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
Sule follows Miram in Mumbai
Sameeha Pradeep Sule (on the right) has headed the port of Hamburg’s representative office in India since 1 October, as the successor to Léa Miram (on the left). Sule is already experienced in Indo-German exchange projects. During the past three years she’s been a part of... more
New Santander terminal operational soon
A new container terminal in the port of Santander is set to commence services by April next year. It will be run by Boluda Shipping, the Boluda Corporación Marítima division dedicated to international transport. Company president Vicente Boluda Fos announced the move with the... more
A strong end in Ostend
Ostend-based Europa Road Belgium has successfully extended its road freight services. The operator has invested in the business recently, expanding and rebranding – from ‘Continental Cargo Carriers’ to ‘Europa Road’ – its services in September. The company has now... more
Automate trucks to help cut driver shortages
The Finnish automated driving technology company Sensible 4 and the Japanese commercial vehicle provider UD Trucks have retrofitted UD’s flagship heavy-duty Quon unit, to enable it to operate autonomously and transport, and dump, material at one of UD’s customer’s... more