Leasing in Lille 
With a new 9,000 sqm site near Lille, Argan aims to boost its total capacity in the French city’s greater area, where it already operates fulfilment hubs for Carrefour (25,000 sqm) and Arcania (50,000 sqm). This third project is being built near Lens, which is connected to Lille... more
Tobias Markert takes the helm
The board of directors has appointed Tobias Markert as the new managing director of Basel-Mulhouse airport. He will take office on 1 April 2025 and succeeds Matthias Suhr, who will be taking early retirement after ten years at the head of the airport. After twenty years in... more
TIIR celebrates the 300th container train
The jubilee train was sent from the Kazakhstan-China terminal in Xi'an (China) along the Trans-Caspian international transport route (TIIR) to Azerbaijan. The dispatch was organised in cooperation with the key partners of the route - ADY Express (Azerbaijan) and Xi'an Free Trade... more
Two BCFs for carrier founded in 2022
Airborne Global Leasing, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has delivered a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter under a long-term lease agreement with Camex Airlines. The company expects to deliver a second unit to the Tbilisi-based carrier in 2025 under a... more
Air Arabia appoints GSSA in Poland
Globe Air Cargo, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has been appointed as the GSSA for Air Arabia in Poland. For Air Arabia, this partnership marks an important step in strengthening its cargo operations in the region. The contract became effective on 15 October 2024, for a duration of... more
A large tank wagon order for VTG UK
The order from the construction materials group Breedon involves 54 new JPA powder tank wagons equipped with VTG Rail UK’s iWagon system. They will be delivered in January 2026. This latest order is the largest for newly built wagons featuring VTG’s iWagon technology to... more
Glencar to build Brummie base
Glencar is embarking on a new development at Catalyst Industrial Park, Birmingham, where it has been contracted by Aviva Investors to build four logistics units ranging from 2,090 sqm to 5,969 sqm. Fit with a steel portal frame design, 50KN/M2 floor loading and dock loading as... more
TT Club: change of leadership in Singapore
After five years as chief executive for TT Club and having led Thomas Miller’s Singapore operations for 15 years, Yiah Soon (YS) Ng (left) has announced his retirement. As chief executive, he is succeeded by Kamel Tlili (right), TT Club’s regional general manager Asia Pacific,... more
Shift to e-truck saves 30 t of CO2
LKW Walter recently switched to an electrically powered truck to transport beverages for Coca-Cola Austria. The move from diesel to electric drive has reduced CO2 emissions by around 29,600 kg for 24,600 km driven. The first joint e-truck operates within Austria between the... more
Britannia Group: handing over the baton
The Britannia Group has appointed Egied Verbeeck as the new non-executive chair of its boards and members' representative committee with effect from 1 January 2025. He has been a director of the Britannia Group since May 2018 and has a wealth of marine expertise, with over 13... more