Fresh money for Wallenius Wilhelmsen 
In Q2/2022, Wallenius Wilhelmsen saw its revenues grow by 4.0% to USD 1.19 billion, driven by shipping volumes and fuel surcharge revenues. Ebitda amounted to USD 311.0 million, more than doubling the ebitda of Q2/2021 and on par with Q1/2022. Global supply chain issues... plus
Brian Lee takes over as head of Geek+ Europe
Geekplus, a global manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, has a new executive at the helm of its European operations. Brian Lee, who joined the company in 2018 and previously headed Geekplus’s operations in UK and Ireland, will now oversee the company’s business across the... plus
Jitpay Group expands management team
The Jitpay Group, which operates from several subsidiaries across Europe, is expanding its management with Manuel Faeh as CIO and Dennis Wallenda as COO. Faeh (left) brings to his new role as chief information & innovation officer many years of experience as a member of... plus
Felixstowe getting worse
Peter Williams, trade flow analyst at Vessels Value, recently gave his assessment of the current difficulties in the UK’s supply chains: Due to the continuing disagreement between the Port Operator Hutchinson Ports and their dockers in Felixstowe, congestion at the port have... plus
UPS renews GDP certificates
For its network in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), UPS has again been awarded the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certificate by the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von Managementsystemen (German association for the certification of management... plus
Le fondateur se retire 
Fortes turbulences pour un groupe aérien russe après les sanctions. La société russe Volga-Dnepr Group se heurte à des problèmes considérables en raison des sanctions appliquées depuis l’agression russe contre l’Ukraine. Elle se sépare maintenant de son patron et de la moitié... plus
Hupac to launch transshipment terminal in Poland
The Swiss combined transport operator Hupac now opened the new transhipment terminal in Brwinów Poland, located about 25 km southwest of Warsaw. The facility is intended to support the sustainable exchange of goods in Central and Eastern Europe and boost the expansion of... plus
Driver shortage continues to increase
In its latest European report, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) says that commercial driver shortages continue to plague Europe’s mobility. In Europe, up to 425,000 truck driver positions, or 10% of the total, remained unfilled in 2021, forecast to jump to 14% by... plus
More agricultural transports to China
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) have decided to strengthen their cooperation in the international rail and multimodal transport sector. The member states Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia signed an agreement to this effect at the Eastern Forum in Vladivostok... plus
Dteq installs new management
Hagen Hennig (pictured left) is taking over the role of technical director transport engineering solutions (Dteq) while Boris Dykiert (right) is remain commercial director. Dteq. Hennig and Dykiert have both been with Dteq for many years, so a smooth transition will be assured.... plus