Girteka picks Jens Hovgaard Jensen 
Girteka, Europe’s largest asset-based transportation company, is strengthening its leadership team. Aušra Bijaminienė, a former CPO at the company, will take on the new position of director leadership inspiration. Danish-born Jens Hovgaard Jensen, who joins from Maersk Group,... more
Container wagons to extend fleet
VTG Rail Russia is buying another 250 container wagons from Transmash. The first batch is to be delivered before the end of 2021, the other wagons by early 2022. VTG Rail Russia's fleet already includes 439 of the manufacturer's wagons, including pocket wagons, which are a... more
Pfenning takes over HTH Logistics
German provider Pfenning logistics, which was founded in 1932, is acquiring HTH Logistic Solutions with retroactive effect from 1 July 2021. An agreement to this effect was signed in October 2021. HTH specialises in logistics fulfilment, fashion and e-commerce logistics and... more
EV Cargo confirms management changes
EV Cargo, the UK’s largest privately-owned logistics group, has announced a series of executive and management appointments. Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy will head the express segment. Clyde Buntrock from Allport Cargo Services will oversee global forwarding... more
More fellowships for World Maritime University
The World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden, and the Grimaldi Foundation, Naples, recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) that includes a provision for two annual fellowships. They will serve for well-qualified applicants from emerging countries to enrol in the... more
Atran connects Xi’an and Cologne
Atran Airlines, the all-cargo carrier with the fleet of Boeing 737 freighters within Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a freighter call to connect Xi’an (China) and Cologne (Germany). The connection will be offering dedicated solutions for various types of cargo. With the... more
Entry barriers discourage hauliers
According to the first systematic survey to be conducted with 200 German transport companies, entry barriers continue to prevent many forwarders from shifting truck transports to rail. Many participants cited the efforts required for planning and a lack of expertise as... more
Global Shop Solutions names John Davis CTO
Global Shop Solutions, a developer of ERP software for manufacturers around the world, has named John Davis as chief technology officer (CTO). Davis joined Global Shop Solutions in 2004, and over the past 17 years has served the company in many different capacities including... more
Waberer's leaves the trail of tears
In its financial results for Q3/2021, Hungary-based company Waberer’s International reports a 7.9% rise in revenues compared to the same period last year, reaching EUR 147.8 million. This result was 1.4% below Q2/2021, and both the ITS and RCL segments were affected.... more
Real-time data and analytics product released
With the release of "cargo.one360", the Berlin-based IT logistics provider Cargo One gives airlines new insights to maximise their sales performance in digital channels. The solution aims to help carriers to accelerate their adoption of best practices in digital sales,... more