Espo: Zeno D’Agostino takes the helm 
The Verona-born Zeno D’Agostino, who heads the port of Trieste, has been appointed chairman of Espo, the European Sea Ports Organisation. The representatives from the Organisation’s 23 member countries elected him unanimously during the general meeting that took place in... more
New Chinese conversion partner for EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus, has teamed up with Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco), a provider of MRO services for aircraft in China, for a new collaborative project for Airbus A330 passenger-to-freighter (P2F)... more
Change in the cockpit of Zurich Airport
CEO Stephan Widrig has decided to take on new challenges outside the company and will be leaving Flughafen Zürich, the operator of Zurich Airport, at the end of April 2023. Widrig worked for the company for 23 years in various roles, including 15 years on the management... more
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