Prestigious newcomer to executive board 
Hans Airways, a new long-haul hybrid airline readying to start cargo-friendly scheduled flights between Birmingham, UK and Amritsar, India, has appointed Baroness Usha Prashar, CBE to its executive board. Since 1970, Baroness Prashar has served as director, or chair, of a... more
Silk Way West Airlines unveils new website
Cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines, a member of the Silk Way Group operating in the Caspian and CIS regions, has launched its redesigned website. The website has several new features, including a responsive, user-friendly layout, simplified navigation and newly... more
Growing with additional services
RZD Logistics (RZDL) is expanding its services from the stations of the East Siberian Railway. As a first step, the logistics arm of the Russian railway company has opened a 3,500 sqm goods warehouse at the Kirenga terminal. In addition to an unloading area for 95 wagons, the... more
Trane Technologies welcomes Dwayne Cowan
Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, has appointed Dwayne Cowan as president of Thermo King Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and global marine, air and rail, effective 1 August 2022. Cowan most recently served as vice president of sales and service for Thermo... more
Rhenus: latest acquisition in Spain
The Rhenus Group has acquired Aduanas Alié. The Spanish company also provides customs services in Morocco and the Maghreb. Rhenus Logistics Spain is thus reinforcing its operations involving traffic flows with Morocco, a market considered as strategic for the group. This... more
50 t of CO2 saved
Electric refrigeration specialist Hultsteins has helped Salford Van Hire cut CO2 for its client Danish Crown. The food supplier’s UK heavy vehicle fleet comprises eight 13.6 m refrigerated trailers and five DAF tractor units. They were supplied by Salford and are equipped... more
Two tandems to lead L.I.T. subsidiaries
The L.I.T. Group is expanding the management for two of its subsidiaries. Since 1 July 2022, Robert Hennemann has been heading L.I.T. Cargo together with Ingo Schreiber, while Michael Borowski has been appointed to the management team of L.I.T. air & sea alongside Simeon... more
Apex Rail welcomes Martin Metz
Martin Metz joined Apex Rail as managing director & partner on 1 August 2022, bringing more than 30 years of experience in the banking industry. Metz previously spent more than 20 years as global head of land transport finance at DVB Bank. He moved to Landesbank... more
WFS adds cargo capacity at Heathrow
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its facility footprint at London’s Heathrow Airport after a 30% growth in volumes in the past year. WFS has signed a five-year lease on Building 578 in the airport’s cargo area, boosting its warehouse and office space by a... more
Hermes picks Terry McGregor
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has appointed Terry McGregor as senior product manager as part of a wider strategy to grow the company’s senior leadership team and strengthen technical expertise. McGregor brings 15 years of product management experience to the position,... more