Girteka announces changes at the helm 
On 2 January 2023, Mindaugas Pasilauskas assumed his role as CEO of Girteka Europe West, which was established as a new legal entity after Girteka was divided into three business units and a competence centre. Pasilauskas previously was CEO of Class Trucks, a transport asset... more
MBS Logistics picks Joerg Roehl
The Cologne (Germany)-based holding company MBS Logistics has appointed Joerg Roehl as an additional CEO, effective 1 February 2023. Roehl will join Andreas Janetzko and Daniel Steckel in the company’s leadership team. With more than 30 years of experience in the... more
More intermodal links for Wilhelmshaven
Eurogate Intermodal (Egim) has added Wilhelmshaven, Germany’s only deep-water port, to its network. In Q1/2023, Egim will launch direct services between its Container Terminal Wilhelmshaven (CTW) and Duisburg, Munich, Nuremberg and Kornwestheim. Connections to Ulm, Mannheim... more
Paris welcomes new Chinese cargo carrier
The Chinese Zongteng Group, a cross-border e-commerce infrastructure service provider, celebrated the arrival of Yun Express' first B777F flight at Paris CDG on 16 January 2023. With a planned annual cargo capacity of over 15,000 t, the newly launched route from Shenzhen... more
DFDS acquires road haulier
Danish ferry operator DFDS is taking over the Northern Irish company McBurney Transport. The transaction price for the Ballymena-based company was just below GBP 140 million (USD 168 million). McBurney Transport is one of region's largest haulage firms, with about 800... more
Expanding portfolio for silo transports by road
The Rhenus Group acquired the silo transport company, Nederlandse Transport Maatschappij (NTM), at the turn of the year. With this takeover, the international logistics specialist is expanding its expertise in silo transports for free-flowing and powdery goods. Headquartered... more
In its fifth year in Hungary
The Hungarian branch of the Palletways network has grown significantly since its foundation four years ago. It now cooperates with 14 local transport companies, i.e. 30% more than when it first entered the market. To date, the now 110-strong team has handled more than 550,000... more
David Azra to head Kribi Conteneurs Terminal
Following a 15-year career in Bolloré Transport & Logistics subsidiaries in Africa, David Azra took over as managing director of Kribi Conteneurs Terminal, operator of the container terminal at the Autonomous Port of Kribi, on 12 December 2022. He succeeds Eric Lavenu who... more
An Albertan alternative 
Talking at the Tiaca gathering to Kirsten de Bruijn, WestJet Cargo’s EVP. Dutchwoman Kirsten de Bruijn knows and loves Miami, having already worked there for eight years – first in the hotel segment, then in airfreight. After postings to the Middle East she has now headed the... more
Faster connections to Greece and Turkey
ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has set up a new subsidiary in Belgrade, thus adding Serbia as the 13th country to its network of sustainable railfreight services relying on its own staff and locomotives. Rail Cargo Carrier – Southeast will focus on transit services between Turkey... more