Intermodal network continues to grow 
Kombiverkehr has initiated a new direct train in partnership with forwarder Spedition Bode. The train connects Lübeck in Germany with Halmstad in southern Sweden. Starting point and destination is the Port of Halland logistics centre in Halmstad, while the Lehmann Terminal... more
Tasma skips Samskip for Broekman
On 1 April 2022, Martijn Tasma assumed his new position as director of international freight forwarding at Broekman Logistics, which is based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After beginning his career at Maersk, Tasma worked for Geodis for 13 years. Here, he held various... more
Bernhard Huber heads Scania sales west
Bernhard Huber joined the management team at Scania Schweiz in Kloten on 1 January 2022. He heads Scania’s sales region west, reporting to sales director Stephan Oberli. In the past, Huber has held executive positions in a number of commercial vehicle-related industries and... more
Fleet modernisation going ahead
Europa Road has continued to invest in its UK artic fleet, with five new high spec Renault T range 6 x 2440 13 L trucks to join its 50 strong fleet in May. The investment is part of an ongoing replacement strategy to renew the whole artic fleet over the next two years.... more
BCS Air supports market entry in Brazil
São Paulo-based BCS Air, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has signed a year-long GSSA contract with DHL Aviation, which will come into effect on 10 July 2022. Viracopos is an entirely new online destination for the carrier, which will operate a B767-300F via Bogota (Colombia) to Miami... more
New leadership for Global Maritime Forum
The Global Maritime Forum elected Jan Dieleman as its new chairman at its annual general meeting which was this month (April 2022). Dieleman succeeds Peter Stokes, who is stepping down after five years at the helm, having been chairman of the forum since its establishment in... more
CSafe Global expands executive team 
Koby R. Kreinbring has joined Csafe Global, a specialist for temperature-controlled container solutions for the transport of life-enhancing pharmaceuticals, as general counsel. Kreinbring brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate law with more than a decade in the... more
A stronger presence in Sweden
Heinloth is expanding in Sweden and opening a branch in Helsingborg. The group of companies set up its first Scandinavian location in Trellborg (Sweden) in 2016. Heinloth expects the new branch to be a particular benefit for its freight forwarding business. Only recently,... more
Kuehne stays on the rise
Kuehne + Nagel improved its net turnover by 68% to CHF 10.2 billion in Q1/2022, generating a net profit of CHF 832 million. In ocean freight, originally Kuehne's core segment, container volumes reached 1 million teu in this period and the division's net turnover amounted to CHF... more
Trans-o-flex launches B2C pharma offer
Germany-based express service Trans-o-flex is now offering a B2C pharma service, which was developed for the temperature-controlled shipment of medicines to end customers. The timing of the service expansion was deliberate, the company commented. "The mail order... more