Caen: Port bridge back in service 
After 15 days of closure for works, the Bénouville Bridge in the Port of Caen - part of Ports of Normandie - was reopened to the traffic again, despite the difficult weather conditions of the past week and the nature of the manual work carried out. Two of the six hydraulic... more
Eurasian intermodal service introduced
Russian transport group Fesco is launching a regular intermodal container service from countries of the Asia-Pacific region to ports in Europe via Vladivostok and Kaliningrad (both Russia). The offer includes marine shipment by regular Fesco lines from the Asia-Pacific... more
Pfenning Logistics selects Marco Hamacher
Heddesheim-based contract logistics company Pfenning Logistics has appointed Marco Hamacher as its new head of business development in Northern Germany. The newest member of provider’s management team brings 26 years of logistics experience. After gaining degree in economics... more
USD 3 billion for a future in logistics
The Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM Group is opting for the American lifestyle and buying a majority share in California-based Ingram Micro’s commerce and lifecycle services activities (CLS), including the company’s technology forward logistics businesses in North America,... more
Cargo One and Cargowise announce new agreements
Latam Airlines Group and digital sales platform Cargo One have announced details of a new strategic relationship: Freight forwarders can look forward to booking the Latam Cargo carriers’ capacities from Europe and North America instantly on cargo.one from Q2/2022. Cargo One... more
Maiden flight for world’s first A320P2F
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture created by Airbus and ST Engineering, has completed the first flight of the A320 passenger-to-freighter aircraft, the A320P2F. The flight took place at ST’s facilities in Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore and follows the conversion... more
Gist expands senior leadership
Logistics specialist Gist has further strengthened its senior leadership team with two more executive appointments: Tim Kerwood (right) takes up the role of chief information officer (CIO) and will lead the company’s IT and business solutions teams, while developing and... more
A partnership in Egypt extended
Alberto Musso, the president of the Tarros Group, recently visited the group’s Med Egypt new Egyptian headquarters. Since April 2018, Med Egypt has been Tarros’ official local agent in Egypt. The main office is located in Alexandria, with branch offices in Cairo and Port... more
Caribbean Airlines Cargo signs with Champ
Caribbean Airlines Cargo has signed for Champ’s suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) which include services for booking and pricing to be used in tandem with Champ’s flagship SaaS-based Cargospot solution. APIs empower digital collaboration by allowing businesses... more
FM Logistic picks Nicolas Chéné
FM Logistic has appointed Nicolas Chéné as group business solution transport director to lead the company’s transport division. Born in 1973, Chéné has spent his entire career in the international transport and logistics industry. Prior to joining FM Logistic, he was head of... more