Delisle snaps up Transport Antoine 
Ile-de-France-based Delisle group is taking over Normandy-based Transports Antoine, a corporation specialising in the delivery of liquid food. "This acquisition gives us a competitive edge in the food market in which large groups such as Veynat and Alainé operate,"... plus
Bestseller allows 10 cbm more cargo
Russian manufacturer United Wagon Company and wood merchant VIK have signed a contract for the supply of 40 flat cars for transporting timber materials. Delivery of the railcars is planned for Q2/2021. The ordered flat car model 13-6852-02 – UWC' bestseller - allows the... plus
Soif de rançons 
La piraterie au golfe de Guinée, de plus en plus professionnelle, est stimulée par la perspective de toucher des rançons. plus
Digital logistics services for Scandinavia
Swedish state-owned railway company Green Cargo has introduced new digital services. The electronic solution allows customers to book transports easily and quickly, to fill in consignment notes and track the transports. On the platform, Green Cargo offers its customers API... plus
Pilot Freight Services' next acquisition
Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a transportation and logistics provider with 96 locations in North America and several locations in Western Europe and Asia-Pacific, has acquired the company’s Kansas City franchise. The station and employees were integrated into Pilot’s... plus
Collective aviation expertise in the Middle East
Bauer Aviation Advisory (BAA) has appointed four aviation leaders with strong track records in the Middle East to its new advisory board. The advisory board’s members include Laila Hareb Almheiri (left) who led the transformation of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority,... plus
Kick-off for "heavy" project logistics
From Novosibirsk in Siberia to St. Petersburg: For a mechanical engineering company, RZD Logistik (RZDL) recently organised the shipment of especially large and heavy electric equipment across Russia using rail and road transport. The 140 t cargo was delivered safely and... plus
Investment in new British Freeport
This year, DP World is launching a major infrastructure programme in one of its two UK deep water ports. Southampton’s container terminal with its freight rail terminals was awarded Freeport status by the British government in March 2021. The first step of the infrastructure... plus
Return to Amman
Samer Majali has been elected as vice chairman of Royal Jordanian, assuming the role of president/CEO as of 30 March. He began working at Royal Jordanian in 1979 and held top executive positions across flight operations, corporate planning, information technology, passenger... plus
Jacky Perrenot's new B2C division
Jacky Perrenot group has just announced the takeover of the Paris-based company VIR, which specialises in home delivery of heavy products. The latter has 300 transport vehicles, 885 employees and a yearly business volume of EUR 105 million. VIR's services cover France and, since... plus