New Menzies headquarters in London 
Menzies Aviation, an aviation logistics specialist, has opened its new global headquarters in Central London. Menzies operates in more than 250 airports in 58 countries. When Menzies joined forces with National Aviation Services earlier this year, the entity became the world’s... more
Skou retiring from Maersk
CEO Søren Skou, who led the transformation of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group from a diversified conglomerate to an integrated logistics company and set the business on a new growth trajectory, is now retiring. Chairman of the board Robert M. Uggla said that “Søren has... more
Increased trailer capacity to and from Sweden
The leasing company GATX has handed over 15 intermodal railcars to new customer Samskip, which will deploy the T3000e railcars on its high-frequency routes for intermodal traffic between Germany and Sweden.The new vehicles will enable the combined transport specialist to further... more
‘Emirates Delivers’ – now also from the UK
Online shoppers from the UAE have used ‘Emirates Delivers’ to shop from US retailers since it was launched in 2019. Now, just in time for last-minute festive shopping, Emirates SkyCargo has added the UK to its home-delivery shopping platform. Items purchased from UK... more
BBL swallows Share Logistics
The French logistics company Groupe BBL wants to further extend its international profile and to this end has purchased the Share Logistics Group, from the Netherlands. The Rotterdam-based company was run by Jan Crezee and a team of managers since an MBO in 2008. The... more
Strengthening its UK management team
Dachser UK recently made two key appointments for the UK and Ireland. Mark Cosgrove (on the left) will fill the new role of regional sales and commercial manager in charge of activities in both countries, while Chris Radley (on the right) will take full charge of Dachser’s air... more
MSC Air Cargo lands in Liège
MSC, one of the biggest transportation and logistics companies worldwide, has created a new air cargo airline, as a complementary service to its ocean container shipping solutions. The entity, MSC Air Cargo (MAC), is set to use Liege airport (LGG) as its European hub. To this... more
Global e-commerce player joins IRU
Amazon has joined the International Road Transport Union (IRU), to work on areas that are critical to its large chain of logistics partners and the broader global road transport sector. Common challenges include sustainability and decarbonisation, road safety and artificial... more
Extending its network in Poland
The Polish subsidiary of the German company Nosta Logistik has opened a new office in Warsaw, thus bringing the number of the logistician’s branches in Poland to four. Airfreight team leader Daniel Głuchowski pointed out that “air cargo activities are crucially important to... more
From a network to an innovation community
The German general cargo cooperation System Alliance is repositioning itself as a brand and as a network. On 1 January 2023 it will change its name to NG.network. The reorientation aims to expand the central network and goods management capacities, as well as strategically... more