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
Estonian Aviation Cluster chooses Jaan Tamm
Jaan Tamm has been named as the new general manager of the Estonian Aviation Cluster (AEC). The former general manager Kristo Reinsalu had stepped down at the organisation’s recent general meeting. A new member of the board was also elected. The change in the leadership of... more
Russia expands rail service to Black Sea region
Fesco Transportation Group has launched a regular container service between Vladivostok and Timashevsk in the Krasnodar region near the Black Sea. Shuttles will depart once every two weeks from the commercial port of Vladivostok (CPV) and will arrive at the Timashevskaya... more
An anniversary for air transport
100 years ago today, on 10 November 1922, the first "Grand Prix of Transport Aviation" was held at Le Bourget airport in Paris. The competition, which was organised by the French undersecretary of state for aviation and the Aéro-Club de France, lasted three days.... more
BAG welcomes new vice president
Bernd Krekeler, formerly head of the control services department of Germany’s federal office for goods transport (BAG), took over the position of vice president of the office on 20 October 2022. He succeeds Christian Hoffmann, whom BAG had promoted to president in August 2022.... more
A towage operator for MSC
Following the example of Maersk, which acquired Svitzer back in 1979, MSC is taking over 100% of the shares of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei. The international towage operator under the Italian flag is active in Italy, Malta, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Greece and Colombia.... more