Einar Már Guðmundsson confirmed at the helm 
Einar Már Guðmundsson has been appointed as the managing director of Icelandair Cargo. He has been with Icelandair as a director of technical operations since 2014. Previously, he was head of procurement at Rio Tinto Alcan (ISAL) for three years and before that he was operations... more
Florence-based forwarder grows footprint in Turkey
The Italian freight forwarder Savino Del Bene, established in Florence in 1899, has taken over Transocean Shipping Int'l Transport & Foreign Trade, which was founded in 2002. With 60 professionals in Istanbul, Izmir and Mersin, the Turkish company focuses on ocean export... more
“An eye on the big picture” 
In conversation with the Italian chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping. The ICS, which represents 80% of the global fleet, has been headed by Emanuele Grimaldi since 2022. The ICS’s chairman of the board spoke to Christian Doepgen at the World Port Conference in Abu... more
Port gears up with e-truck charging system
The Swedish Port of Gothenburg is continuing to develop its services for HGVs, with Göteborg Energi and the Gothenburg Port Authority joining forces to open additional charging facilities for heavy traffic. Four charging spots with up to 350 kW capacity are now operational at... more
60 years old and a network spanning 27 countries
Founded under the name of Marítima del Mediterráneo in Barcelona in 1963, Noatum Group celebrated its 60th anniversary with approximately 600 guests from the logistics, shipping, ports, and other industrial sectors gathering in the National Art Museum of Catalonia. The host... more
24 trucks added for long distance operations
Breedon, a group which produces aggregates, cement, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and specialist building products, has taken delivery of its first ever Renault trucks for its cement division. The 24 new T520 6x2 tractor units join a 50-strong fleet. A further expansion of... more
Cargo-Partner doubles capacities in Slovakia
Cargo-Partner is doubling its capacities in the iLogistics Centre in Dunajská Streda, Slovakia from 27,600 to 50,000 pallet spaces. The site is directly connected to the Metrans rail terminal so that goods from the ports of Hamburg, Rotterdam and Istanbul can be transported... more
Challenge Group appoints group COO
Challenge Group, an international air cargo conglomerate that offers tailored end-to-end logistics solutions for complex verticals, has appointed David Canavan as chief operating officer (COO). In his new role, Canavan will be responsible for leading, planning, directing,... more
Partnership to continue to 2027
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a specialist for outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Air Asia X, a medium- to long-haul airline, are extending their full-service ULD management partnership until 2027. Air Asia X has been a Unilode ULD... more
Job sharing between rail and road
ÖBB RCG has launched new rail-road transport services for Brau Union and the Spar retail chain in Austria. From the Schwechat brewery, the beverages are trucked on the first mile to the Vienna South Terminal. The main leg of the journey then involves single wagonload... more