Another Anglo-French sea service launched 
A new daily ferry service linking Calais with the port of Tilbury is operational. P&O Ferries launched the service in the first half of September. It is designed to give freight that is not accompanied by a driver a direct route to a port located just 25 miles from Central... more
Bastiaan de Bruijne appointed general counsel at ACI Europe
ACI Europe, the trade association for Europe’s airports, has appointed Bastiaan de Bruijne as its new general counsel. De Bruijne joins the ACI Europe team from Royal Schiphol Group, where he was competition & regulation counsel. He also worked for the ministry of foreign... more
Liquid gas replaces diesel for port vehicles
Effective immediately, commercial vehicles of the port of Duisburg (Germany) can fill up with liquefied natural gas (LNG). The port and the energy trading company RWE Supply & Trading have together inaugurated the first LNG refuelling station in the port. The mobile... more
Kontainers and Ceva sign contract
Kontainers, a British e-commerce software provider for freight brands, has announced that Ceva Logistics has signed a multi-year, seven figure contract with Kontainers to power its primary customer-facing e-commerce portal. Ceva will utilise Kontainers flagship product,... more
Changes in Finnlines’ management
Finnlines has announced that, with effect from 1 September 2019, Merja Kallio-Mannila has been appointed deputy head of group sales, marketing & customer service and Torkel Saarnio has been named deputy line manager of HansaLink, Hanko–Rostock & Helsinki–Rostock. In... more
The champions of Eurasian road transport are crowned
Recognising best practice across a range of areas, the International Road Union (IRU) has announced the winners of the “Best Eurasian Road Transport Operator” award. This year’s champions are: Up to ten vehicles category: Transconsult Brest (Belarus) and Akhmejanova Nuriya... more
Logipower takes over staff coordination for Musashi
The group of companies Elsen and Musashi Europe have expanded their business cooperation. The supplier of automotive parts has contracted the recruitment agency Logipower, which belongs to the Elsen group, as a staff coordinator for its five locations in Germany. In order to... more
New head for Çelebi Cargo Frankfurt
Çelebi Cargo Frankfurt has appointed Christopher Licht as its new COO, effective 16 October 2019. He started his career in the aviation industry in 2006, when he joined Avia Partner as a cargo handling agent in Frankfurt (Germany). He then chose to switch his career path to... more
Reducing freight traffic's impact on the environment
Smart Freight Centre and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development have issued the smart freight procurement (SFP) guidelines, and BSR has introduced the sustainable freight procurement (SFP) framework. These tools will enable organisations to reduce greenhouse... more
Wallenius extends its Baltic network
From November 2019, Wallenius Sol will include the Finnish port of Vaasa in its regular liner network. With weekly calls, Wallenius Sol will connect Vaasa with the Belgian ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge. The technology company Wärtsilä is behind this new connection. It will... more