Handful of new managers at Gefco 
After chalking up success in 2018, Gefco Freight Forwarding is now pushing ahead with its expansion plans and has signed on five new directors: Valentin Elistratov, commercial director, Karin Van Den Brekel, health logistics director, Katherine Shek, regional director Asia,... plus
US air force back in Da Nang
US Air Force CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft landed in Vietnam for the first time ever earlier this month on their way from their Japanese base to military drills in Thailand. The units touched down in the coastal city of Da Nang, an important US military base in the 1960's... plus
Pharma hauliers gearing up for diesel ban
Trans-o-flex (Germany) has ordered 240 new vans, trucks and trailers this year. The company made the EUR 10 million investment to modernise and expand its fleet, as well as to prepare for the forthcoming diesel fuel ban. Most of the new units have diesel engines, but they comply... plus
APL unveils AAX2 service
The CMA CGM affiliate APL is set to launch a new weekly Asia Australia Express 2 (AAX2) service that will directly connect the Southeast Asian ports of Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia to the Australian cities of Brisbane and Sydney. The AAX2 service is poised to... plus
XPO hoists revenue to USD 17.28 billion
XPO Logistics has announced its full year 2018 financial results. The company's revenue rose by 12.3% to USD 17.28 billion (2017: USD 15.38 billion). Organic revenue growth, which excludes the impacts of fuel and foreign exchange, was 9.3% year-on-year. The 2018 net income... plus
Menzies further expands Australian cargo business
Menzies Aviation has grown its geographic footprint in Australia by opening a new cargo facility in Melbourne Avalon airport (AVV). On top of that, the Malaysian carrier AirAsia X switched its twice-daily Kuala Lumpur flight from Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) to AVV. AirAsia... plus
BLG Logistics working for Puma
The sportswear manufacturer Puma has started to build a new logistics and distribution centre on an around 12 ha tract of land in Geiselwind, located between Würzburg and Nuremberg (all Germany). The service provider BLG Logistics is responsible for the overall project... plus
Batumi container terminal overhauled and expanded
The Philippines-based terminal and port operator ICTSI has formally opened its enlarged Batumi International Container Terminal (BICT) in Georgia. The expansion to improve cargo flow processing and increase capacity involves both the waterside and the landside areas of the... plus
Oliver Loch in charge of Kerry Logistics Germany
Oliver Loch has shouldered the role of managing director of Kerry Logistics Germany. Based in Raunheim near Frankfurt, the new MD has been in charge of the company’s operative business in Germany - Kerry Logistics' second largest country organisation in Europe - since 1 February... plus
“Curiosity of the Day” 
If you drop a raisin into champagne, the berry will rise and fall until all the fizz is gone. plus