DB extends contracts for five years 
At its regular meeting, the supervisory board of Deutsche Bahn extended the contracts of Sigrid Nikutta and Levin Holle by five years each. Nikutta will be in charge of freight transport until 31 December 2027. Holle will now lead the finance and logistics division until 31... more
Finland plans to extend domestic timber transport
Russia's attack on Ukraine and the consequent subsequent sanctions have put an end to imports of raw timber from Russia to Finland. Now, Finland’s ministry of transport and communications in Finland proposes that section 80 of the rail transport act be amended so that the... more
Startup to build up a new platform
Karlruhe (Germany)-based Neo Cargo is developing a neutral and digital networking platform for medium-sized forwarders. Freight is to be organised with just a few clicks and forwarders can, for example, process their orders automatically in a network via the Neo Cargo interface.... more
More container flows in the North
Container flows in Sweden were on the rise in 2021. The Port of Gothenburg handled 828,000 containers and grew further in relation to other ports in Sweden. ”Our almost perfect balance between import and export has been a great advantage while container shortages have been... more
More Raben in Romania
The Raben Group has added two new locations in Oradea and Buzau to its nine existing warehouses in Romania. The existing three warehouses in Bucharest, Sibiu and Timișoara, which have been operational since 2021, have a cross-docking area that can also offer logistics solutions.... more
SAS appoints Erno Hildén
SAS has appointed Erno Hildén as executive vice president and CFO. Hildén is from Finland and has held several operational leadership positions in the global airline industry. He has worked both as chief financial officer and chief operating officer for Finnair and as executive... more
Servals finally transported to new permanent home
Last month, four rescued servals started their journey to their permanent home at Panthera Africa in South Africa. Etihad Airways provided the flights for the servals, and three organisations, Born Free Foundation, Natuurhulpcentrum and Panthera Africa helped along the way.... more
Another register registers in London
The Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has opened a new office in the major shipping hub London. The office is headed by Georgios Bazos, business development director (UK) who moves to London after leaving The Marshall Islands Registry. Bazos commented the step:... more
Transmec extends its main intermodal hub
Seventeen roundtrip services now run every week from the private Intermodal Vest terminal in Oradea, Romania - almost triple the total at the start of 2021. Hub owner Intermodal Vest, a joint venture between Transmec and P&O Ferrymasters, has responded by making further... more
Xeneta picks Scott Irvine and Laura Finbow
Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking, market analytics platform and container shipping index, has appointed two new sales executives. Scott Irvine joins Xeneta as VP of freight forwarding and Laura Finbow will serve as director of sales enablement. The... more