Dimotrans sees crystal clear 
The Lyon-headquartered Dimotrans Group recently acquired 85% of the capital of Crystal, a provider of intermodal services specialising in the air and maritime overseas segments. Four of Crystal Group's historical partners keep the remaining 15% of the capital. They will... more
Andreas Chrysostomou joins CSA
Maritime industry veteran Andreas Chrysostomou has been named as the new executive director of the Clean Shipping Alliance. Chrysostomou, who’s currently the chief strategy officer of Tototheo Maritime, has enjoyed a long career in government service that brought him to the helm... more
The French land at Khalifa Port
The Marseille-based carrier CMA CGM and the Abu Dhabi Ports Group (ADPG) have inked a 35-year concession to jointly develop a new container terminal at Khalifa Port. The French company is the major player in the joint venture, holding 70% via its port and terminal branch CMA CGM... more
Several hundred trucks to rejuvenate fleet
Duvenbeck is expanding and modernising its fleet. The company took delivery of twelve Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders in Altenberge, Germany recently. S.CS MEGA curtainsiders are deployed in transport logistics services for Claas, an international agricultural machinery... more
Johan Vanneste to leave Cologne Bonn Airport
Johan Vanneste, chairman of the board of Cologne Bonn Airport will be stepping down from his position at the end of the year. The company's supervisory board has accepted Vanneste's request to terminate his contract prematurely on 31 December 2021. Vanneste justified his... more
HGK builds H2 powered units
Duisburg-based HGK Shipping is expanding its fleet with two technically innovative Type C motor tankers. The shipyard Scheepsreparatiebedrijf De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten, the Netherlands, has once again won the building contract. The last units built for HGK were two ships... more
Migrants could help fight driver shortage
In a virtual debate, representatives of the transport industry suggested that one way to ease the big driver shortages in the European Union would be to attract a more diverse workforce including young people, women and migrants. Companies such as Transports Main Forte in... more
New location in Bavaria
Gebrüder Weiss' new location in Straubing in Lower Bavaria (Germany), will be operational from October, enabling the international transport and logistics provider to further consolidate its land transport network across southern Germany. The new site will be based at a... more
Karin Eulenbruch to lead contract logistics
Karin Eulenbruch, formerly vice president sales & business development contract logistics Germany and Switzerland at Kuehne + Nagel, moved to TST on 1 September 2021. Eulenbruch will take on the same position at her new employer, a logistics company based in Worms, Germany.... more
Certification for quality management
VPI European Rail Service (VERS) has receive the ISO 9001:2015 certificate, as the certification agency System CERT confirmed after an intensive audit: The publisher of the European Maintenance Guide VPI-EMG works with a quality management system that fully meets the required... more