Air Malta's longest flight 
Air Malta operated its longest and farthest non-stop flight recently. The charter flight, to Rwanda’s capital Kigali, carried 135,690 AstraZeneca vaccines donated by the government of Malta to the African nation. The seven-hour long direct flight, covering 2,426 nautical miles,... more
Liberalising binational road freight transport
In future, road hauliers from Switzerland and Russia will be allowed to transport goods between the two countries as well as transit journeys through the two states without a permit. The representatives of the Swiss Confederation and the Russian Federation have signed an... more
SGL continues its rapid expansion
Nordic company Scan Global Logistics (SGL) is opening three new offices in West Africa and France - a change, since acquisitions of other companies have taken the lead over the last months. About a month ago, Group CEO Allan Melgaard inked the seventh acquisition in 2021,... more
Royal Vopak picks Dick Richelle as CEO
Royal Vopak’s supervisory board will nominate Dick Richelle as chairman of the executive board and CEO as per 1 January 2022, Eelco Hoekstra having decided to step down. Richelle started his career with Royal Vopak as a management trainee in 1995. He brings with him over 25... more
HPC with new MD duo
Nils Kemme has been appointed MD of Hamburg Port Consulting. He will work with fellow managing director Suheil Mahayni. The joint MDs are united in their goals: "Together we can demonstrate how we want to develop our organisation: customer-, team- and... more
Fashion now close to Halle/Leipzig
Mytheresa, a virtual B2C sales platform for fashion items, is opening its new logistics centre at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany. It will be the company’s second location after its headquarters in Munich. The proximity to the international cargo hub was one of the main reasons... more
Over 20 destinations connected to new hub
On track for growth: It’s been 25 years since DB Schenker opened a branch office in Verona (Italy) – and now the organisation is moving into a new facility in the Interporto. More than 20 destinations are connected by the new terminal, whereby most of the consignments are... more
Eimskip: changes in executive management
Iceland-based transport company Eimskip has appointed Böðvar Örn Kristinsson as interim executive vice president of its domestic operations. Guðmundur Nikulásson who has held the position since 2009, will be stepping aside due to health reasons. At the same time, Eimskip's... more
Harmonising regulations for combined transport
As part of a study, UIR and UIRR have drawn up proposals for the promotion of combined transport (CT) for the EU agency for railways (ERA). As a key recommendation, the publication calls for the creation of a special technical specification (TSI) for CT which should cover... more
Astral picks Pilot Freight in Dubai
Kenya‘s Astral Aviation, which wants to expand its cargo business in UAE, has chosen Pilot Freight as its GSA in Dubai. The contract came into effect ten days ago, on 15 October 2021. Astral employs its B767-200F, which it added to its fleet almost a year ago, for twice weekly... more