Logista picks Pedro Losada Hernández 
Logista has appointed Pedro Losada Hernandez as new chief financial officer (CFO), reporting to Iñigo Meirás, the company's chief executive officer. The appointment will take effect on 1 March 2022. Losada held the same position at Cintra, where he also worked in other roles... more
Air Cargo Belgium contracts Paycargo
Air Cargo Belgium (ACB) has implemented Paycargo to collect membership and event delegate fees online from its 155 members. “By supporting ACB with our tailored platform, we are helping them help their members to adopt a solution that is dynamic and can evolve with their... more
East European groupage freight service launched
PKP Cargo Connect has introduced a road general cargo network (groupage freight) linking the Baltic and the Balkans (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia). General cargo will be handled in two major hubs - Vilnius (Lithuania) and Budapest... more
Doubling traffic on a Baltic route
Since the launch of the loop in autumn 2021, Hansa Destinations has seen a steady increase in demand from freight forwarders and logistics companies looking to transport goods by sea between Sweden and Germany. Now another ro-ro vessel will enter service at the end of April.... more
Axell Group sells off part of its portfolio
The Dutch Axell Group in Diessen is strengthening its focus on logistics. The Timmermans family has been at the helm of the family business since it was founded in 1933. In 1996, the company opened its first logistics branch in Poland, in 1999, it launched the temporary... more
For more business in France
The freight forwarder Gustav Mäuler, based in Remscheid, Germany, has doubled the palletised general cargo volumes on its routes to and from France. The owner-managed company, which specialises in transport, warehousing, contract and chemical logistics, has been connected to... more
Fair play in cross-border road haulage
The Swiss government wants to ensure fair competition between companies in cross-border road haulage and strengthen cooperation with EU states. To this end, the Swiss federal council has submitted the relevant amendments to the law to consultation for three months. Companies... more
Medline prefers trains
Medline is now utilising rail transport in its supply chain for products bound for Spain to reduce its CO2 emissions. The provider of medical products is working with Transfesa Logistics, a Spanish specialist for door-to-door services, to shift more and more of its shipments... more
Fresh blood for the Danser Group
A private equity investor has chosen its next target in the Netherlands: Blue Ocean Capital (BOC), founded in 2015, based in UK and the Netherlands and specialising in port infrastructure and logistics real estate, is acquiring the Danser Group from its current owners. Rotterdam... more
Winner of TT Club's innovation in safety award
The ICHCA International (ICHCA) and TT Club collaboration have once again highlighted the crucial role played by organisations across the world in constantly searching for better solutions to the challenges of improved safety in the cargo handing industry. The ceremony,... more