Natalie Dunleavy took up her new position as regional manager for the support and coordination of Clark Europe’s sales activities in UK and the Republic of Ireland on 1 January 2022. Dunleavy worked as sales manager at Clark...
Women and minority groups are still particularly exposed to bullying and harassment at sea. This fact is confirmed in a survey conducted out by Cecilia Österman and Magnus Boström of the Kalmar Maritime Academy of Linnaeus...
1,000 fireflies shine as brightly as a candle.
Emirates Skycargo launched freighter flights to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) on 1 February, expanding its route network and connectivity in North America. The Dubai-based carrier will operate scheduled and...
France-headquartered logistics group Geodis is planning a multi-user logistics facility in Coswig near Dresden, Germany. The new hub is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in October of this year. The building, developed by...
A road-air solution linking Vietnam and Europe.
Container services on the China-Western Europe route are flourishing, and a new connection from Wuhan to Germany has come on stream. Commissioned by Bahnoperator and Trans Container, and in cooperation with Ust-Luga Container...
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) handled approximately 3.6 million t of air cargo in 2021, breaking its record for cargo volume by 14%, or just over 400,000 t. The previous record was set in 2020. Jim...
Ceva has launched numerous cross-border services connecting European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets, including a block train linking Vietnam and Europe via China. The logistics provider also handles container consolidation and...
US Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) working at the port of Memphis have been seizing counterfeit driver’s licences daily. While in the past faked driver's licenses were usually acquired for the illegal purchase...
The Buss Group has appointed Eva Griewel as an additional managing director with effect from 1 January 2022. She succeeds Jan Brockmöller as the new chief financial officer (CFO). Griewel will lead the Buss Group together with...
LTG Cargo in Poland is planning its largest investments in the country to date. The funds will be used to diversify the activities as envisaged in the company’s strategy: expansion to Western Europe, development of new and...
International transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss has opened a branch in the Texan border town of El Paso, which is to become a hub for full load transports between Mexico and USA. With this expansion, the...
2021 saw a comeback of cargo flows in the Port of Switzerland, the operator of the Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine in Basel. The port authority’s three hubs handled 5.41 million t of goods in 2021, 5.5% more than the...
BBC Chartering, an affiliate of the Briese Group from Leer (Germany), is enlarging its fleet. The new ‘BBC Ukraine’, an F-500 type multipurpose and heavylift vessel co-owned by Briese Schiffahrt and Swiss investors was...
After years of flying monkeys to USA for animal testing, Kenya Airways has decided to end the lucrative business at the end of February, following an appeal by animal rights group Peta. The decision was triggered by a truck...
Valentina Kumpusch will become the deputy director of Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (Fedro) and head of the road infrastructure west division at the beginning of August 2022. In this position, she will be in charge of...
SBB Cargo and Swiss Post are extending their long-standing partnership by a further four years from 2023 to 2026. A framework agreement to this effect was signed recently. By the end of 2026, SBB Cargo will be transporting 60...
The international technology group Koerber has inked an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics’ global mail and parcel business. With around 1,200 employees, this Siemens segment generates an annual revenue of about EUR 500...
Five years ago today, on Valentine’s Day 2017, Burger King restaurants in Israel sold bags with ‘adult meals’. Besides two beers, two burgers and two portions of fries, they also contained sex toys.
