Axel Frey named CEO of Seifert Logistics Group 
Banking on continuity: the Seifert Logistics Group (SLG) has chosen Axel Frey, Harald Seifert's long-time companion and confidant, to take over the helm of the family-owned company. Mario Wolter has been appointed COO forwarding to head the international group’s forwarding... more
IRS to focus on "innovating rail"
The 11th International Railway Summit (IRS), which will be organised in association with the International Union of Railways (UIC), will take place in Berlin (Germany) on 30 May – 1 June 2022. The topic will be ‘Innovating rail for people, planet and prosperity’. The... more
Big commitment for widebody conversions
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a US lessor of freighter aircraft, has committed to a total of 29 A330 passenger-to-freighter conversion slots with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), German centre of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions and a joint venture between Singapore's... more
United Heavylift sails the seven seas again
A new cooperation has been launched between United Heavy Lift (UHL) and Ocean 7 Projects (Ocean7), the latter becoming a partner of UHL Americas located in Houston, Texas. The recently opened office, which has been in operation since November 2020, is rebranded United O7... more
Ikea opts for Glencar
Ikea has contracted the construction company Glencar in UK for a GBP 12 million fit out project. In Ikea’s 150,000 sqm new distribution centre, located at the former Littlebrook Power Station site on the south bank of the River Thames in London, the project involves the... more
Attracting Eurasian transit container transportation
Intermodal operator Trans Container has signed a three-party agreement on cooperation with two Chinese forwarders to make transit container transportation from China to Europe more attractive and competitive. The agreement was signed on the Chinese side by Shandong Jitie... more
First flights for newcomer from Malta
Airhub Airlines has inducted a A330 into the fleet, bearing the Maltese registration 9H-AHQ. The addition of a new aircraft type aims to strengthen the competitive position of Airhub Airlines in the Acmi and charter market, complementing its product and services. The A330 is... more
Many trucks en route in Ukraine
Besides citizens and refugees, many truck drivers are also trapped in Ukraine. The flow of vital goods, including food, water and medicine, is being severely affected because of Putin's war in Ukraine. Humanitarian conditions are dire in many places, the international Road... more
Rail/road transports stopped from and to Russia
Based on the EU’s decision to impose sanctions on the Russian Federation and other reports from the seaports of Hamburg and Rotterdam on refusing to handle container shipments to and from Russia in these ports, Metrans has stopped accepting and transporting cargo destined for or... more