Vestiaire Collective uses Descartes Customs Info 
Descartes Systems Group, a global provider in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that Vestiaire Collective, a global community-driven platform for desirable pre-owned fashion, is using the cloud-based Descartes Customs Info solution to support... more
Reefer rail service in Spain launched
Medlog, part of MSC, has started a new dedicated reefer rail service for Spain which capitalises on the latest flexible technology for on board power generation. The first commercial voyage has already taken place, with a transport between Zaragoza and Valencia. The service... more
Marcel de Nooijer appointed CEO Transavia Netherlands
Marcel de Nooijer has been appointed CEO Transavia Netherlands, effective 1 January 2020. He succeeds Mattijs ten Brink, who left Transavia on 30 September 2019. De Nooijer is currently executive vice president Air France-KLM Cargo and managing director at Martinair. "I... more
Kiwis to quit Europe
From October next year, Air New Zealand will fly between Auckland and its alliance partner United Airlines' New York hub Newark Liberty International Airport three times weekly, year-round, using its latest configuration B787-9 aircraft. At the same time, the airline has also... more
EU to promote shift from road to rail in Italy
The European Commission has approved an Italian support scheme to encourage the shift of freight traffic from road to rail in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. The scheme, which has an overall budget of EUR 6 million and will run until 2022, aims to increase the share of... more
Wedding of Antwerp and Zeebrugge definite?
The ongoing exchange of a closer cooperation of the two European port authorities of Antwerp and Zeebrugge in Belgium has entered its next phase. The ports officials said they have now given the green light for merger negotiations, expected to come to a close by the end of 2021.... more
Sébastien Delmotte to head overseas network at Heppner
Heppner has appointed Sébastien Delmotte director overseas network of the company. Delmotte joined Heppner’s office in Lille (France) as head of the overseas department in 2013. “International business is part of Heppner’s DNA .The group’s aim is to accelerate the development of... more
Tigers builds new hub in Rotterdam
Tigers is building a new mega hub facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, as global customer demand and the e-commerce sector continue to grow. The multi-million-Euro mega hub is currently under construction and is scheduled to be officially opened in April 2020. “Rotterdam... more
Upgrade of Serbian railways goes ahead
Russian Railways (RZD) and Serbia have signed an agreement on the joint implementation of a project to modernise the Belgrade – Vrbnica (Slovakia) – border railway line with Montenegro (Bar). The contract includes the construction and electrification of a 15-km second track... more
Liege airport invites bright heads
Powered by the investment fund LeanSquare and Liege Airport (Belgium), the WeCargo event will soon bring together start-ups, air cargo industrialists and investors from 7 to 14 November, 2019. Through the "acceleration programme", set to take place during the whole... more