Strengthening the North-South route 
Russia’s RZD Logistics, Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express and the Transport and Logistics Centre of Turkmenistan have signed an MoU with the aim of establishing a joint rail service on the Russian North-South route. In addition to an expansion of the rail infrastructure, the partners... more
Aero Union outsources ULD management to Jettainer
Mexican cargo airline Aero Union has outsourced the management of all its unit load devices (ULDs) to Jettainer. This was announced by both companies at Tiaca's Air Cargo Forum in Miami. The global market provider of ULD management has taken over more than 800 units from the... more
A Danish acquisition this time
In Denmark, Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has taken over DKI Logistics, including its warehouse investment firm DKI Automatic. The authorities approved the deal so that DKI is already an official part of the Rhenus Group. The responsible managers finally signed the contract... more
Salvatore Sciacchitano re-elected Icao president
Salvatore Sciacchitano has been re-elected for a second three-year term as president of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao). Sciacchitano first assumed the office of Icao council president on 1 January 2020. Prior to this, he was part of the... more
From Gibraltar to Algeciras
GAC is opening an office in Algeciras. It is actually only the first of several new locations the company is planning to set up in Spain. The move, which comes three years after the opening of GAC Gibraltar, represents the latest step in the company’s European growth... more
To counter airfreight ‘tourism’ 
German forwarders lament the consequences of a strict national framework. The efforts made by the logistics industry, airlines and airports to stabilise airfreight supply chains have also to be flanked by political framework conditions that sustainably strengthen the market... more
LTG Cargo to despatch test train to Trieste
The Lithuanian carrier LTG Cargo, the freight arm of the Lietuvos Geležinkeliai group (LTG), is set to launch regular services to and from Italy. LTG Cargo’s first intermodal test train has been prepared to leave for the port of Trieste. During the test run, semi-trailers... more
Skyteam Cargo Alliance re-elects Teddy Zebitz
The global alliance Skyteam Cargo has re-elected Saudia Cargo CEO Teddy Zebitz as chairperson of its executive board for another (consecutive) two-year term. The executive board comprises the cargo executives of all the alliance's members. The appointment to the board, which... more
More mega-trucks in Spain
XPO Logistics has launched three new mega-truck routes in Spain connecting Bilbao with Valladolid and Madrid with Barcelona on a daily basis. The routes are integrated into XPO’s day and night LTL distribution network with the specific aim to expand service to companies in the... more
British haulier speeds into new era
Freight Force, the first founding member of the UK Palletforce network, is the latest logistics heavy weight to join Pall-Ex Group. The Norwich-based long-established storage and distribution specialist has become a shareholder member of both the Pall-Ex and Fortec... more