Geodis growing near Paris 
Geodis has opened a 23,000 sqm distribution and express hub, bringing its network in the Île-de-France region to three centres. The new facility complements its sites in Bonneuil-en-France and Gennevilliers, adding hall space of 16,000 sqm and a 5,000 sqm storage cell to the... more
New sales director for CargoCast
At the start of 2025 Freshta Farzam joined the start-up CargoCast. Farzam is an experienced strategy consultant and sales director and will accelerate the firm’s growth in the field of AI-driven planning and shipment forecasting. The multilingual business graduate, who speaks... more
Kinaxia fortifies senior team
Kinaxia Logistics has begun 2025 on the front foot, appointing Gareth Jenkins to its senior team and unveiling investment plans to drive forward its transformation strategy. Gareth Jenkins (pictured) has extensive experience in the manufacturing and retail sectors, and is the... more
Aquaculture and whales
Two months after announcing the development of 1.1 sqkm dedicated zone for aquaculture and related industries the Kezad Group, from Abu-Dhabi, and Flying Whales, a French-Canadian aeronautical company, have signed a strategic memorandum of understanding. Kezad operates... more
Extreme weather disrupts European riverine transport
TT Club has highlighted growing risks to inland waterway operations due to climate change, as evidenced by extreme weather events that severely disrupted European waterways in 2024. The Rhine suffered from flooding in Germany, interrupting cargo transport to Switzerland,... more
Transfreight now works with Palletways in Switzerland
Transfreight Germany is set to start handling shipments to and from Switzerland for Palletways Germany through the former’s centre in Kleinostheim (Germany) and its distribution facilities in Pratteln and Pfungen (both Switzerland). The family-run firm will also take charge of... more
Partnership to last four more years
A handling contract between Vienna airport (VIE) and Korean Air Cargo has been extended and will now run until the end of 2028. Thus the Austrian airport, represented by Julian Jäger (on the right), joint CEO and COO, and Michael Zach (on the left), senior vice-president for... more
Cleverly combined for sustainable transport
For two years now DB Cargo BTT has been transporting tank containers with methylene diphenyl isocyanate from Germany to Poland on a daily basis for Covestro. This concept has now been further optimised. For the first mile, trucks fuelled with biofuel now transport the... more
NTG Germany welcomes CEO for road and logistics
NTG Germany, the holding company for the road and logistics services subsidiary of the NTG Nordic Transport Group in Germany, has appointed Michael Krell as the CEO of its ‘NTG Road & Logistics’ division with effect from 1 May. He brings a wealth of experience to his new... more
Sino-Europe express boosts maritime Silk Road
The JadeWeserPort in Wilhelmshaven (Germany) marked the launch of the new China-Europe Express service (CEX) with the arrival of the ‘Kawa Ningbo’, a containership operated by Kawa Shipping. This new direct connection between Ningbo (China) and Wilhelmshaven offers the... more