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16.01.2024

Moving a backoffice to Greece

Kukla is opening up a shared service centre in Greece, designed to offer administrative support for its own team and now also third parties. The company moved its backoffice and accounting activities to the service centre in...

16.01.2024

Transcontainer to build two intermodal hubs

The transport company is significantly expanding its terminal capacities in the Moscow region in cooperation with the local chamber of commerce and industry. One of the projects provides for the construction of a terminal...

16.01.2024

A Boeing 777 freighter for Atlas Air

Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has taken delivery of a Boeing 777 freighter, which it will operate on behalf of its customer MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company. Under the previously announced...

16.01.2024

"Curiosity of the Day"

Ladybirds have two, five, seven, ten, 14, 16 or 22 spots.

15.01.2024

Transuniverse finds agent in Portugal

The Belgian groupage specialist Transuniverse Forwarding has contracted Torrestir as its local agent in Portugal, effective 1 February 2024. Transuniverse is already operating daily departures to Porto and Lisbon, making...

15.01.2024

Norrköping: a new train to Europe

More alternatives for sustainable transports between Europe and Norrköping will become available in January 2024. The German logistics network Kombiverkehr is launching a new train route connecting the Swedish port to Europe via...

15.01.2024

Managing leather shoe logistics

The French shoe brand Jonak has entered into a logistics partnership with Log’s. Jonak primarily sells higher-end women’s and leather shoes and has seen rapid growth in the past few years. It has more than 100 shops and points of...

15.01.2024

ELP: success with six-axle hybrid locos

The Swiss leasing company has reached a milestone: European Loc Pool (ELP) recently signed up the 100th locomotive on a long-term full-service lease. The company was founded only five years ago. It supplies exclusively six-axle...

15.01.2024

Arcese leases warehouse in Spain

Arcese, a global logistics operator, and Cilsa, which manages ZAL Port, have signed a new lease for 10,264 sqm of warehouse and 957 sqm of office space at ZAL Port in Barcelona, thus reinforcing their partnership. This...

15.01.2024

Quantron: changes at the top

Andreas Haller (photo) replaced Michael Perschke as CEO on 1 January 2024. With the two company founders Haller and Herbert Robel, Peschke ran the business for the last two and a half years. He left Quantron’s board of directors...

15.01.2024

Nepal Airlines renews ULD partnership

Unilode Aviation Solutions, a provider of outsourced unit load device (ULD) management, repair and digital services, and Nepal Airlines, Nepal’s flag carrier, have extended their full-service ULD management partnership for...

15.01.2024

Difficult times for real estate in Hamburg

2023 was a year of mixed results for real estate in Hamburg. Engel & Völkers Commercial Hamburg looks back on last year and predicts developments for 2024. In 2023, around 285,000 sqm of industrial and logistics space was...

15.01.2024

EUR 41.2 million for rail project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide a EUR 41.2 million loan to support a project to upgrade Moldova’s north-south rail corridor. On a total length of 370 km, 128 km will be rehabilitated, including the replacement of...

15.01.2024

A skipper for Mauritian repair yard

Taylor Smith Shipyard (TSS), the oldest ship repair yard on Mauritius, has appointed Willy van Niekerk as its new general manager. TSS recently added civil construction services involving steel works for land projects to its...

15.01.2024

Expanding cargo SAF programme

Korean Air has partnered with Yusen Logistics, a global logistics company, to further promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the air cargo industry. The companies signed a sustainable aviation fuel cooperation...

15.01.2024

OOCL feels the pressure

Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), an affiliate of Cosco since 2018, recorded more volumes, but significantly less revenues in Q4/2023. The revenues almost halved (-49%), falling from USD 3.18 billion in...

15.01.2024

A supply chain "vision" for Chaoji Food

Hong Kong-based Vision International Holdings, a provider of supply chain solutions, has signed an agreement with Dichao. Founded in Shenzhen (PRC) in 2019, Dichao develops and produces frozen meat products under the Chaoji Food...

15.01.2024

ICS2 to come into force in June

The European Union is introducing a new process for goods entering its territory by maritime and inland waterways, road, and rail. The new customs pre-arrival safety and security system, called Import Control System 2 (ICS2),...

15.01.2024

Another three-year mandate

At its recent electoral assembly, the Spanish Federation of Freight Forwarders (Feteia-Oltra) welcomed delegates from the country’s 20 freight forwarder associations. Enric Ticó was unanimously elected president of the...

15.01.2024

From California to the Middle East

Aramex, a Dubai-based provider of express delivery and logistics services to emerging economies, and Odys Aviation, a sustainable aviation company from Long Beach and manufacturer of hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing...