Rail tracks opened at Port of Larvik 
Wood chips from the Norwegian timber corporation Bergene Holm in Amundrod near Larvik will now be transported by rail to Norske Skog’s mill in Halden. On Friday, 13 May, railway tracks at Larvik Port opened, reducing the number of trucks on the roads on the Larvik – Oslo –... more
Trevor Caswell elected chairman of Pharma.Aero
At its general assembly at the end of March, Pharma.Aero elected Trevor Caswell as the new chairman to lead its board of directors for the next two years. Caswell is manager, demand & product development (cargo) at Edmonton International Airport – a member of Pharma.Aero... more
7,000 eco vehicles for 225 cities
DPD plans to transport parcels to 25 of the largest towns and cities in UK with zero and low-emission vehicles by 2025. The programme aims to step up the company’s efforts to achieve pan-European targets based on the know-how and expertise gained from the first cities where... more
ECS Group supports Air Premia
Established in 2017, South Korea's Air Premia has restructured its air cargo business and chosen Seoul-based Globe Air Cargo Korea, ECS Group's newest subsidiary, as its cargo GSA. The agreement includes cargo sales, reservations and the handling of scheduled and full charter... more
LH Cargo partners with VIE Pharma
The Vienna Airport Pharma Handling Centre (VPHC) is now also handling pharma freight for Lufthansa Cargo. As part of a cooperation between the Lufthansa Group's cargo subsidiary and Vienna Airport, all pharma cargo transported on board Austrian Airlines aircraft to or from... more
LPR chooses Jean-Luc Guénard
European pallet pooling specialist La Palette Rouge, has appointed Jean-Luc Guénard as managing director. He holds a master's degree in supply chain management from the University of Le Havre (France), and an executive master of business administration from ESCP. Guénard... more
Awery hires Phaedra Den Hertog
Phaedra Den Hertog has spent over 30 years in air cargo working for major companies in the aviation industry including Polar Air Cargo, Cathay Pacific, and more recently Air Bridge Cargo (ABC), where she oversaw the implementation of its new cargo management system.... more
First half year strong for Frasers
Cologne-based real estate developer Frasers Property Limited (FPL) has announced the results for its first half of 2022 ending at the end of March. Earnings before interest and tax were EUR 138 million on assets under management of approximately EUR 7.3 billion. The company's... more
For a few dollars more
The shortage of empties is opening a new chapter. CMA CGM has launched an early container return incentive programme. It is employed not only at the FMS terminal in Los Angeles, but at all CMA CGM return locations in Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, KS; and Memphis, TN.... more
Final test for eEconic
Germany-based Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service (FES) has taken delivery of a battery-electric eEconic truck: with immediate effect, FES is using the near-series vehicle manufactured by Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks for municipal waste collection in Frankfurt am Main. The... more