New head for Vacad 
The Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany)-based Association of Air Cargo Handlers (Vacad), is setting up a new top management team after board elections. Claus Wagner, managing director of Frankfurt Cargo Services, replaces Jürgen Vogt as new CEO, effective 31 March 2021. Managing... more
HLA and Pharma Aero ink MoU
In humanitarian or medical crises, air cargo supply chains are essential to ensure a safe handling and transport of pharmaceuticals, especially for last mile deliveries. Pharma Aero and the Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA) have now signed a memorandum of... more
Genesee & Wyoming: new CEO for UK/Europe
USA-based Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) has appointed Eddie Aston as CEO of its UK/Europe region. This region includes Freightliner, provider of railfreight, terminals and trucking services; Pentalver, container logistics provider; Freightliner Poland, a railfreight operator... more
UK carrier wins contract
GB Railfreight (GBRf) has signed a new twelve-year contract with Celsa Steel UK. The carrier will provide internal shunting services including a supply of remote-control shunt locomotives, train crews and ancillary services. There will also be a dedicated team of shunt crews... more
Liquor specialist for sale?
According to press reports from Reuters, the German liquor logistics group JF Hillebrand is being prepared for sale by its Belgian private equity owner that began to invest in 2016. The investor Cobepa, a company with a net worth of EUR 2.7 billion founded in 1957, is... more
New weekly service between Rome and Tel Aviv
On Saturday, 10 April 2021, Poste Air Cargo launched a new weekly cargo flight between Rome FCO and Tel Aviv. The new route for the Poste Italiane Group’s cargo airline, which connects seven Italian airports with its Brescia hub every night, is part of its plan to expand its... more
First fossil-free steel vehicles
Volvo Group and SSAB have agreed to cooperate on research, development, serial production and commercialisation of the world’s first vehicles to be made of fossil-free steel. As part of the contract, Volvo will start manufacturing the first concept vehicles and machines with... more
5G for the Port of Southampton
Verizon Business has announced its cooperation with Associated British Ports (ABP) to deploy private 5G at the Port of Southampton. The platform is delivered in partnership with Nokia. ABP operates a network of 21 ports. The port is responsible for GBP 40 billion in exports... more
For patients and profits
Switzerland-headquartered Ceva Logistics, logistics arm of CMA CGM, is launching a new sub-brand as an umbrella for all its healthcare logistics services. The unit is called Ceva Forpatients and addresses healthcare and pharmaceutical companies. As part of the suite of... more
Another boost for modal shift in Poland
The European Commission (EC) has approved EUR 3.7 million to promote the shift of freight transport from road to rail in Podkarpackie province in south eastern Poland near the Ukrainian border. The direct grant to PKP is to help finance the construction of a transhipment... more