Lithuanian haulier places mega order 
Girteka Logistics is investing in no less than 2,000 of the latest generation Volvo FH trucks. The haulier, based in Lithuania, has 15,000 truck drivers and 8,000 trucks, operating a vast network in Europe and Russia. Girteka Logistics sees the mega investment as a logical... plus
Three GSA's to bring back business
Following the recent lifting of the airspace ban by its Arabian neighbours, Qatar Airways has re-installed flights to Egypt (Alexandria and Cairo), Saudi Arabia (Jeddah and Riyadh) and the UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai). Effective 21 February 2021, Qatar Airways Cargo will... plus
BER stays healthy
Representatives of the operator of the German capital's Berlin-Brandenburg airport (BER) gave the Air Cargo Club Deutschland (ACD) an overview of the airport's first 100 days of operation. They said that the airport had already proven its high level of performance and... plus
DRS cleans up UK’s civil nuclear sites
Direct Rail Services (DRS) is joining forces with its fellow NDA transport subsidiaries to create Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), launching in April 2021. NTS will be a centre of excellence that underpins nuclear transport and logistics operations. It will operate DRS and... plus
Shippers go to the barricades
Shippers recently found strong words for situation of the shipping market and the lack of mechanisms to resolve it. Denis Choumert, chairman of Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) and the European Shippers’ Council, spoke of "immense impairments" and sufferings of... plus
500 daily transports going digital
Steel manufacturer Thyssen Krupp Europe, founded as a group in 1998, intends to expand its cooperation with the logistics platform Tramsporeon. The company will join the Transporeon network and assign more than 500 steel transports daily via the platform. The cooperation,... plus
e-van to be tested for home delivery service
Rhenus Home Delivery is trying out a vehicle powered by an electric battery. Initially, the Maxus EV80 will be thoroughly put to the test at the German business site in Düsseldorf for four weeks – with the option of extending the trials or continuing them at a different business... plus
Damen strengthens executive board
Ronald Suhlmann (photo) will become the new chief financial officer of Damen Shipyards Group, effective 1 April 2021. Succeeding Tom Touber, who held this position ad interim for two years, Suhlmann also joins Damen's executive board. He moved to Damen in 2015, after starting... plus
Two more CRJ200 freighter conversions
Miami-based MRO services provider Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) with two additional CRJ200 SF freighter conversions. The first CRJ200 of this order will commence in May 2021, followed by the second aircraft... plus
40 candles for Nova Systems
Just at the start of the digital revolution, Nova Systems was created in 1981 by Valerio Avesani, currently CEO, and at that time head of EDP at the Italian transport company Albarelli, in cooperation with other partners. Three years later, Nova Systems became a business... plus