Embleton leaves cargo business - who's next? 
Lynne Embleton has been appointed chief executive of Aer Lingus, effective 6 April 2021. She replaces Donal Moriarty, who has been interim chief executive since October 2020 and who will return to his role as the airline’s chief corporate affairs officer. Embleton has been... more
First LNG stations in Germany
Rolande is expanding its LNG network in Lübeck. The 24/7 self-service fuelling facility is situated at the IDS-Q8 station on the A1 motorway and is the first LNG station in Germany to be opened in cooperation with the European fuel card provider and fuel producer IDS. With... more
Logistikcluster Basel's new strategy
The Logistikcluster Region Basel – an initiative of the Basel chamber of commerce – has secured funding for the next three years. With a new strategy until 2023 and a new sponsor on board, the cluster aims to further strengthen Basel’s logistics hub with a main focus on... more
More regular stops in Dourges
Transfesa Logistics has a new international rail connection in Dourges, south of Lille (France). The service began in mid-2020, with a weekly stop, in both directions, to unload containers that come from Spain. The frequency has increased and currently stops there between two... more
First Flexi-Train in Russia in operation
Russian Trans Container and divisions of Russian Railways (RZD) at Kuibyshevskaya railway arranged a train for a geared-up transportation of mineral and rape oils in flexitanks from the Republic of Tatarstan to Novorossiysk port for further dispatch to Turkey, Israel and China.... more
20,000 pharma consignments within two years
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group and Iberia, is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its pharmaceutical centre in Madrid, which is dedicated to its "constant climate" product for transporting temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical goods.... more
Cora contracts logistics partner
Cora, a European-wide retail group of hypermarkets of Belgian origin located in France, has chosen Kuehne+Nagel as its logistics partner in Belgium and Luxembourg. The linchpin of the partnership is a dedicated 30,000 sqm distribution centre in Heppignies, a village close to... more
Finnlines sailing in the black
The Finnlines Group reported its financial results for the year 2020, which were commented by Emanuele Grimaldi, president and CEO. The pandemic left its mark. The group’s turnover was down by 16% to EUR 484.0 (EUR 574.8 million) compared to 2019, while ebitda was EUR 140.8... more
Scania gains new CEO
The board of directors of Scania has appointed Christian Levin as new CEO and president. He succeeds Henrik Henriksson, who is leaving Scania after 23 years and after more than five years as its CEO and president, and as Traton executive board member, to join a new venture, H2... more
Avia Solutions Group member supports DHL Express
The Acmi and charter operator SmartLynx Malta, a family member of Avia Solutions Group, an aerospace business group from Central & Eastern Europe, and DHL Express have signed a partnership agreement for the introduction of two newly converted A321-200 freighters joining... more