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
Tanja Dreilich named CFO of HHLA
The supervisory board of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) has elected Tanja Dreilich to the executive board of the European logistics group. Dreilich will join the board on 1 January 2023 and assume responsibility for the finance and real estate divisions on 1 February 2023.... more
Building Poland's largest intermodal hub
Spedcont, a Geodis affiliate, is planning to purchase a plot of land and expand the intermodal terminal near Lodz by approximately 35,000 sqm. The total area of the terminal will then exceed 180,000 sqm. Currently, the terminal spans almost 130,000 sqm, and its storage... more
Hill Dickinson: head of Piraeus office joins board
International law firm and maritime specialist Hill Dickinson has appointed partner Jasel Chauhan to its board. In addition to heading the Piraeus office since 2020, he also leads the company’s international finance team. Chauhan has more than 16 years' experience in banking and... more
Femex to call at Thessaloniki
CMA CGM updating its Femex service by adding Thessaloniki, Greece, to its Southbound rotation. The port will serve as a hub to connect North European cargo bound for Cyprus thanks to its SSL MED Thessaloniki-Limassol service coverage. The port rotation will be the following:... more
South Europeans back in Antarctica
One year after performing a world first, Hi Fly is back in Antarctica. Since 2 November it has operated an Airbus A340 9H-TQZ between Cape Town (South Africa) and Wolf’s Fang runway {at 71º 32’ 00” S; 8º 50’ 00” E}. The journey is 2,500 nm long, and takes just over five hours... more
50 new trailers added to fleet
Trucksters has acquired 50 new trailers from the German manufacturer Krone, 20 of which have already been delivered with the company's new signage - the companies have been working together since 2022. The new mega liner trailers feature a large load volume of 100 sqm and... more
Raja Group promotes Simon Allan-Brooks
Simon Allan-Brooks assumed his new position as managing director of Viking United Kingdom and Ireland in September 2022. He joined Viking in 2020 to lead logistics operations in UK and Ireland. Prior to 2022, Allan-Brooks held a variety of roles in notable national and... more