Across all regions
After creating the position of key account manager for big customers (users) with a focus on retail, manufacturing and logistics services providers last year, German consultancy Logivest now wants to extend this service to owners and lessors of logistics real estate and is... more
Georgian potentials
Riga (Latvia)-based cargo airline RAF Avia has appointed Aero Georgia Group as its GSA in Georgia. Established in 2019 by a group of aviation and travel / tourism executives with 20+ years of experience in these sectors, Aero Georgia offers various aviation services based in... more
Going digital in Niedersachsen Ports
At the ports of Brake, Cuxhaven, Emden and Stade, around 30% of all inland vessel registrations in 2020 were made via the "PortSpot" app. With this digital procedure, NPorts offers a sustainable alternative for inland skippers, because it saves the time and paper... more
Scottish Bullet Express joins network
In Scotland, 30-year-old Glasgow’s Bullet Express has invested in the Fortec Distribution Network to become its latest shareholder member. The logistics firm also recently opened a new storage facility, increasing its overall capacity by 25%. The company can now handle 26,000... more
Train frequency doubled
DFDS is expanding its intermodal networks between Germany and Italy in cooperation with Cobantur Boltas and Prime Rail. The company has added another round trip to the Nuremberg – Trieste section in order to raise the frequency to two trains per week, effective immediately.... more
Cargo sous terrain gets additional boost
With the federal law on underground freight transport in Switzerland, the innovative logistics system Cargo sous terrain (CST) will have the legal basis it requires to implement the project under stable conditions. The commission for transport and telecommunications of the... more
Next client from Middle East
Shortly after welcoming Air Canada Cargo as its first airline partner from North America, the e-booking platform Cargo One has entered into a distribution agreement with Saudia Cargo to provide customers across the board with digital booking experience. Saudia Cargo COO Teddy... more
Asia-Europe rail service added
The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has launched a new intermodal solution between Asia and Europe combining both sea and rail services departing from China, Korea and Japan Russia to Europe. The train runs through Russia, passing Vladivostok and Vostochniy with further... more
Cargo theft in EMEA at new peak
According to the latest statistics of the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (Tapa), product thefts from supply chains in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2020 amounted to losses of more than EUR 172 million. These incidents occurred despite most of the... more
Kromhout appointed director of Naco
Esther Kromhout has been named as the new director of Naco, a company of Royal Haskoning DHV, effective 12 April 2021. During her professional career, she has gained experience in a wide variety of projects, cultures and countries in the aviation industry. This has included... more