A president for Aero Trans Cargo 
Charles Szar is the new president of the global cargo airline Aero Trans Cargo (ATC). He brings over 30 years of commercial, civil aviation, and military aviation/aerospace experience to ATC from major executive roles in companies in the USA, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.... more
Three more vehicles for event transporter's fleet
The family-run business FCL Event Logistics has expanded its trailer fleet with the addition of three Dry Liner box trailers from Krone Trailer. With demand on the up, the UK event logistics provider needed two high volume Mega Dry Liners plus a versatile City Liner for delivery... more
Final Beluga
After having served as the programme’s test platform since 2018, the last of six Beluga XLs entered service in June 2024. These successors to the A300-600ST, the iconic original ‘Beluga’, continue its mission to strengthen the company’s industrial capabilities. Time for some... more
A sustainability survey
The British International Freight Association (Bifa) has cooperated with a logistics software company to analyse the current state of sustainability in freight forwarding. Working with Pledge, an emissions reporting software, the association found a growing acceptance of the... more
Helsingborg tests self-driving terminal tractor
In collaboration with Terberg and Easy Mile, the port of Helsingborg is testing an autonomous terminal tractor in its container terminal. The initial phase will be conducted outside regular production times to ensure the system's readiness for live testing by the autumn. The... more
Europa strengthens presence
System Alliance Europe (SAE) is growing, with Europa Road becoming the 53rd member to join the European groupage service network. The haulier has a network of sales branches in the UK and Ireland to manage goods shipments into Dartford (UK) from domestic depots, from where... more
Back to the future for 70th anniversary
Massey Wilcox Transport, which is based in Bristol and Radstock, Somerset (UK), celebrated its milestone anniversary last month (May) and put a brand-new Scania R450 on the road in the same livery that was used 70 years ago. The company was set up by Douglas Massey and Harry... more
Duisport moves into packaging
Duisburger Hafen (Duisport) is expanding its industrial packaging portfolio and taking over RK Verpackungssysteme with retroactive effect from 1 January. The Duisport Group will benefit from RK’s 60-year expertise in this market. RK has 60 employees and runs a 16,000 sqm... more
Based in Basingstoke
After twelve months of construction, Glencar has completed a 19,417 sqm hub in Basingstoke, which is intended as a logistics facility for longstanding customers and partners. The building has a 15 m clear internal height, 19 dock doors, and almost 1,022 sqm of office space.... more
Changes at the HHM’s office in Hungary
Krisztina Kovacs (second from left) is retiring after 13 years as head of the HHM representative office in Budapest. She learnt her trade at a Hungarian freight forwarding company before moving to the Multimar shipping agency. "We would like to thank Kovacs, who has... more