ECSA appoints Sotiris Raptis 
Sotiris Raptis has been appointed secretary general of the European Community Shipowners’ Association. He has extensive EU political and policy experience, having worked for different organisations in Brussels over the last 14 years. After joining ECSA as director of... more
New HGV to train drivers and supply towns
HMT Group in UK is the latest company to introduce the Isuzu Grafter 3.5 t truck as a driver training vehicle to encourage non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class I and 2 driving levels. The truck is also being used within the company’s Palletline pallet network business to... more
Augmenting storage capacity in UK network
Maritime Transport, a container transport company headquartered in Felixstowe, is investing in storage space at the Port of Ipswich. To this end, it has signed an agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a site with a capacity to store up to 2,500 teu. This... more
NAC is launch lessor for Embraer E-Jet P2F
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is a launch lessor for the E-Jet P2F – passenger-to-freighter – programme announced in March 2022. NAC, the world’s largest regional aircraft lessor, will convert up to ten of its fleet of E190s and E195s to freighter aircraft. The E190F and... more
Hajni Keri to manage sea freight at Europa
Europa Air & Sea, part of the logistics firm Europa Worldwide Group, has promoted Hajni Keri to sea freight customer service manager at Europa’s Minworth site. The division is thus providing an additional contact to help customers with their logistics needs. Keri has worked... more
Railway supplies hygiene products for war refugees
In cooperation with its freight transport customer Essity, ÖBB organised the transport of relief goods for refugees from Ukraine and brought 38 pallets with 30,000 rolls of toilet paper provided by Essity to Poland. The urgently needed relief goods will directly benefit the... more
An investment in packaging
As has only just been reported, Simon Hegele Gesellschaft für Logistik und Service mbH took over 50% of the shares of Georg Schrepfer in Germany at the beginning of 2022. The remaining 50% will stay with the previous owner, Thomas Bach. For Simon Egele, the acquisition is... more
A system for innovative projects
The port of Barcelona has launched a new system to coordinate and implement projects that are reshaping its portfolio. Damià Calvet, the gateway’s president, and Emma Cobos, its director of innovation and business strategy, jointly presented the strategy, which defines three... more
Estonian cargo carrier leases AN-26 from Ukraine
Avem Aero has grown its Saab 340 fleet with a new aircraft, an AN-26 leased from the Ukrainian airline Constanta by an aircraft lease agreement without a due date. The Estonia-based cargo carrier is planning to deliver oil well equipment and other outsize freight to Sweden,... more
Further Eurasian intermodal route launched
Nurminen Logistics is banking on the new southern Trans-Caspian route. The Finnish forwarder despatched its first full-length container train from Chongqing, China on 10 May 2022. The train will run via Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania to Central Europe. Nurminen... more