Saudia Cargo extends partnership with Unilode 
Unilode Aviation Solutions, a specialist in outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, is extending its ULD management partnership with Saudia Cargo until 2028. Saudia Cargo has access to a fleet of 90 wide-body aircraft and flies to 87... more
New Central Europe unit for Otto
Retail and e-commerce giant Otto Group has contracted Beumer Group, a supplier of automated material handling systems, to equip a new dispatch centre in Central Europe with complete end-to-end automation. The logistics facility will be operated by the Hermes Fulfilment Group,... more
Deepak Ahuja joins Zipline
Deepak Ahuja joined Zipline, the global specialist in instant delivery, as its first ever chief business and financial officer on 30 September 2022. He brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience to the company’s management team. In his new role, Ahuja will... more
UK waste haulier adds new tippers to fleet
Crown has welcomed four Volvo FMX 420 8x4 tippers to its fleet with a total of 16 Volvo trucks due to join its operation over the next 18 months. The new vehicles feature a D13K 420 hp Euro-6 Step E engine, capable of producing 2,100 Nm of torque. They are paired with... more
Air Canada Cargo launches service to St. John’s
Effective 1 October 2022, Air Canada Cargo’s Boeing 767 freighters will begin operating five times per week to Europe from St. John’s (YYT), with two non-stop flights per week to Frankfurt and three non-stop weekly flights to Madrid. Air Canada Cargo is the only Canadian... more
USD 250 million for logistics real estate in Asia
ESR and its affiliate Logos have completed th finance round for the co-branded Pan Asia Core+ Venture (PACV) and raised USD 250 million in equity commitments in total. This initial raising includes investment from two institutional capital partners in Europe and America: the... more
Trial train run between Marseille and Calais
Cargo Beamer has written history by successfully running the first ever train with trailers in France between Marseille and Calais. The train serves as the first successful railway line for the unaccompanied transport of craneable and non-craneable semitrailers on rail, one of... more
George Haysom joins Idwal
Idwal has appointed George Haysom as chief commercial officer (CCO). He will lead the company’s sales, customer and business development functions. Haysom has significant and diverse experience in business development, commercial negotiations, customer engagement and contractual... more
E-commerce and logistics combined
ESW, a major direct-to-consumer (DTC) E-commerce company, and Seko Logistics have concluded a partnership agreement. The alliance, which is meant to reduce the rising cost of cross-border e-commerce for DTC brands, is also a technology agreement. While ESW will support... more
A new Baltic-UK connection
Short sea operator Unifeeder has commenced a new weekly service from Klaipeda in Lithuania to the Port of Immingham in UK. Together with Associated British Ports (ABP), the DP World-owned affiliate will transport containerised cargo from the Baltic port. The maiden voyage saw... more