Tunisair: engineer comes to the rescue 
Olfa Hamdi is the new president and chair of the board at Tunisair. This was announced by Tunisia’s ministry for transport and logistics on 4 January 2021, after the previous candidate to lead the North African country’s national carrier, Wassef Ayadi, who was appointed last... more
MHP Solution Group fills new position
MHP Solution Group, a German provider of end-to-end logistics software and hardware solutions in the DACH region, has appointed Michael Zitzmann to the newly created position of SVP sales. Effective 1 January 2021, Zitzmann, who was born in the German federal state of Saarland,... more
Flexible-loading trailers expand fleet
The Hertfordshire (UK)-based contract hire and rental specialist TRL has supplied ten Krone Dry Liner box vans to Europa Worldwide Group for its fast-expanding click and collect operation. Built to Europa's specification, the galvanised steel trailers are fitted with Krone's... more
20 year-concession for terminal
The supervisory board of the Port of Le Havre, a part of Haropa, has granted a 20 year-concession for the construction and operation of a dry bulk terminal to the company Lorany Conseils. This project reflects the ambitions concerning this category of traffic, which is... more
Developing business in West Yorkshire
Industry veteran Bryan Mottershead has been appointed business development manager at A.D.D. Express, a shareholder and founder member of the Pall-Ex network which celebrates its 30 anniversary this year and has sites in Elland and Rochdale. Mottershead has previously held... more
German food discounter tests heavy etruck
The battery-powered Mercedes-Benz eActros truck is launching a customer trial with food discounter Netto in the greater Hamburg area in Germany. The heavy-duty electric truck does three to four tours every day, often covering distances of more than 100 km. Between tours, the... more
GAC Germany up and running
The GAC Group has started 2021 by expanding services in its European network. GAC Germany began operations on 4 January, offering ship agency, husbandry, bunker fuel, dry dock and other services, in cooperation with the group’s ship spares logistics specialist, GAC Marine... more
Three projects for Glencar
Glencar, a British construction company specialising in the industrial, logistics, distribution and manufacturing sectors, has secured three new contracts valued at GBP 20 million (EUR 22.1 million). The project sites are in Northampton, Dartford and Witham, Essex. The... more
TX Logistik changes terminal near Milan
The operator will be using the Intermodale Milano Segrate terminal on its intermodal link between DUSS terminal Duisburg-Ruhrort Hafen Duisburg (Germany) and Milan (Italy) in future. The transhipment facility located east of the Italian metropolis replaces the previous... more
Kombiverkehr expands management
Logistics services provider Kombiverkehr has augmented its leadership team: Alexander Ochs joined fellow executives Armin Riedl (r.) and Robert Breuhahn (l.) at the helm on 4 January 2021. Ochs will take over Breuhahn’s duties at a later date. Breuhahn is expected to leave the... more