1 January 2025, Jos Davidse will take over as chairman of the management board of HGK Shipping Rotterdam. With managing directors Andreas Lemme and Egbert Schelhaas, he will oversee the strategic development of the subsidiary of HGK Shipping and a European specialist for... more
Raben joins Amazon’s preferred carrier programme
All Amazon vendors can now select Raben as a carrier for deliveries to Amazon warehouses in Germany, Italy, Poland, or Czechia. This partnership builds on the close proximity of Raben’s transport terminals to Amazon’s fulfilment centres. With its own network in 15 European... more
MAN starts deliveries of its heavy duty e-trucks
Dräxlmaier, a Leipzig (Germany)-based automotive supplier, has received its very first 40 t MAN truck. The company will use the eTGX vehicle to transport batteries for the Porsche Macan Electric to the Porsche plant in Leipzig, with zero emissions. Dräxlmaier will not... more
ELL to augment its fleet to over 300 Vectrons
This acquisition will be funded by the recent closure of a EUR 250 million financing round in the form of a senior secured Capex revolving credit facility over seven years. These financial resources will support the continued growth of the European Locomotive Leasing (ELL)... more