Supplying 3,000 service stations 
The new contract is to run to 2024. Logista Retail and Repsol will continue their current cooperation and the Logista subsidiary will remain responsible for delivering supplies to the stores of the multi-energy company’s service station network. The renewal of the agreement... more
40 candles for ECT in Venlo
Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam opened its first railway terminal in Venlo forty years ago, in 1982. Since then, it has gradually been transformed into a large logistics centre. With five weekly barge connections to and from Rotterdam and Antwerp and 24 rail connections to and... more
Staying healthy with Cathy O'Brien
UPS has appointed Cathy O’Brien as healthcare vice-president for international sales. She will be responsible for driving growth across Europe, Amea and Latin America for the end-to-end supply chain services dedicated to supporting the pharmaceutical, medical device, laboratory... more
Antwerp terminal earmarked for renovation
Nine long years lie ahead. The port of Antwerp-Bruges and PSA Antwerp have agreed on the comprehensive renewal of the quayside and facilities at the Europa Terminal. The work will be carried out in three phases and make the terminal fit for the latest generation of ultra-large... more
German-Turkish conversion cooperation
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a German centre of excellence for Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions, and the MRO company Turkish Technic have announced a new collaboration in A330P2F conversions. It will see Turkish Technic becoming the first MRO company to provide... more
VDR elects new board members
After welcoming Dr Martin Kröger as its new chief executive officer in spring, the German Shipowners' Association VDR has now promoted staff members Irina Haesler and Tilo Wallrabenstein to its executive board.Haesler is a lawyer and has been with VDR since 2013, most recently... more
Cargo boom at Budapest Airport
Budapest Airport’s Cargo City is set for another significant expansion following the dynamic cargo development at the Hungarian gateway since the infrastructure opened in January 2020. Increasing the airport’s annual cargo capacity to 300,000 t, the latest progression is... more
Igoumenitsa awards tender to a consortium
The bidding process is over and a consortium has won. It is made up of Grimaldi Euromed, Minoan Lines Shipping, and Investment Construction Commercial & Industrial, and they will now thus acquire a 67% stake in the share capital of Greece’s Igoumenitsa Port Authority. Their... more
For direct rule in Kloten
ATS-Hellmann is giving up its air and sea freight activities in Switzerland and handing them over to Hellmann directly. From 2023 on, Hellmann will be working with its own Swiss national company and taking over part of its long-standing partner’s team and market presence in... more
Belgian airport fortified
Liège airport, a key European freight hub, has appointed Frédéric Brun (on the left) as its head of commercial cargo, and Alexis Lapot as its senior manager for cargo sales. They will join a team headed by Torsten Wefers, the vice-president of marketing and sales. Brun... more