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12.04.2023

Quantron: a new team to plan entry into US market

Six new executives have joined the Quantron USA team (from left): Matt Pearson as chief operating officer, Damaris Meyer as chief finance officer for Quantron USA and Quantron-as-a-Service USA, Richard Ansell as vice president of...

12.04.2023

Astre growing in Portugal

Transport and logistics service provider Astre has added Transportes do Valado to its network, thus expanding its portfolio on the Iberian Peninsula. Valado is a Portuguese company that operates in 193 countries worldwide. It has...

12.04.2023

Car logistics company banking on the railways

The Italian carrier Captrain Italia has launched a new rail service. It is now operating twice-weekly rail transports between Piadena in Lombardy and the Italian port of Citaveccia, 70 km north-east of Rome, for its long-standing...

12.04.2023

"Curiosity of the Day"

The length of the chameleon's tongue can be twice its body length.

12.04.2023

New trucks for dumpsters and construction sites

The Swiss family-owned company Oeltrans has added a Renault Truck C520 P10x4, which is equipped with a swap body, to its fleet of 20 trucks. During the winter months, the hook loader is mainly used for the transport of...

12.04.2023

Fednav brings Hamburg closer to the Great Lakes

Since this month, April 2023. the shipping company Fednav from Montréal (Canada) has been connecting the Port of Hamburg with the Great Lakes in North America with its "Atlantic Lakes Line" service. The FAL...

12.04.2023

Empowering whales to fly

Flying Whales Québec has selected Honeywell's 1-megawatt generator to supply power for its new hybrid-electric airship, the LCA60T. The companies have signed a contract for the integration and supply of the power device. The...

12.04.2023

Soo Gilvarry appointed to Jaxport board

Jacksonville mayor Lenny Curry has appointed Jacksonville business and civic leader Soo Gilvarry to Jaxport’s board of directors. The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Gilvarry's appointment on 28 March 2023....

12.04.2023

Sea freight and overland transport boost business

The German general cargo cooperation Cargo Line closed FY/2022 with around 13.11 million outbound shipments and a 3.3% increase in turnover to EUR 1.57 billion. The European land transport segment in particular grew by 1.3% to...

11.04.2023

Privates favoured

Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken.

11.04.2023

Privates favoured

Bulgaria’s rail market to be opened up? The Bulgarian competition commission CPC has declared the country’s railfreight market to be distorted. The state-owned quasi-monopoly is thus being shaken.

11.04.2023

European group investing in Australia

Dublin-headquartered ASL Aviation Holdings has acquired Pionair, an independent Australian provider of charter and ACMI services. Over time, the Sydney-based carrier will be re-branded as "ASL Airlines Australia" in...

11.04.2023

A third of urban deliveries by cargo bikes?

A new analysis suggests that if delivery companies switched to using cargo bikes instead of diesel vans for deliveries on the first and last mile, it would save taxpayers over GBP 4 billion EUR 4.6 billion) by reducing the costs...

11.04.2023

Liebherr Group again posts record turnover

In 2022, Liebherr, one of the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturers, surpassed its previous turnover record from 2021 by EUR 950 million (8.2%) to reach EUR 12,589 million (net income of EUR 2 million). In the...

11.04.2023

Green Cargo picks Henrik Dahlin

Green Cargo has appointed Henrik Dahlin as its new CEO. He is currently holding the same position at MTR Nordic Group and will transfer to Green Cargo no later than 16 September 2023. Dahlin has held several different roles...

11.04.2023

Growing step by step

Carousel, headquartered in UK, recently acquired Dublin-based Alltrans, which has boosted its Ireland network. The companies have successfully integrated their IT and operational systems and are now investing in additional sites...

11.04.2023

300 multimodal swap bodies for RCG

ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) is investing in 300 multimodal curtainsider swap bodies in 2023. With an external length of more than 13 m and an internal height of more than 2.5 m, the new swaps will soon be on the road all over...

11.04.2023

Delta to fly to Geneva Airport in April 2023

Delta, a member of the Skyteam alliance, has confirmed its arrival at Geneva for the 2023 summer season. From 10 April 2023, it will offer daily services between Geneva and New York (JFK) as part of a major expansion of its...

11.04.2023

AD Ports Group: more funds than expected

The AD Ports Group, a facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry based in Abu Dhabi, has signed a general corporate facility agreement with a syndicate of thirteen regional and international banks. The funding...

11.04.2023

Change of leadership at Night Star Express

Nikolaus Frantz assumed his new role as managing director of Night Star Express Logistik, based in Unna, on 1 April 2023. The former director operations and authorised signatory at BLG Logistics Group (Bremen) will take over the...