New CEO for Postnord Sweden
Peter Gisel-Ekdahl has been named the new CEO of Postnord Sweden. He will assume his new role on 3 June 2024. The company is now taking another important step forward by recruiting a new CEO with broad international experience. Gisel-Ekdahl has a long professional career... more
Metrans augments capacities in Slovakia
HHLA's rail subsidiary Metrans has added another 5 ha to its hub terminal in Dunajska Streda in Slovakia, creating more storage and transport options for its customers in the region. The expansion increases the size of the terminal area to 326,000 sqm. The new space will be... more
Logistics - an Olympic sport?
Woodland Group will be supplying the Irish team with logistics and storage services for the upcoming Olympics in Paris and Los Angeles. Woodland Group’s Irish business has signed an agreement to this effect with the Olympic Federation of Ireland. As part of the deal, the... more
Boosting sales network in Western Switzerland
On 1 June 2024, Friderici Services took over the distribution of Renault's entire range of commercial vehicles in the French speaking part of Switzerland. Friderici has been French truck manufacturer’s service partner in the Lausanne region since 2012. The transfer of sales... more
Backing BlueRock TMS
BlueRock TMS is teaming up with Fortino Capital, a Europe-based software/B2B investor to help it expand its transport management solutions worldwide. BlueRock TMS has been active since 2013 and now has a network spanning over 30 countries. Aiming to simplify transport and... more
Hercules swallows tigers
Repatriation commenced – first F-5 leaves Switzerland. It’s a well-known fact that the USA is the world’s largest arms exporter, which includes sales of its state-of-the-art F-35 stealth fighter jet, for example. It’s less well-known that the Americans also buy military jets... more
Hannibal adds intermodal links in Eastern Europe
Set to launch by the end of 2024, the new railfreight service will link Italy, Hungary and Romania. The train will serve Contship Group's rail hub in Melzo (Italy) the Bilk and Arad terminals in Budapest (Hungary) and Curtici (Romania) and will transport semitrailers, sea... more
Cargo operation "leeds" to energy certification
Turkish Cargo has completed the activities it has been carrying out for obtaining the LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) v4.1 O+M: EB operations certification for the purpose of enhancing its service quality. The air cargo brand of Turkish Airlines was... more
APM Terminals Poti appoints MD
Christian Roeder will succeed Julián Fernández as managing director of APM Terminals Poti, Georgia, effective 6 June 2024, and will join the company's European regional leadership team. Roeder joined the Maersk Group in 2000 as a Maersk international shipping trainee. From... more
Improved UK - Ireland service
Britain is still exporting fewer goods than before Brexit, with volumes being around 15% below records registered in 2018. Ireland is Britain’s fourth largest export market, and the increased complexity associated with the customs border is preventing seamless transports for... more