HGK Shipping picks Susanne Kluthe 
Susanne Kluthe has been appointed head of human resources at HGK Shipping. In this central function, she is responsible for all overarching human resources activities of the country organisations in Europe. In her professional career, Kluthe has held a wide variety of management... more
Déjà vu: danger zone Gulf of Guinea
The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) is one of the maritime organisations concerned about the surge of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The latest incident, in South Nigeria, which involved a suspected pirate vessel and the Danish frigate ‘Esben Snare’... more
Clecat's first woman secretary general
Antonella Straulino, Fedespedi's head of international relations, has been appointed secretary general of Clecat – the European association for forwarding, transport, logistics and customs services which was founded in Brussels in 1958. Straulino is the first woman to hold... more
Polish sales doubled during pandemic
With more than 1,100 registered trailers, Austria’s Schwarzmüller Group has already exceeded its ambitious sales target for 2021 in Poland, a key market. The company was able to more than double its sales figures compared with the level before the coronavirus pandemic. This... more
First Dutch snaps up all shares of S5
A rapid concentration is taking place in the “Port Services” industry. After taking over the agency activities of the Royal Burger Group and Jardine, First Dutch has now acquired the S5 Agency World (S5)'s shares of Marmedsa Noatum Maritime and Kanoo Shipping, becoming the sole... more
A Fesco dry port in Zabaikalsk?
Russian provider of terminal services Fesco is planning to build a dry port at Zabaikalsk, a crossing checkpoint on the Russian-Chinese border. The project includes building up capacities enabling a throughput of 450,000 teu per annum. Besides the container terminal, the... more
Transport industry calls for action
Thirteen European transport associations are concerned about the current limitations imposed on road freight transport across Tyrol in Austria. In a letter sent to EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen, they call to stop Austria’s illegal anti-transit measures.... more
Euro Ops in North Sudan
Euro Ops, Westminster Group's French subsidiary, has strengthened its presence in North Sudan with a new contract award. The company has been active in the region for over sixteen years providing airline logistics and planning, particularly for humanitarian missions in... more
Ingolf Sætrevik joins Dualog
Maritime software provider Dualog has called on shipowners and managers to embrace the integrated ship as part of their business processes. A major challenge has been the standardisation and the ability and being able to efficiently share data. To this end, the company has... more
Partnerships strengthen single-wagon transport
More and more railfreight operators are joining the network Zukunft Einzelwagenverkehr, with the aim to promote single-wagon transport in Germany. Since it was founded in May this year, 29 companies have joined the alliance and are already handling their first joint... more