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
Savino Del Bene connects Milan MXP to NY JFK
Savino Del Bene, a global logistics and forwarding company, has introduced new weekly charter services on the Italy – USA freight lane. Starting from 24 October 2021, the charter flight will connect Milan MXP to NY JFK, during the most dynamic period of the year. The decline... more
Next LNG carrier in operation
The Knutsen shipping company from Norway recently held the official naming ceremony of the ‘Ravenna Knutsen’, a medium-sized LNG carrier for the transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small and medium scale. In September the ship carried out its first LNG unloading... more
1,000 swap bodies acquired
Aves One, an owner of durable rail assets based in Hamburg (Germany), has acquired 1,000 brand-new swap bodies for intermodal freight transport, investing EUR 10 million in the project. The first units have already delivered, and the remainder are scheduled to arrive in stages... more
Bitature is Bolloré's new chairman in Uganda
Bolloré Transport & Logistics welcomes Patrick Bitature as the chairman of the board for its Uganda subsidiary. The entrepreneur and philanthropist is the founder and chairman of Simba Group of Companies, an East African conglomerate, with interests in telecommunications,... more